Journal profile · Multiple
BRQ-Business Research Quarterly
ISSN 2340-9436 · eISSN 2340-9444 · Elsevier · United Kingdom
BRQ-Business Research Quarterly: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.97; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 3 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BRQ-Business Research Quarterly is published by Elsevier 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 Corporate Finance and Governance, Innovation and Knowledge Management and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, together about 35.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting16.2%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting10.7%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting8.5%
- Family Business Performance and SuccessionBusiness, Management and Accounting6.2%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting5.8%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
- Firm Innovation and GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
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 |
| 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 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
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
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.97LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 221OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 332 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 135 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 112 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 290 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 539 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 1,238 |
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 3 weeksLetPub ·
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2340-9436
- Electronic ISSN
- 2340-9444
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BRQ-Business Research Quarterly
What CAS zone is BRQ-Business Research Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BRQ-Business Research Quarterly is in Zone 3 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 BRQ-Business Research Quarterly?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.97; CiteScore 10.4, h-index 63.
How long does peer review take at BRQ-Business Research Quarterly?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 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 BRQ-Business Research Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BRQ-Business Research Quarterly is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is BRQ-Business Research Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
BRQ-Business Research Quarterly is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .