Journal profile · MANAGEMENT
European Management Studies
ISSN 2956-7602
European Management Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 15 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Management Studies 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 Business and Economic Development, Innovation and Knowledge Management and Digital Transformation in Industry, together about 18.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
European Management Studies is a scientific journal that publishes original research articles, presenting important, current and diverse issues in the field of management in a broader social and economic context with a particular focus on the European perspective and using different paradigms and cognitive perspectives. The quarterly pages are open to multidisciplinary scientific papers of conceptual, methodological and empirical nature, including those presenting the results of qualitative, quantitative or mixed research. The purpose of the journal is to present and disseminate research results in the social sciences, with a particular focus on management and economics, and to create a platform for the exchange of scientific experience through the publishing of scientific contributions and the strengthening of cooperation and integration of the scientific community. As a scientific journal, European Management Studies targets the development of organization and management studies by enabling Readers and Authors to participate in the international scientific discussion; providing access to the latest research results within the disciplines. The journal functions as a multidisciplinary and multithematical journal. Some of the issues are monothematic, publishing articles that focus on a strictly defined - in accordance with the current and dynamically developing trends of scientific interest - topics, reflecting the discussions taking place in the international scholarly community. The quarterly publishes Authors associated with many international scientific and research centers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MANAGEMENT
Editor-in-chief Przemysław HenselPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 2, Slovenia 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Business and Economic DevelopmentEnvironmental Science7.3%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.8%
- Digital Transformation in IndustryEngineering5.8%
- Labor Market and EducationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- Educational Leadership and InnovationSocial Sciences5.8%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences4.4%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
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 | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 7Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 58 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 28 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 29 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 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 | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- 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
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Preprints
- Open access
Diamond Open Access under Creative Commons BY 4.0 license. Model summary
All articles are published in the Diamond Open Access scholarly publication model and under the Creative Commons BY 4.0 license, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided that the author(s) and source are credited, a link to the Creative Commons license is provided, and an indication whether any changes had been made is given.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Unpublished scientific papers preprints
Name, Initial of first name. (Year). Name of work [Unpublished type of work]. University. Example: Kowalski, J. (2001). Title of work [Unpublished doctoral thesis]. University of Warsaw.
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
- ISSN
- 2956-7602
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 24, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Management Studies
What CAS zone is European Management Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Management Studies is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of European Management Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 4.
What are the manuscript requirements of European Management Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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 European Management Studies based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (2) and Slovenia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Management Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Management Studies is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Management Studies open access, and what is the APC?
European Management Studies 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, Publisher website, 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: .