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ACCESS-Access to science business innovation in the digital economy
ISSN 2683-1007 · ACCESS Press Publishing house · Bulgaria
ACCESS-Access to science business innovation in the digital economy: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACCESS-Access to science business innovation in the digital economy is published by ACCESS Press Publishing house and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Library Science and Information Literacy, Education Systems and Policy and Library Science and Administration, together about 36.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The basic subjects of the electronic journal are dedicated to authors’ research and development concerning theoretical and applied questions of economy development, national, regional and local social, economic, ecological, and information systems, their integration into the world economy, setting up business environment and new forms of enterprise, introduction of economic innovations, as well as other fields and topics related to social sciences such as computer and information security, which in their entirety provide theoretical, practical, theoretical-practical knowledge, methodological perspectives of those fields and topics of scientific knowledge, as well as impact and social applications of science and technology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Mariana PetrovaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 1, Poland 1, Singapore 1, Kenya 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Library Science and Information LiteracySocial Sciences14%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences11.4%
- Library Science and AdministrationSocial Sciences10.8%
- Business and Economic DevelopmentEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Economic and Business Development StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Web and Library ServicesComputer Science5.2%
- Economic Issues in UkraineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Literacy, Media, and EducationArts and Humanities4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.31Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 30.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 71.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 712 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 4 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 50 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 112 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 172 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 199 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 177 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,150 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | EUR 850 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- AI use Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process
Authors should disclose the use of AI Tools for manuscript preparation in a separate AI declaration statement in their manuscript upon submission and a statement will appear in the published work. Authors should document their use of AI, including the name of the AI Tool used, the purpose of the use, and the extent of their oversight. Download Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technolog…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publication ethics and malpractice statement exists Model summary
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
All published articles are licensed under a CC-BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which means that while authors maintain full copyright of their work, they allow others to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon their work, even for commercial purposes, as long as the original creation is properly credited. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, se…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
An indispensable condition for publication is anonymous review of the submitted articles. The journal strives to maintain high standards of publication ethics. "ACCESS: Access to science, business, innovation in digital economy" journal uses external experts to help evaluate articles and assist the editors to make a decision. When articles are submitted they will be checked and any that appear out…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- ACCESS Press Publishing house
- Country or region
- Bulgaria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2683-1007
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACCESS-Access to science business innovation in the digital economy
What CAS zone is ACCESS-Access to science business innovation in the digital economy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACCESS-Access to science business innovation in the digital economy is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business / Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications / Economics / Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACCESS-Access to science business innovation in the digital economy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6 (2024); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 15.
How long does peer review take at ACCESS-Access to science business innovation in the digital economy?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of ACCESS-Access to science business innovation in the digital economy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of ACCESS-Access to science business innovation in the digital economy based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (1), Poland (1) and Singapore (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ACCESS-Access to science business innovation in the digital economy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACCESS-Access to science business innovation in the digital economy is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is ACCESS-Access to science business innovation in the digital economy open access, and what is the APC?
ACCESS-Access to science business innovation in the digital economy is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .