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International Insolvency Review
ISSN 1180-0518 · eISSN 1099-1107 · Wiley-Blackwell
International Insolvency Review: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.53; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 72 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 10% (journal website); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Insolvency Review is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Corporate Insolvency and Governance, Corporate Governance and Law and Legal principles and applications, together about 59.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Insolvency Review has a dual mission which is conveniently encapsulated in its title. Insolvency itself, as a subject of unquestioned - indeed, increasing - importance properly commands international interest as an area of study and critical comment. Practitioners and academics alike are aware of the global affinities that exist between the essential circumstances of insolvency, its functional aspects, and the impact of these elements upon the ways in which debtor-creditor relations are conducted. Solutions and innovations developed within one jurisdiction thus have immediate interest and relevance for those working elsewhere. The challenge is constantly experienced of finding appropriate ways of adapting new methods and processes into the different structures of other systems confronted by functionally similar problems. This Review exists in part to serve as a medium for the dissemination of information about recent or impending developments in insolvency law and practice which are likely to be of international interest or significance, and to serve as an archival source for the related documentation. The second connotation of our chosen title however is a direct reflection of the fact that many cases of insolvency actually contain an international - or cross-border - element, whether by virtue of the dispersal of creditors, or assets, between two or more different jurisdictions, or by virtue of the fact that the debtor's affairs and circumstances, or the legal structure of certain transactions, generate questions of a multi-jurisdictional character. In an age of increasing international activity at every level, instances of cross-border insolvency are also on the increase, and their specially complex problems are perforce coming to the attention of a steadily widening community of scholars and practitioners, and also legislators and regulators - indeed all who are in some way concerned with the phenomenon of insolvency and feel called to address its profound and abiding challenges in the most appropriate and resourceful ways currently conceivable. The cross-border aspects of insolvency therefore feature prominently in the pages of this Review. Our principal aims are therefore to provide authoritative information and comment about major issues and developments in the field of insolvency, viewed in an international perspective. The Review is a refereed journal, published thrice yearly, in which every item has been subjected to a rigorous eval
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corporate Insolvency and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting34.2%
- Corporate Governance and LawBusiness, Management and Accounting16.7%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences8.7%
- Conflict of Laws and JurisdictionSocial Sciences7.8%
- Corporate Law and Human RightsBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Legal Issues in South AfricaSocial Sciences3.2%
- International Arbitration and Investment LawBusiness, Management and Accounting3.1%
- European and International Contract LawSocial Sciences3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCurrent ContentsPublisher 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
- 0.53LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 45.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 47Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 43,463Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 843 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 53 | 27 | 10 |
| 2024 | 32 | 17 | 4 |
| 2023 | 42 | 28 | 50 |
| 2022 | 44 | 5 | 32 |
| 2021 | 49 | 18 | 100 |
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
72 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 41 days – 178 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (84 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 110 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (93 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)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 99 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship
Author name change policy Model summary
In cases where authors wish to change their name following publication, Wiley will update and republish the paper and redeliver the updated metadata to indexing services.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Encourages data sharing Model summary
Data sharing This journal encourages data sharing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright transfer agreement via WALS Model summary
Copyright Transfer Agreement: If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Submission and Peer Review Process
Double-anonymized peer review policy Model summary
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the author guidelines, new submissions should be made online via the Wiley Authors submission portal: https://authors.wiley.com/journal/IIR
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: preprints considered and may be posted Model summary
Preprint policy: Please find the Wiley preprint policy here. International Insolvency Review will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1180-0518
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-1107
- Society / sponsor
- International Association of Restructuring
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Insolvency Review
What CAS zone is International Insolvency Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Insolvency Review is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business, Finance / Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Insolvency Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.53; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at International Insolvency Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 72 days (interquartile range 41–178 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10% (2025). 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 International Insolvency Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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.
Which databases index International Insolvency Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Insolvency Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Insolvency Review open access, and what is the APC?
International Insolvency Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .