Journal profile · Business, Management and Accounting-Industrial Relations
European Journal of Family Business
ISSN 2444-877X · UMA Editorial · Spain
European Journal of Family Business: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2026 Xinrui edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Family Business is published by UMA Editorial and is classed under Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Family Business Performance and Succession, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences and Corporate Finance and Governance, together about 75.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-Industrial Relations
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Family Business Performance and SuccessionBusiness, Management and Accounting42.2%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting20.7%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting13%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences3.4%
- Working Capital and Financial PerformanceBusiness, Management and Accounting2.1%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting1.7%
- Innovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting1.7%
- Business, Innovation, and EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance1.7%
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)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 35.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 86.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 245 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 20 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 70 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 104 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 97 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 166 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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-NC-SA | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- UMA Editorial
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2444-877X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 European Journal of Family Business
What CAS zone is European Journal of Family Business in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Family Business?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Which databases index European Journal of Family Business?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Family Business is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is European Journal of Family Business open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Family Business 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .