Journal profile · BUSINESS
European Journal of Management and Business Economics
ISSN 2444-8451 · eISSN 2444-8494 · Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom
European Journal of Management and Business Economics: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.5 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 2.8% (journal website); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Management and Business Economics is published by Emerald Publishing and is in Zone 3 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Marketing and Social Media, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior and Corporate Finance and Governance, together about 27.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Marketing. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Journal of Management and Business Economics is an academic, peer-reviewed journal focused on diffusion of articles on all aspects of management and business economics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS
Editor-in-chief Enrique BignéPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences11.1%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting9%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting7.4%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting6.1%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting6.1%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.9%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| 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 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
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
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 177OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 318,848Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 295 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 46 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 228 |
| 2023 | 51 | 51 | 781 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 917 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | 1,026 |
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)
- 2.8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 30.5 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 43 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 accepted2, with length limits
- editorialResearch Paper — up to 8000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types and word counts section on the about this journal page for more info…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research paperResearch Paper — up to 8000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types and word counts section on the about this journal page for more info…main text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English. Model summary
This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format. Model summary
Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access options
This is a diamond open access journal. No article processing charges (APCs) are required. 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. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers. 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
- Emerald Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2444-8451
- Electronic ISSN
- 2444-8494
- Society / sponsor
- Academia Europea de Dirección y Economía de la Empresa
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 3 (May 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Management and Business Economics
What CAS zone is European Journal of Management and Business Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Management and Business Economics is in Zone 3 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 European Journal of Management and Business Economics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 11.2, h-index 52.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Management and Business Economics?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 2.8%. 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 Management and Business Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Management and Business Economics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is European Journal of Management and Business Economics open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Management and Business Economics 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: .