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Cogent Business and Management

Cogent OA · United Kingdom · Est. 2014

ISSN2331-1975eISSN2331-1975

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.596

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.162

Total Works

3,666

Total Citations

59,304

2yr Mean Citedness

5.44

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Cogent Business and Management is a multidisciplinary Open Access journal that publishes articles related to Business, Management and Accounting, Decision Sciences, and Operations Research. It strives for inclusivity and global reach, fostering connections between researchers across all areas of Business & Management research.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 692 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,666

Publisher OrgCogent OA

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoLibrary of CongressCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cogent OA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2331-1975 / 2331-1975

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, Library of Congress, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

AccountingQ2

Business and International ManagementQ2

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q2

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ2

MarketingQ2

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ2

Strategy and ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business

Scopus Categories

Strategy and ManagementOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementManagement Science and Operations ResearchAccountingBusiness and International ManagementMarketingBusiness, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corporate Finance and GovernanceDigital Marketing and Social MediaTechnology Adoption and User BehaviourEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessAuditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceCustomer Service Quality and LoyaltyConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationCorporate Social Responsibility ReportingJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences