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Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research

Springer Gabler · Germany · Est. 1998

ISSN2366-6153

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total33

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.524

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.766

Total Works

1,021

Total Citations

6,607

2yr Mean Citedness

2.25

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Aims & Scope

Scope includes traditional and emerging business administration areas, including among others accounting, finance, marketing, strategic management, organization, human resource management, production and logistics management, taxation, digital business, and entrepreneurship.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,021

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~26 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Gabler

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2366-6153

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-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

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q2

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q2

Management of Technology and InnovationQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Management of Technology and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corporate Governance and ManagementCorporate Finance and GovernanceCorporate Taxation and AvoidanceFinancial Reporting and Valuation ResearchAuditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceConsumer Market Behavior and PricingDigital Innovation in IndustriesDigital Platforms and EconomicsInnovation and Knowledge ManagementCredit Risk and Financial Regulations