Journal profile
Annals of Business Administrative Science
ISSN 1347-4464 · eISSN 1347-4456 · Global Business Research Center · Japan
Annals of Business Administrative Science: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Business Administrative Science is published by Global Business Research Center. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovation and Knowledge Management, Quality and Supply Management and Management and Organizational Studies, together about 31.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Annals of Business Administrative Science (ABAS) is an English-language, Open Access, online journal that communicates the results of business research conducted in Japan to international researchers. Founded in 2002, ABAS is published by the Global Business Research Center (GBRC), a non-profit organization established by the Department of Management, Graduate School of Economics of the University of Tokyo. ABAS has a distinctive outlook that distinguishes it from other international social science journals. Articles are clear, concise and comprehensible to a broad audience and cover a range of theoretical, empirical and technical approaches to problems in the business sciences. Articles can be innovative in style but must be focused and allow readers to immediately understand the themes and conclusions; they should avoid advanced mathematical and statistical methods. ABAS is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access. The journal’s rigorous peer review process ensures that important articles are published for the benefit of a large and diverse readership. The journal is listed in many of the major indexing services.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting17.9%
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.6%
- Business Strategies and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting6.2%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Product Development and CustomizationBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Business Strategy and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
- Firm Innovation and GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCOhost, ProQuest, CrossRef, J-STAGEPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 293 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 55 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 78 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 89 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 117 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 112 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 148 |
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 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | JPY 150,000 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | JPY 150,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | JPY 150,000 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
Article types accepted3
- conceptual papersConceptual papers: Introducing and explaining interesting conceptual models developed either by the author or others.Length not stated
- fact-finding reportsFact-finding reports: Setting out interesting facts obtained from research data.Length not stated
- technical notesTechnical notes: Clarifying mistakes and problems in existing research.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Submission to the journal implies that all authors have seen and approved the author list. Changes to the author list after manuscript submission – such as the insertion or removal of author names, or a rearrangement of author order – must be approved by all authors and the Editor. Authors should include an Author Contributions section in their manuscript that lists all individuals who participate…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Author competing interests and conflicts of interest
In the interests of transparency, the journal requires all authors to declare any competing interests or conflicts of interest in relation to their submitted manuscript in the ‘Competing Interests’ section of their manuscript. A conflict of interest exists when there are actual, perceived or potential circumstances that could influence an author’s ability to conduct or report research impartially.…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of data and materials
ABAS supports the appropriate sharing and archiving of research data. The journal’s research data policies described herein are based on community standards and resources such as Hrynaszkiewicz et al (2020). Authors must disclose the source of data and materials, such as public repositories, companies or commercial manufacturers, by including accession numbers or company details in their manuscrip…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright, Open Access and Fees
ABAS is fully Open Access and uses a Creative Commons (CC) license, which allow users to use, reuse and build upon the material published in the journal without charge or the need to ask prior permission from the publisher or author. More details on the CC license is below. Authors are free to post the final PDF version of their ABAS publication to their institutional repository and personal websi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Self-archiving (Green Open Access) policy
Self-archiving, also known as Green Open Access, enables authors to deposit a copy of their manuscript in an online repository. ABAS encourages authors of original research manuscripts to upload their article to an institutional or public repository immediately after publication in the journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Editorial and peer review process The journal uses single-blind peer review. All communication is via email with the corresponding author. ABAS aims to complete the peer review process within 1 month. When a manuscript is submitted to the journal, it is assigned to the Editor-in-Chief or Associate Editor, who performs initial screening. Manuscripts that do not fit the journal’s scope or are not de…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Crossref Similarity Check Model summary
ABAS introduces the Crossref Similarity Check.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
To support the wide dissemination of research, ABAS encourages authors to post their research manuscripts on community-recognized preprint servers, either before or alongside submission to the journal. This policy applies only to the original version of a manuscript that describes primary research. Any version of a manuscript that has been revised in response to reviewers’ comments, accepted for p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving (Green Open Access) policy
Self-archiving, also known as Green Open Access, enables authors to deposit a copy of their manuscript in an online repository. ABAS encourages authors of original research manuscripts to upload their article to an institutional or public repository immediately after publication in the journal.
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
- Global Business Research Center
- Country or region
- Japan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1347-4464
- Electronic ISSN
- 1347-4456
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Business Administrative Science
How long does peer review take at Annals of Business Administrative Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 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.
Which databases index Annals of Business Administrative Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Business Administrative Science is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Annals of Business Administrative Science open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Business Administrative Science is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .