Journal profile · Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
Economic and Business Review
ISSN 1580-0466 · eISSN 2335-4216 · University of Ljubljana · Slovenia
Economic and Business Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 180 days (submission to final decision, publisher); acceptance rate 20% (journal website); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Economic and Business Review is published by University of Ljubljana. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovation and Knowledge Management, International Business and FDI and Corporate Finance and Governance, together about 21.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Economic and Business Review (EBR) is a double-blind peer-reviewed, open-access journal that focuses on advancing the understanding of competitiveness in dynamic and often conflicting environments. In today’s world—shaped by tensions such as global vs local, innovation vs regulation, growth vs sustainability, and integration vs fragmentation—organizations and policymakers must navigate contrasting demands. We are interested in research that explores how balancing these juxtaposed forces influences competitive outcomes at both the national and organizational levels. These pressures often require organisations to pursue diverging objectives, adding complexity to internal strategic dynamics and decision-making. The journal provides a platform for original research work that examines how economies and businesses can not only respond to such environments but also leverage these tensions to create strategic advantage.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Slovenia 9, Croatia 5, Italy 3, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting8%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting7%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.8%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.6%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Firm Innovation and GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary | Q4 | 182/223 | — |
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.56OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 452 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 188 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 258 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 306 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 362 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 288 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 281 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
180 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 20 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 180 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Data availability Data Availability Statement Templates
Data Availability Statement required as of 2026 Model summary
Authors should select the data availability statement that best reflects the nature of their research and any applicable legal, ethical, or contractual restrictions. Openly available research data (repository, no restrictions) Data Availability Statement: The data supporting the findings of this study are openly available in a trusted data repository at [repository name], under the [license, e.g. …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and licensing policy
Economic and Business Review is an open-access journal. No publication charges or author fees are made. All articles are permanently free for everyone to read, download, copy and distribute. Permitted reuse is defined by the following user licenses: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). The authors retain the copyright in addition to the scholarly usage rights and the Univers…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access, no APC, CC BY 4.0 Model summary
Economic and Business Review is an open-access journal. No publication charges or author fees are made. All articles are permanently free for everyone to read, download, copy and distribute. Permitted reuse is defined by the following user licenses: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening Model summary
All manuscripts are subject to plagiarism screening using detection software, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, is considered a serious ethical violation.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints allowed Model summary
EBR allows the submission of manuscripts that have previously appeared as preprints, as long as the preprint represents the version of the manuscript prior to submission.
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
- University of Ljubljana
- Country or region
- Slovenia
- Language
- English, Slovenian
- ISSN
- 1580-0466
- Electronic ISSN
- 2335-4216
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Economic and Business Review
How long does peer review take at Economic and Business Review?
The publisher reports about 180 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 20 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 are the manuscript requirements of Economic and Business Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. 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 Economic and Business Review based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Slovenia (9), Croatia (5) and Italy (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Economic and Business Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Economic and Business Review is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Economic and Business Review open access, and what is the APC?
Economic and Business Review 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .