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Journal of Governance and Regulation

Virtus Interpress · Ukraine · Est. 2012

ISSN2306-6784

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Limited verification

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total45

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

Removed from DOAJ (2018-10-16). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.223

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.389

Total Worksi

1,142

Total Citationsi

5,477

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.74

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Finance; Public Administration; Business and International Management; Economics and Econometrics; Strategy and Management.

General Information

Country / RegionUkraine

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 142 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,142

Publisher OrgPublishing house "Virtus Interpress"

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Virtus Interpress

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2306-6784

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

148

2019

609

2020

101

768

2021

122

713

2022

136

621

2023

146

477

2024

145

246

2025

2026

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

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

FinanceQ3

Public AdministrationQ3

Business and International ManagementQ4

Economics and EconometricsQ4

Strategy and ManagementQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

FinanceStrategy and ManagementEconomics and EconometricsBusiness and International ManagementPublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corporate Finance and GovernanceAuditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceIslamic Finance and Banking StudiesBanking stability, regulation, efficiencyCorporate Social Responsibility ReportingFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthTaxation and Compliance StudiesCorporate Governance and Financial ManagementWorking Capital and Financial PerformanceMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Governance and Regulation

Is Journal of Governance and Regulation a predatory journal?

Journal of Governance and Regulation was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2018-10-16). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Governance and Regulation?

Journal of Governance and Regulation is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.223.

Is Journal of Governance and Regulation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Governance and Regulation is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Governance and Regulation?