Journal profile
Business IT
ISSN 1805-3777 · eISSN 2570-7434 · Czech Technical University in Prague · Czechia
Business IT: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Business IT is published by Czech Technical University in Prague. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Big Data and Business Intelligence, BIM and Construction Integration and Construction Project Management and Performance, together about 31.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Building and Construction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Business & IT is a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal published by the Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering. The journal publishes original research and scholarly contributions in economics, finance, management, marketing and business, and information technology, with a distinctive focus on interdisciplinary studies that connect these fields with civil engineering and the built environment. The journal provides a venue for academics, researchers and practitioners whose work bridges business, information technology, construction and architecture. We welcome submissions that examine the interaction between these disciplines and that offer methodological rigour, clear contribution to knowledge, and relevance to an international readership. Published article types include original research papers, review articles, methodological tutorials, discussion and polemical contributions, and book reviews. All content is published in English. The journal was established in 2011 and is committed to rigorous academic standards and to transparent editorial and ethical practice. Subject coverage Economics, finance, public economics Management, marketing and business administration Information technology and information systems Construction management, civil engineering economics and architecture Law as it relates to the above fields ISSN (print)1805-3777 ISSN (online)2570-7434 DOI prefix10.14311 (Crossref) PublisherCzech Technical University in Prague Established2011 FrequencyBiannual — 30 June and 31 December (since 2023) LanguageEnglish AccessOpen access, CC BY 4.0; no submission or publication charges ReviewDouble-blind peer review, two independent reviewers Abstracting and indexing Articles in Business & IT are assigned Crossref DOIs and are discoverable in the following services: Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) ERIH PLUS EconBiz (ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics) Crossref Google Scholar Webarchiv – National Library of the Czech Republic Publisher The Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) is one of the oldest and largest technical universities in Europe, founded in 1707. The journal is published by the Department of Economics and Management in Civil Engineering at the Faculty of Civil Engineering. CTU is a public university and a non-commercial, scholarly publisher; the journal carries no advertising and derives no revenue from authors or readers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ron BergerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Czechia 13, United States 6, United Kingdom 3, Spain 1 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting14.8%
- BIM and Construction IntegrationEngineering9.1%
- Construction Project Management and PerformanceDecision Sciences8%
- Big Data Technologies and ApplicationsDecision Sciences8%
- Real estate and construction managementEngineering5.7%
- Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and SocietyDecision Sciences4.9%
- Construction Management and SustainabilityEngineering4.6%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref, EconBiz (ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics), Webarchiv – National Library of the Czech Republic
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 190 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 53 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 46 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 44 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 23 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 accepted5
- book reviewsPublished article types include original research papers, review articles, methodological tutorials, discussion and polemical contributions, and book reviews.Length not stated
- discussion and polemical contributionsPublished article types include original research papers, review articles, methodological tutorials, discussion and polemical contributions, and book reviews.Length not stated
- methodological tutorialsPublished article types include original research papers, review articles, methodological tutorials, discussion and polemical contributions, and book reviews.Length not stated
- original research papersPublished article types include original research papers, review articles, methodological tutorials, discussion and polemical contributions, and book reviews.Length not stated
- review articlesPublished article types include original research papers, review articles, methodological tutorials, discussion and polemical contributions, and book reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Open access, CC BY 4.0; no submission or publication charges Model summary
Open access, CC BY 4.0; no submission or publication charges
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review, two independent reviewers Model summary
Double-blind peer review, two independent 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
- Czech Technical University in Prague
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- English, Czech
- ISSN
- 1805-3777
- Electronic ISSN
- 2570-7434
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Business IT
How long does peer review take at Business IT?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Business IT based?
Of the 23 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (13), United States (6) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Business IT?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Business IT is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Business IT open access, and what is the APC?
Business IT 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .