Journal profile · Business, Management and Accounting-Strategy and Management
Business: Theory and Practice
ISSN 1648-0627 · eISSN 1822-4202 · Vilnius Gediminas Technical University · Lithuania
Business: Theory and Practice: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 104 days to acceptance (26 articles, last 24 months); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Business: Theory and Practice is published by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Financial Analysis and Corporate Governance, Innovation and Knowledge Management and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, together about 20% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal provides a forum for original research articles, reviews, and case studies on all areas of business management and organizational behavior. The proposing new scientific insights, classifications, evaluation methodologies, and business models are welcome. The Journal publishes articles in the following fields of research: business economics; business environment; change management; innovations; strategic management; business process management; supply chain management; marketing; business digitalization; corporate social responsibility and entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial finance; organizational and market behavior research; other contemporary organization management related issues.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-Strategy and Management
Editor-in-chief Aurelija BurinskienėPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 4, United Kingdom 3, Czechia 3, Norway 2, Portugal 2 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Financial Analysis and Corporate GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting7%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting6.9%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Management and Organizational PracticesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.1%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting5.1%
- Marketing and Advertising StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.1%
- Employee Performance and ManagementSocial Sciences5.1%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy and Management | Q2 | 253/506 | 50th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.27Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.49Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 337OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.36OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,067 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 610 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 1,077 |
| 2024 | 54 | 54 | 1,735 |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 | 1,804 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | 1,179 |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | 891 |
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
104 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 58 days – 208 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 84 days (59 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 201 days
- Sample
- 26 articles with submission and acceptance dates (75 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 | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 605 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2
- 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
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, 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 ·- Data availability
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
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
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 ·- Peer review Peer-review and decisions
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, Lithuanian
- ISSN
- 1648-0627
- Electronic ISSN
- 1822-4202
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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: Theory and Practice
How long does peer review take at Business: Theory and Practice?
Based on the dates recorded on 26 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 104 days (interquartile range 58–208 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: Theory and Practice?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: 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: Theory and Practice based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (4), United Kingdom (3) and Czechia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Business: Theory and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Business: Theory and Practice is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Business: Theory and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Business: Theory and Practice 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .