Journal profile · BUSINESS
Cogent Business & Management
ISSN 2331-1975 · Taylor & Francis Group · United Kingdom
Cogent Business & Management: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.5 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,195; median 150 days to acceptance (162 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 20% (journal website); 580 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cogent Business & Management is published by Taylor & Francis Group 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 Corporate Finance and Governance, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, together about 22.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cogent Business & Management is a multidisciplinary Open Access Journal that strives for inclusivity and global reach. The broad scope of the Journal creates a perfect environment to foster connections between researchers across all areas of Business & Management research, from Operations Research to Corporate Governance and Accounting to Marketing. Through Open Access publishing, we bring sound and scholarly research to people across the globe. Our Editor-in-Chief, Professor Eric Liguori, leads an expert and diverse international Editorial Board who undertake objective and constructive peer review. Each submission is evaluated on its own scholarly merit and research integrity. Cogent Business & Management considers original research, review articles, letters and replication studies in the following sections and broad topical areas: Accounting, Corporate Governance & Business Ethics BALAS - Business Association of Latin American Studies Banking & Finance Entrepreneurship and Innovation Hospitality and Tourism Human Resource Management Management Marketing Operations Research, Information & Technology We are also now publishing in these research areas: Artificial Intelligence, Digitalization, and New Technologies This section of Cogent Business & Management aims to accumulate and advance knowledge on the role of technological advancements, especially Artificial Intelligence (AI), in shaping businesses across all stages of the life cycle, from early start-ups, through small and medium-sized enterprises, to established multinational corporations. The section encourages diverse types of submissions, adapting various methodologies, both quantitative and qualitative, preferring research that brings longitudinal evidence and findings on the role of technology and AI in shaping development of organizations. Unique insights from emerging contexts and industries, combining multilevel perspectives, are also welcomed. The manuscripts should be based on existing theoretical foundations, meet high methodological rigour standards and offer implications for theory and business practice. Sport Management The Sport Management section of Cogent Business & Management provides a platform for scholarship that applies and advances business and management theories, concepts, and practices within the diverse contexts of sport. Such contexts may include youth, interscholastic, intercollegiate, recreational, amateur, professional, and international sport. We invite high-quality, the
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS
Editor-in-chief Eric LiguoriPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named United States 9, United Kingdom 6, Spain 2, Mainland China 1, Taiwan, China 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting8.1%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences7.7%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences7%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting6.3%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.1%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting5.5%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
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 | Business | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, J-Gate, OCLC, Crossref, RePEc, ABI/INFORM Global (ProQuest), British Library, Business Source Corporate Plus (EBSCO), Business Source Ultimate (EBSCO), Cabell's International, CNKI Scholar, DTU Library, E-Lib Bremen, Finnish Publication Forum, GoOA (National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Science), J-Gate Portal, Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), Primo Central Index- Ex libris, Ulrich's, WorldCat Discovery Services, OCLC
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) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.65Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.17Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,851OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 602LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 6,400,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,044 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 575 | 575 | 329 |
| 2025 | 580 | 580 | 3,089 |
| 2024 | 893 | 893 | 11,208 |
| 2023 | 607 | 607 | 10,555 |
| 2022 | 418 | 418 | 9,155 |
| 2021 | 240 | 240 | 9,774 |
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
150 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 108 days – 192 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (164 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 166 days
- Sample
- 162 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,356 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 52 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | USD 2,195 / GBP 1,756 / EUR 2,110 / AUD 3,060 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 950 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,680 / GBP 1,344 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
Article types accepted4
- lettersCogent Business & Management considers original research, review articles, letters and replication studiesLength not stated
- original researchCogent Business & Management considers original research, review articles, letters and replication studiesLength not stated
- replication studiesCogent Business & Management considers original research, review articles, letters and replication studiesLength not stated
- review articlesCogent Business & Management considers original research, review articles, letters and replication studiesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Cogent Business & Management is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Rigorous peer review for every open access article Model summary
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2331-1975
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cogent Business & Management
What CAS zone is Cogent Business & Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cogent Business & Management is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Cogent Business & Management?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.5, h-index 92.
How long does peer review take at Cogent Business & Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 162 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 150 days (interquartile range 108–192 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20%. 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 JCR quartile is Cogent Business & Management in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Management.
Where are the editorial board members of Cogent Business & Management based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (9), United Kingdom (6) and Spain (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cogent Business & Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cogent Business & Management 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 Cogent Business & Management open access, and what is the APC?
Cogent Business & Management is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,195.
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: .