Journal profile · BUSINESS
Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
ISSN 2071-1395 · eISSN 2398-7812 · Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom
Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship is published by Emerald Publishing and is in Zone 3 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development and Family Business Performance and Succession, together about 44.1% 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
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting23.3%
- Innovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting11.4%
- Family Business Performance and SuccessionBusiness, Management and Accounting9.3%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting6.7%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences3.9%
- Private Equity and Venture CapitalBusiness, Management and Accounting3.9%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting3.6%
- Innovation Policy and R&DEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | 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 |
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
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 125OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 202 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 331 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 376 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 270 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 361 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2071-1395
- Electronic ISSN
- 2398-7812
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
What CAS zone is Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business. 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.
How long does peer review take at Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship open access, and what is the APC?
Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .