Journal profile · MANAGEMENT
Central European Management Journal
ISSN 2658-0845 · eISSN 2658-2430 · Sciendo · Poland
Central European Management Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.8 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 12.2% (journal website); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Central European Management Journal is published by Sciendo and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Management and Organizational Practices, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, together about 21.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Central European Management Journal is an academic, peer-reviewed journal covering all aspects of management in both public and private sector institutions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MANAGEMENT
Editor-in-chief Paweł KorzyńskiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Management and Organizational PracticesBusiness, Management and Accounting9.8%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting6.4%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.1%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Economic and Fiscal StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- Polish socio-economic developmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | 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
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) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 105OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 212,953Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,132 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 7 |
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | 162 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 331 |
| 2023 | 255 | 255 | 780 |
| 2022 | 338 | 338 | 437 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 336 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 12.2%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 40.2 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 accepted4, with length limits
- book reviewResearch Paper — up to 8000 words Viewpoint — up to 6000 words Book Review — up to 1500 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types and word…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- editorialResearch Paper — up to 8000 words Viewpoint — up to 6000 words Book Review — up to 1500 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types and word…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research paperResearch Paper — up to 8000 words Viewpoint — up to 6000 words Book Review — up to 1500 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types and word…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- viewpointResearch Paper — up to 8000 words Viewpoint — up to 6000 words Book Review — up to 1500 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types and word…main text ≤ 6,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Manuscripts must be in UK or US English. Model summary
This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access options
Diamond open access; no APCs. Model summary
This is a diamond open access journal. No article processing charges (APCs) are required. Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review; at least 2 independent anonymous reviewers per submission. Model summary
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous 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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2658-0845
- Electronic ISSN
- 2658-2430
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Central European Management Journal
What CAS zone is Central European Management Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Central European Management Journal is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Central European Management Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at Central European Management Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12.2% (2025). 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.
Which databases index Central European Management Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Central European Management Journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Central European Management Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Central European Management Journal 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .