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Studies in Business and Economics

De Gruyter Open Ltd. · Poland · Est. 2015

ISSN2344-5416
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3 · Scopus CiteScore 1.6. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.289
H-Indexi
28
CiteScorei
1.6
SNIPi
0.477
Total Worksi
602
Total Citationsi
3,955
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.61
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Studies in Business and Economics - SBE - is an open access journal, which publishes both theoretical and empirical research papers in the general fields of Economics & Business. The main objectives of the Studies in Business and Economics journal are: to raise the international visibility and dissemination area of the authors and their works & papers on one hand, and to promote the international know-how transfer in scientific domains such as: Economics, Business, Management, Marketing, International Business, Accounting, Banking & Finance, Business Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility on the other hand.

General Information

Country / RegionPoland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2015
Frequency3 times per year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications602
Publisher OrgDeGruyter Open
OA Since2005
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
De Gruyter Open Ltd.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2344-5416
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
58
561
2019
60
474
2020
60
321
2021
61
388
2022
62
395
2023
60
196
2024
60
86
2025
18
1
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.

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q3
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q3
Social PsychologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Economics

Scopus Categories

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Social PsychologyBusiness, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corporate Finance and GovernanceEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessMarket Dynamics and VolatilityFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEntrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesMonetary Policy and Economic ImpactCorporate Social Responsibility ReportingCustomer Service Quality and LoyaltyAuditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBanking stability, regulation, efficiency

Frequently asked questions about Studies in Business and Economics

Is Studies in Business and Economics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Studies in Business and Economics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Studies in Business and Economics?

Studies in Business and Economics is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 1.6.

Is Studies in Business and Economics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Studies in Business and Economics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Studies in Business and Economics?

Studies in Business and Economics - SBE - is an open access journal, which publishes both theoretical and empirical research papers in the general fields of Economics & Business. The main objectives of the Studies in Business and Economics journal are: to raise the international visibility and dissemination area of the authors and their works & papers on one hand, and to promote the international know-how transfer in scientific domains such as: Economics, Business, Management, Marketing, International Business, Accounting, Banking & Finance, Business Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility on

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref