Journal profile · MANAGEMENT
Innovation-Organization & Management
ISSN 1447-9338 · eISSN 2204-0226 · Taylor & Francis
Innovation-Organization & Management: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.05; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 353 days to acceptance (45 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 7% (journal website); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Innovation-Organization & Management is published by Taylor & Francis and 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 Innovation and Knowledge Management, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences and Innovation Policy and R&D, together about 36% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims & Scope Innovation: Organization & Management ( IOM) publishes outstanding research on innovation within and around organizations. The Journal addresses scholars in management, strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship, and organizational theory, and welcomes manuscripts grounded in diverse disciplinary, theoretical and methodological traditions. IOM publishes both theoretical and empirical contributions. The Editors-in-Chief also encourage manuscripts that break new ground theoretically, are methodologically risky, or use non-mainstream and innovative approaches. The implied meaning of innovation is broad, ranging from technological innovation to organizational innovation to business and social innovation, in the context of both business and not-for-profit organizations. IOM covers innovation processes, structures, outcomes, antecedents, discourses and behaviours in both large and small organizations, including entrepreneurial organizations. The level of analysis ranges from individual innovative behaviour, innovation within teams and groups, and organization-level innovation, to innovation within and across organizational networks, ecosystems and fields. Themes invited include (but are not limited to): Concept of innovation (discursive aspects of innovation, critical approaches to innovation) Nexus innovation and entrepreneurship (entrepreneurial innovation, business model innovation, social and impact entrepreneurship) Dynamics of innovation in established firms (innovation management and strategies, organizational behaviour, managerial cognition) Innovation as core or support activity of firms (technology strategy, consequences of innovation, user innovation) Innovation in industry and sectoral architectures (open innovation, science business, academic innovation) Innovation and the context (markets for technology, alliances, networks and ecosystems, adoption and diffusion, institutional and social innovation) Innovation: Organization & Management publishes the following types of articles: Standard articles: Full-length original articles of around 10,000 words including references. Standard articles can be theoretical or empirical. Reviews: Full-length original articles of around 10,000 that integrate and report on research advances in innovation, broadly defined. Reviews need to move beyond descriptions, and extend existing theory, motivate conceptual integration and set future research agendas. Essays: By invitation only. Scholarly commentaries on
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MANAGEMENT
Editor-in-chief Diego Matricano, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Publisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, United Kingdom 1, Australia 1, Indonesia 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting20.7%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting8.3%
- Innovation Policy and R&DEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7%
- Firm Innovation and GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Business Strategy and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences4.3%
- Innovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting3.5%
- Intellectual Capital and Performance AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting3.5%
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)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google ScholarPublisher 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
- 2.05LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 10.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.41Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.87LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.87Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 426OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 123,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 894 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 29 | 12 | 94 |
| 2024 | 20 | 10 | 138 |
| 2023 | 19 | 13 | 141 |
| 2022 | 26 | 12 | 280 |
| 2021 | 38 | 18 | 1,395 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
353 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 289 days – 475 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (46 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 373 days
- Sample
- 45 articles with submission and acceptance dates (44 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 7%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 269 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 accepted4, with length limits
- essaysEssays: By invitation only. Scholarly commentaries on disputed theoretical issues, interesting or contested phenomena, or directions for future research.Length not stated
- reviewsReviews: Full-length original articles of around 10,000 that integrate and report on research advances in innovation, broadly defined.Length not stated
- standard articlelishes the following types of articles: Standard articles: Full-length original articles of around 10,000 words including references. Standard articles can be t…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- standard articlesStandard articles: Full-length original articles of around 10,000 words including references. Standard articles can be theoretical or empirical.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select). Model summary
Innovation is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
Double-anonymized peer review; online submission via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
Innovation: Organization & Management is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality, original research. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer reviews are double-anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1447-9338
- Electronic ISSN
- 2204-0226
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Innovation-Organization & Management
What CAS zone is Innovation-Organization & Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Innovation-Organization & Management 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 Innovation-Organization & Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.05; CiteScore 10.4, h-index 62.
How long does peer review take at Innovation-Organization & Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 45 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 353 days (interquartile range 289–475 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 7%. 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 Innovation-Organization & Management based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Innovation-Organization & Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Innovation-Organization & Management is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Innovation-Organization & Management open access, and what is the APC?
Innovation-Organization & Management is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .