Journal profile
Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science Economics and Business Administration
ISSN 2734-9314 · eISSN 2734-9586 · HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE · Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science Economics and Business Administration: impact factor 0.44 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 93 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science Economics and Business Administration is published by HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Marketing and Social Media, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour and Customer Service Quality and Loyalty, together about 28% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science - Economics and Business Administration is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal established in 2011 as a specialized journal developed from the Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science, founded in 2006. The Journal is dedicated to advancing knowledge and innovation in economics, business, management, and finance to address contemporary challenges associated with sustainable development, digital transformation, innovation, and international economic integration. The Journal publishes high-quality research that makes significant contributions to theory development, methodological innovation, and the generation of robust empirical evidence to inform managerial practice and public policymaking. In particular, the journal encourages interdisciplinary research integrating economics, business, management, finance, and related disciplines to enhance organizational effectiveness, competitiveness, governance quality, and the long-term sustainability of enterprises, public organizations, and economies. The journal particularly welcomes manuscripts that provide new insights into economic and business phenomena, advance innovative theoretical or methodological approaches, or generate rigorous empirical evidence with meaningful implications for management practice and public policy. Submitted manuscripts are expected to advance the state of the art within their respective fields while demonstrating the potential to generate significant impact on scholarly research, managerial practice, and public policymaking. The Journal serves an international community of researchers, academics, practitioners, business leaders, managers, policymakers, and professionals working in economics, business, management, finance, and related interdisciplinary fields.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 9%); most named Australia 3, United States 2, France 2, Mainland China 1, Taiwan, China 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences10.4%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences10.1%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting7.6%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting6.9%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences6.6%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, 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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, RePEcPublisher 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) 2025
- 0.44Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.33Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.42OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 293 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 46 | 0 |
| 2025 | 93 | 93 | 27 |
| 2024 | 65 | 65 | 59 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 110 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 82 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use
- AI use Construing digital competence of Vietnamese students and consequences from ChatGPT user experience
Kieu Anh Tai; Tran Huynh Tan Sang; Ly Phuoc Sang 44-60 DOI: 10.46223/HCMCOUJS.econ.en.16.6.5429.2026 31-03-2026 PDF
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
- HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE
- Country or region
- Viet Nam
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2734-9314
- Electronic ISSN
- 2734-9586
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science Economics and Business Administration
What is the impact factor of Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science Economics and Business Administration?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.44 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 8.
How long does peer review take at Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science Economics and Business Administration?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science Economics and Business Administration based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 9%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (3), United States (2) and France (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science Economics and Business Administration?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science Economics and Business Administration is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science Economics and Business Administration open access, and what is the APC?
Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science Economics and Business Administration 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .