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California Management Review
ISSN 0008-1256 · eISSN 2162-8564 · University of California Press
California Management Review: CAS Zone 2 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.3; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
California Management Review is published by University of California Press and is in Zone 2 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovation and Knowledge Management, Business Strategy and Innovation and Management and Organizational Studies, together about 27.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting13.4%
- Business Strategy and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting7.8%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.2%
- Complex Systems and Decision MakingDecision Sciences5.8%
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences4.3%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience4%
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorPsychology4%
- Infant Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
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
- 5.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.75LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 250OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,405OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 60%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,196 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 24 | 10 |
| 2025 | 27 | 18 | 114 |
| 2024 | 25 | 18 | 282 |
| 2023 | 29 | 20 | 756 |
| 2022 | 25 | 15 | 1,455 |
| 2021 | 25 | 5 | 828 |
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.
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 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- ISSN
- 0008-1256
- Electronic ISSN
- 2162-8564
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about California Management Review
What CAS zone is California Management Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, California Management Review is in Zone 2 of Management, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Business / Management. 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 California Management Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.3; CiteScore 14.4, h-index 250.
Which databases index California Management Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, California Management Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is California Management Review open access, and what is the APC?
California Management Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .