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The Lahore Journal of Business

Lahore School of Economics Β· Pakistan Β· Est. 2012

ISSN2223-0025eISSN2791-3139
βœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
52
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† DOAJ-listed52
Total52
Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
H-Indexi
12
Total Worksi
176
Total Citationsi
543
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.04
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Lahore Journal of Business (LJB) is aimed at providing a specialized forum for the dissemination of qualitative and quantitative research in various areas of business administration. The LJB invites researchers, policy makers and analysts to submit original theoretical and empirical papers that explore and contribute to the understanding of various areas in the business domain. The Journal aims at bringing together state-of-art research findings, particularly from emerging markets, in various business disciplines, including (but not limited to) the following: The Lahore Journal of Business is an open-access journal that distributes its articles under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Noderivatives licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 .This license permits non-commercial re-use, dissemination, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is appropriately cited, and is not changed, transformed, or built upon in any way. Therefore, with this Creative Commons license in mind, the authors retain the copyright to their work while granting the Lahore Journal of Business the right to publish the article upon successful completion of the submission and approval process.

General Information

Country / RegionPakistan
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2012
FrequencyBiannual
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications176
OA Since2011
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Timeβ€”
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ— No
πŸ“¦ Long-term Preservation
PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 Β· 75%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Lahore School of Economics
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
2223-0025 / 2791-3139
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Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
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Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
βœ…
Long-term digital preservation?
PKP PN
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
14
55
2018
35
89
2019
8
33
2020
12
17
2021
8
3
2022
7
1
2023
15
1
2024
13
0
2025

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corporate Finance and GovernanceIslamic Finance and Banking StudiesJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesBanking stability, regulation, efficiencyConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationCustomer Service Quality and LoyaltyDigital Marketing and Social MediaCorruption and Economic DevelopmentPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East

Frequently asked questions about The Lahore Journal of Business

Is The Lahore Journal of Business a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for The Lahore Journal of Business: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 52/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of The Lahore Journal of Business?

The Lahore Journal of Business is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.04.

Is The Lahore Journal of Business indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

The Lahore Journal of Business is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of The Lahore Journal of Business?

The Lahore Journal of Business (LJB) is aimed at providing a specialized forum for the dissemination of qualitative and quantitative research in various areas of business administration. The LJB invites researchers, policy makers and analysts to submit original theoretical and empirical papers that explore and contribute to the understanding of various areas in the business domain. The Journal aims at bringing together state-of-art research findings, particularly from emerging markets, in various business disciplines, including (but not limited to) the following: The Lahore Journal of Business

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref