Journal profile · BUSINESS
Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics
ISSN 1355-5855 · eISSN 1758-4248 · EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1993
Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.49; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 23 days (submission to first decision, publisher); community-reported acceptance: 12%; 296 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics is published by EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD 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 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Customer Service Quality and Loyalty, together about 48.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Marketing. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics provides a unique focus on marketing and logistics in the Asia Pacific region.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Australia 11, United States 6, South Korea 4, Hong Kong, China 2, United Kingdom 2 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting19.5%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences16.4%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting12.6%
- Consumer Retail Behavior StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting8.9%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences7.6%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Consumer Market Behavior and PricingBusiness, Management and Accounting3.2%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting2.5%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 5.49LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,106OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.66%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 292LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 560,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,147 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 261 | 15 | 120 |
| 2025 | 296 | 25 | 1,111 |
| 2024 | 216 | 13 | 2,528 |
| 2023 | 136 | 14 | 3,130 |
| 2022 | 113 | 22 | 3,351 |
| 2021 | 141 | 21 | 4,073 |
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 acceptance (community reports)
- 12%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10.4%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 23.2 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 44 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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)
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- articleArticle — up to 8000 wordsmain text ≤ 8,000 words
- editorialArticle — up to 8000 words Extended Editorial — up to 2000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types and word counts section on the about …main text ≤ 2,000 words
- extended editorialExtended Editorial — up to 2000 wordsmain text ≤ 2,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteCode availability, Open access, Peer review
- Code availability
Up to 6 keywords required. Model summary
Please include up to 6 short, relevant keywords that describe the main topics of your paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access options
Hybrid journal; open access option available with APC, or green open access self-archiving at no cost. Model summary
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review; at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers per submission. Model summary
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 1355-5855
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-4248
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics
What CAS zone is Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.49; CiteScore 9.9, h-index 97.
How long does peer review take at Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics?
The publisher reports about 23 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the community-reported acceptance is “12%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10.4%. 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 Journal of Marketing and Logistics based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (11), United States (6) and South Korea (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics open access, and what is the APC?
Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .