Journal profile · BUSINESS
Business Horizons
ISSN 0007-6813 · eISSN 1873-6068 · Elsevier
Business Horizons: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 9.11; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,410; 93 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Business Horizons 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 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Innovation and Knowledge Management, together about 22.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the Kelley School of Business, Indiana UniversityBusiness Horizons is the bimonthly journal of the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. The editorial aim is to publish original articles of interest to business academicians and practitioners. Articles cover a wide range of topical areas within the general field of business, with emphasis on identifying important business issues or problems and recommending solutions that address these. Ideally, articles will prompt readers to think about business practice in new and innovative ways. Business Horizons fills a unique niche among business publications of its type by publishing articles that strike a balance between the practical and the academic. To this end, articles published in Business Horizons are grounded in scholarship, yet are presented in a readable, non-technical format such that the content is accessible to a wide business audience.Before you submit your article, please read these guidelines on writing an impactful article for Business Horizons.Manuscripts should be prepared in conformance with the Style Guide for Authors. All submissions should be sent electronically to the editor at bushor@iu.edu. Submission of a manuscript to Business Horizons implies a commitment by the author(s) to engage in the review process and to have the article published should it be accepted. Articles previously published, those under consideration by another journal, and those with a pre-existing copyright may not be submitted. Upon submission, authors also agree not to submit the manuscript for consideration elsewhere during the review period. Editorial decisions on all submissions are final.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS
Editor-in-chief Idalene KesnerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 45, Canada 10, New Zealand 6, United Kingdom 2, South Korea 2 (74 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.9%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting6.1%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.5%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences5.2%
- Business Strategy and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 3 |
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
- 9.11LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 9.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 20.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 20.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 200OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,127OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 10.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 39.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 53LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,128 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 28 | 15 |
| 2025 | 93 | 41 | 292 |
| 2024 | 97 | 52 | 2,374 |
| 2023 | 60 | 19 | 813 |
| 2022 | 62 | 23 | 2,625 |
| 2021 | 128 | 30 | 5,278 |
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
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,410 / EUR 3,190 / GBP 2,730 / JPY 422,940 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,800 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Not considered
- notes; briefs; commentaries; letters to the editor
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
The below guidance only refers to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process. Where authors use generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process, authors should only use these technologies to improve readability and language. Applying the technology should be done with human o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure instructions
Authors must disclose the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process by adding a statement at the end of their manuscript in the core manuscript file, before the References list. The statement should be placed in a new section entitled ‘Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process’. Statement: During the preparation of this work the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
• Articles are freely available to both subscribers and the wider public with permitted reuse • An Open Access publication fee is payable by authors or their research funder
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind review process Model summary
This journal operates a double blind review process.
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 0007-6813
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-6068
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Business Horizons
What CAS zone is Business Horizons in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Business Horizons 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 Business Horizons?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9.11; CiteScore 20.2, h-index 200.
What are the manuscript requirements of Business Horizons?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Business Horizons based?
Of the 74 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (45), Canada (10) and New Zealand (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Business Horizons?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Business Horizons is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Business Horizons open access, and what is the APC?
Business Horizons is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,410.
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: .