Journal profile · Multiple
Business Management and Economics Engineering
ISSN 2669-2481 · eISSN 2669-249X · Vilnius Gediminas Technical University · Lithuania
Business Management and Economics Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 174 days to acceptance (21 articles, last 24 months); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: Business, Management and Education will be published by VGTU Press as an Open Access journal We are proud to announce that from 2018 Business, Management and Education will be published by VGTU Press as an Open Access journal. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Business Management and Economics Engineering is published by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Business and Economic Development, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour and Environmental Sustainability in Business, together about 17% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
We are proud to announce that from 2018 Business, Management and Education will be published by VGTU Press as an Open Access journal. All future articles will be published under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. All published papers are expected to be uploaded into the new journal system by the end of 2018 and will be accessible under the same CC-BY 4.0 licence. In the meantime you can find the journal archive on old platform http://www.old.bme.vgtu.lt/index.php/bme/issue/archive.html
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Poland 6, Czechia 3, Mainland China 2, Taiwan, China 2, United States 2 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Business and Economic DevelopmentEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences5.2%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Innovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.46Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,163Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 131 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 6 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 39 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 95 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 140 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 208 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 269 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
174 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 256 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 89 days (42 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 287 days
- Sample
- 21 articles with submission and acceptance dates (52 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 605 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | EUR 484 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 484 / EUR 605 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted4
- articlesThe journal welcomes all original submissions of articles and reviews that comply with the Aims and Scope of the journal.Length not stated
- original paperThe journal welcomes all original submissions of articles and reviews that comply with the Aims and Scope of the journal. All submissions must be original paper…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal welcomes all original submissions of articles and reviews that comply with the Aims and Scope of the journal. All submissions must be original paper…Length not stated
- reviewsThe journal welcomes all original submissions of articles and reviews that comply with the Aims and Scope of the journal.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Author Contributions and Acknowledgments
Each person who made an intellectual contribution to the research, and the evaluation/analysis and to the writing of the article (see the ICMJE definition of authorship) should be named as an author. People who contributed to the work (but do not fulfil the authorship criteria) should be listed in the Acknowledgments, along with their contributions. You must ensure that anyone named in the acknowl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
Authors must also provide a disclosure statement within the article which will acknowledge any financial, professional, personal interest or benefit they have arising from the direct applications of their research.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
COPE Model summary
The journals published by VILNIUS TECH all adhere to the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE, https://publicationethics.org/core-practices) and follow their guidelines in respect of publication ethics and managing problems when they arise. All authors are expected to comply with good practice in regard to their research and the reporting of their research. See further in th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and publication
Authors retain copyright Model summary
During submission you will be asked to sign various warranties about the article (see Journal policies). These include affirming that it is original and does not infringe any legal or personal rights (e.g. copyright, libel or privacy). Authors retain copyright in their articles, but grant VILNIUS TECH the right of the first publication. All papers will be published open access under a Creative Com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Business, Management and Education will be published by VGTU Press as an Open Access journal
We are proud to announce that from 2018 Business, Management and Education will be published by VGTU Press as an Open Access journal. All future articles will be published under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. All published papers are expected to be uploaded into the new journal system by the end of 2018 and will be accessible under the same CC-BY 4.0 licence. In the meantime you can find the journal archive…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review and decisions
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The journal uses double-blind peer review (neither the authors nor the reviewers know the identity of each other) to avoid bias. See the journal policies Peer review. Manuscripts should be submitted as two separate files in Word format (see in Template of a manuscript). After submission all articles are evaluated by the editorial office and may be immediately rejected if they are considered to be …
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
- Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
- Country or region
- Lithuania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2669-2481
- Electronic ISSN
- 2669-249X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Management and Economics Engineering
What CAS zone is Business Management and Economics Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Business Management and Economics Engineering is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business / Economics / Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Business Management and Economics Engineering?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 16.
How long does peer review take at Business Management and Economics Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 21 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 174 days (interquartile range 75–256 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Business Management and Economics Engineering?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Management and Economics Engineering based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (6), Czechia (3) and Mainland China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Business Management and Economics Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Business Management and Economics Engineering is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Business Management and Economics Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Business Management and Economics Engineering 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, DOAJ; 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: .