Journal profile
ERBE
ISSN 2184-898X · Research Center in Economics & Business Sciences (CICEE) · Portugal
ERBE: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 32 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ERBE is published by Research Center in Economics & Business Sciences (CICEE). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Corporate Finance and Governance and Sustainable Finance and Green Bonds, together about 27.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Review of Business Economics is a peer-reviewed scholarly multi-disciplinary, multi-functional, and multi-contextual journal intended for publication of original theoretical, empirical, and applied scientific research in business management areas, including but not exclusively, entrepreneurship, information technology and e-business, innovation, strategy, and in functional areas, such as accounting, finance, marketing, supply chain, operations and logistics, organizational behavior, and project management, and in economics sciences, namely, health business economics, industrial organization, international economics, organizational economics, real estate economics, regulatory economics, and sports and leisure economics. All work submitted to the journal should be original in motivation or modeling and be capable of replication. No multiple or redundant publication is allowed. All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees. ERBE is an open-access journal. All content is available to everyone. No advertising or direct marketing is accepted.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Mário Coutinho dos SantosPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 30, United States 6, Spain 2, Serbia 2, India 1 (45 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting8.3%
- Sustainable Finance and Green BondsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.3%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences4.8%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Credit Risk and Financial RegulationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital FinanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
LATINDEXPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 64 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial 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 | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
All article types — quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods — are considered, provided they make a clear and original contribution to the field. Model summary
All article types — quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods — are considered, provided they make a clear and original contribution to the field.
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
- Research Center in Economics & Business Sciences (CICEE)
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2184-898X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 ERBE
How long does peer review take at ERBE?
Authors report an average review time of about 32 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 ERBE?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; 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 ERBE based?
Of the 45 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (30), United States (6) and Spain (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ERBE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ERBE is indexed in DOAJ.
Is ERBE open access, and what is the APC?
ERBE 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, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .