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South Asian Journal of Business Studies

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2017

ISSN2398-6298

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.607

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.427

Total Worksi

249

Total Citationsi

5,295

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

South Asian Journal of Business Studies addresses issues facing South Asian business and management. It recognizes the region's unique position in the global economy and contributes to the development of inclusive, sustainable business in South Asia.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2017

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications249

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2398-6298

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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?

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

1.4k

2019

1.1k

2020

785

2021

236

2022

182

2023

2024

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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1

Business and International ManagementQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

MarketingQ2

Strategy and ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business

Scopus Categories

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Cultural StudiesStrategy and ManagementGeography, Planning and DevelopmentBusiness and International ManagementMarketing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorCorporate Finance and GovernanceCustomer Service Quality and LoyaltyEntrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesWork-Family Balance ChallengesWorking Capital and Financial PerformanceTechnology Adoption and User BehaviourConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessInnovation and Socioeconomic Development

Frequently asked questions about South Asian Journal of Business Studies

Is South Asian Journal of Business Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for South Asian Journal of Business Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 South Asian Journal of Business Studies?

South Asian Journal of Business Studies 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.53.

Is South Asian Journal of Business Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

South Asian Journal of Business Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.