Journal profile
Base
ISSN 1984-8196 · Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos · Brazil
Base: fully open access; review about 19 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Base is published by Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Innovation and Knowledge Management and Accounting and Organizational Management, together about 24.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting and Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal's mission The BASE’s mission is to publish high-quality scientific research that contributes to the development of management and accounting sciences. BASE (ISSN: 1984-8196) is a scientific journal of Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos) that is issued every three months. BASE publishes original scholarly articles of high quality, relevance, and scientific rigor in the fields of business and accounting sciences. It provides an international forum for the publication of manuscripts that employ rigorous empirical analysis and impact our understanding in the following fields of management science: accounting, finance, marketing, organizational behavior, strategic management, operations management, human resources management, among others. Contributions are welcome from a wide range of methodologies and topics. Purely theoretical articles, literature reviews, and bibliometric studies are not encouraged.The papers can be submitted in Portuguese or English and must follow the author guidelines. After acceptance for publication, the papers preferentially must be translated into English by the authors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Jefferson Marlon MonticelliPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 9, United Kingdom 1, Spain 1, Canada 1, Australia 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting9.9%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7.9%
- Accounting and Organizational ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7.1%
- Accounting Theory and Financial ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting6.6%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.4%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
- Accounting and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- Corporate Governance and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 556 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 48 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 534 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 671 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 708 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 675 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 684 |
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 19 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review Peer Review Process
The publication of the article is subjected to the previous approval of the journal's Editorial Board, as well as to peer review made by, at least, two ad hoc reviewers using the double-blind review process. The final acceptance of the article depends on: The recommendation of the reviewers; That the authors carry out the necessary corrections; And final approval by the Editorial Board, which deci…
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
- Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese, English
- ISSN
- 1984-8196
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Base
How long does peer review take at Base?
Authors report an average review time of about 19 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Base based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (9), United Kingdom (1) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Is Base open access, and what is the APC?
Base is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .