Journal profile · BUSINESS
American Journal of Business
ISSN 1935-519X · eISSN 1935-5181
American Journal of Business: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 10 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Business 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 Corporate Finance and Governance, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, together about 27% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting12.1%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting7.8%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting7%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting5.7%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting5.7%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences5.4%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences5.1%
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 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 255 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 38 |
| 2023 | 18 | 3 | 219 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 152 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 1935-519X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1935-5181
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Business
What CAS zone is American Journal of Business in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Business is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business. 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.
Which databases index American Journal of Business?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Business is indexed in ESCI.
Is American Journal of Business open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Business is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .