Journal profile · BUSINESS, FINANCE
Forbes
ISSN 0015-6914 · Forbes Magazine
Forbes: subscription journal; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Forbes is published by Forbes Magazine. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Business Strategies and Innovation, Financial Analysis and Corporate Governance and Leadership and Management in Organizations, together about 29.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS, FINANCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Business Strategies and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting12.9%
- Financial Analysis and Corporate GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting8.4%
- Leadership and Management in OrganizationsBusiness, Management and Accounting8.1%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences6.5%
- Polish socio-economic developmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy and Management | Q4 | 501/506 | 1st |
| Finance | Q4 | 341/342 | 0th |
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
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from SSCI for production reasons on 18 November 2024. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 295 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Forbes Magazine
- ISSN
- 0015-6914
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Forbes
Which databases index Forbes?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Forbes is indexed in Scopus.
Is Forbes open access, and what is the APC?
Forbes is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .