Journal profile · Decision Sciences-Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)
Forum Empresarial
ISSN 1541-8561 · eISSN 2475-8752 · Universidad de Puerto Rico · Puerto Rico
Forum Empresarial: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Forum Empresarial is published by Universidad de Puerto Rico. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Financial Analysis and Corporate Governance, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, together about 21.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting and Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Fórum Empresarial es una revista científica arbitrada, publicada semestralmente por el Centro de Investigaciones Comerciales e Iniciativas Académicas, de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras. Su cobertura temática abarca los campos Comunicación Empresarial, Contabilidad, Estadística, Finanzas, Gerencia de Oficina, Mercadeo, Operaciones y Suministros, Recursos Humanos y Sistemas Computadorizados de Información. El propósito de la revista es brindar un foro para la diseminación de artículos metodológicamente rigurosos, que constituyan una contribución original a las principales áreas de conocimiento e investigación relevantes para los negocios; de esta forma, deseamos estimular el intercambio de conocimiento y experiencia entre la universidad, el empresariado y los poderes públicos, a escala internacional. Se considerarán aportaciones teóricas y empíricas, específicamente artículos de investigación y artículos técnicos-profesionales, en inglés y español. Además, se considerarán entrevistas profesionales, ponencias y reseñas de libros que demuestren cumplimiento con el enfoque y alcance de la revista y rigurosidad académica.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Decision Sciences-Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 3, Brazil 1, Argentina 1, Colombia 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Financial Analysis and Corporate GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting7.5%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.2%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.9%
- Marketing and Advertising StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.2%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Management and Organizational PracticesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Accounting and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decision Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 40/46 | 14th |
| Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 207/235 | 12th |
| Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management | Q4 | 230/254 | 9th |
| Marketing | Q4 | 209/221 | 5th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
BASE, Clase, Business Source Ultimate, Dialnet, Redalyc, Europub, OpenAlex, Lens, Semantic Scholar, Dimensions, Scilit, CABIPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 400 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 56 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 55 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 43 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 54 |
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 | |
| 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 125 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 1,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Los autores retienen los derechos de autor desde 2025, aunque la revista realice la primera publicación de su obra. Model summary
Los autores retienen todos los derechos desde 2025, aunque la revista realice la primera publicación de su obra, en cualquier medio y formato físico y electrónico, incluido internet.
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
- Universidad de Puerto Rico
- Country or region
- Puerto Rico
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1541-8561
- Electronic ISSN
- 2475-8752
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Forum Empresarial
How long does peer review take at Forum Empresarial?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Forum Empresarial?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 125 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 1,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Forum Empresarial based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (3), Brazil (1) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Forum Empresarial?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Forum Empresarial is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Forum Empresarial open access, and what is the APC?
Forum Empresarial 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .