Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
IBIMA Business Review
ISSN 1947-3788 · IBIMA Publishing
IBIMA Business Review: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IBIMA Business Review is published by IBIMA Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification and Consumer Behavior and Marketing Influence, together about 17.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IBIMA Business Review Journal (IBIMABR) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes quality Case Studies in all business fields that significantly contribute to practice and support continuous learning efforts in organizations. Number of Citations: 3182 H-Index: 30 updated 29 July 2026
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editor-in-chief Khalid S. SolimanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences6%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting5.6%
- Consumer Behavior and Marketing InfluenceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.6%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences5.2%
- Information Technology Governance and StrategyBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Employee Performance and ManagementSocial Sciences5.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Q4 | 1338/1698 | — |
| General Business, Management and Accounting | Q4 | 197/235 | — |
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
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbaseDOAJPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, CNKI, J-Gate, Scilit, EBSCO, Academic Journals Database, Airiti Library, Cabell’s Directory, CNKI Scholar, EBSCOhost – Business Source Complete, EBSCOhost – Business Source Complete: Government Edition, EBSCOhost – Business Source Corporate Plus, EBSCOhost – NSA Collection, ECONIS, Engineering Village (starting from 2018), Federation of Finnish Learned Societies, Finland, JournalSeek, Library of the Museum für Naturkunde, MediaFinder, National Library of Australia, Norwegian Scientific Journals Database, Open J-Gate, Periodicos Capes, Reaxys (starting from 2018), SPARC Europe, The Summon, Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory, WorldCat
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.72OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 260 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 79 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 115 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 173 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 171 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 125 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 130 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | EUR 765 | — | — |
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 accepted5
- book reviewBook Review: a review of rcently published book.Length not stated
- project listProject List: Reference lists of research groups, and current projects and applications.Length not stated
- research paperResearch paper: is a full paper with complete set of references. This include completed research, research in progress, liturature review, meta analysis, concep…Length not stated
- reviewManuscripts will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and contribution. Submitted manuscript must not have been previously published or currentl…Length not stated
- viewpointViewpoint: an article that reflects the author’s opinion, interpretation, or future projection.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Open access
Authors retain copyright under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Model summary
Authors who publish in any IBIMA Publishing open access journal retain the copyright of their work under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License, which allows the unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction of an article in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
Strictly blind peer-review process applies to all manuscripts. Model summary
Manuscripts will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and contribution. Submitted manuscript must not have been previously published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere. All submissions will go through centralized database for classification and internal administration purposes. Once classified, papers will be directed to the appropriate Editor. All submissions are rea…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism detection and prevention using Crosscheck powered by iThenticate. Model summary
IBIMA Publishing subscribes to Crosscheck powered by iThenticate, A plagiarism detection and prevention technology.
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
- IBIMA Publishing
- ISSN
- 1947-3788
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IBIMA Business Review
Which databases index IBIMA Business Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IBIMA Business Review is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is IBIMA Business Review open access, and what is the APC?
IBIMA Business Review is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .