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Asia Pacific Business Review
ISSN 1360-2381 · eISSN 1743-792X · Taylor & Francis
Asia Pacific Business Review: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.33; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 144 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 8% (journal website); 111 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asia Pacific Business Review is published by Taylor & Francis 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 International Business and FDI, Global trade and economics and Innovation and Knowledge Management, together about 27.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The growth of the Asia Pacific region and the rising presence of its multinationals in world markets has raised a number of questions about the origins of national economic success. Asia Pacific Business Review addresses these key issues and draws together the lessons of the analysis of culture, economies, history, politics and societies in the area, in order to explore business-related phenomena in the Asia Pacific countries, both in their general and specific contexts. The Review is intended for both academics and interested observers, contains the contributions of recognized experts, and is essential to anyone seeking the latest research on Asia Pacific business in a readily available, approachable form. We welcome articles which deal with nations and societies in the Asia Pacific region, namely those in East Asia and South-East Asia (but not South Asia), including those in APEC and ASEAN, individually or comparatively*. Of interest also are contributions on the Asia Pacific economies, comparing those inside with those outside, or those investing in it. We do not, however, publish papers based solely on countries from outside the region. *Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. Authors can do a comparative study with one or more of the countries in the above list and one that is not listed. Peer Review Policy: Articles in this journal have undergone peer review based on initial editor screening and refereeing by anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Chris RowleyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 10%); most named United Kingdom 3, Australia 2, Mainland China 1, Japan 1, France 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting13.5%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.3%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting6.9%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.5%
- Asian Industrial and Economic DevelopmentSocial Sciences6.2%
- Family Business Performance and SuccessionBusiness, Management and Accounting5.6%
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences5.4%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting5.1%
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 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEEconLitPublisher website
Other: OCLC, ABI/Inform, Asian Pacific Economic Literature, EBSCOhost, Emerald Management Reviews, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, IBSS - International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, International Development Abstracts, Geographical Abstracts: Human Geography and GEOBASE, Risk Abstracts, Swets Information Services, Thomson Gale
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
- Impact factor
- 2.33LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.56Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.91Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 585OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 29.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 103LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 148,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,780 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 111 | 8 | 307 |
| 2024 | 91 | 17 | 415 |
| 2023 | 52 | 9 | 366 |
| 2022 | 80 | 11 | 667 |
| 2021 | 64 | 11 | 1,046 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
144 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 89 days – 192 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (87 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 167 days
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (173 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Asia Pacific Business Review is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabilit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review based on initial editor screening and refereeing by anonymous referees. Model summary
Peer Review Policy: Articles in this journal have undergone peer review based on initial editor screening and refereeing by anonymous referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1360-2381
- Electronic ISSN
- 1743-792X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asia Pacific Business Review
What CAS zone is Asia Pacific Business Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asia Pacific Business Review is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business / Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Asia Pacific Business Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.33; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Asia Pacific Business Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 87 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 144 days (interquartile range 89–192 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Asia Pacific Business Review based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3), Australia (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asia Pacific Business Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asia Pacific Business Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE and EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Asia Pacific Business Review open access, and what is the APC?
Asia Pacific Business Review is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .