Journal profile · Business, Management and Accounting-Business and International Management
International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets
ISSN 1753-6219 · eISSN 1753-6227 · Inderscience Publishers
International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets: subscription journal; APC about USD 1,600; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets is published by Inderscience Publishers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Business and FDI, Corporate Finance and Governance and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, together about 24.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research issues in EM International business and local government policies Business, production, and market orientation of local firms Outsourcing from EM Marketing effectiveness and marketing culture Local culture, consumer behaviour, and advertisements Transforming local brands into global brands Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and family businesses Local multinational firms and their management Foreign investments, risks, and returns Corporate culture, strategy and ethics Organisational behaviour, human resources, and training and development Financial and non-financial business performance Information technology and competitiveness More on this journal... ObjectivesThe main objective of the inter-disciplinary peer-reviewed IJBEM is to encourage application of research methods to solve specific business-related problems in EM. The journal aims to promote articles that are based on the unification of the theoretical-quantitative or the empirical-qualitative approach, and that propose future research directions for scholars and recommend actionable business strategies for managers.ReadershipIJBEM publishes articles on a broad spectrum of topics relating to EM, and provides scholars with informative research-based articles to advance the research agenda, and managers with practical recommendations to grow their businesses. Policy makers should also benefit from the theory-practice focus of the journal.ContentsAs the dedicated journal in EM, IJBEM publishes original articles - theoretical and empirical - in all areas of business - marketing, operations, human resources, and organisational behaviour, among others. Special issues devoted to important topics in EM will occasionally be published.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-Business and International Management
Editor-in-chief Charbel SalloumPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting10.9%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting7.4%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Consumer Behavior and Marketing InfluenceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.8%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics and Econometrics | Q3 | 422/755 | 44th |
| Strategy and Management | Q3 | 314/506 | 38th |
| Business and International Management | Q3 | 284/456 | 37th |
| Marketing | Q3 | 147/221 | 33rd |
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
EconLitPublisher 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
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.53OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 681 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 15 | 144 |
| 2025 | 39 | 7 | 226 |
| 2024 | 90 | 32 | 267 |
| 2023 | 118 | 11 | 263 |
| 2022 | 25 | 0 | 225 |
| 2021 | 52 | 0 | 196 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | EUR 1,700 / USD 1,600 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
There are no fees for publishing with Inderscience, unless you require your article to be OA. OA articles accepted for publication are available online and freely accessible to all without any restriction except use for commercial purposes; a fee must be paid by the author(s) for an article to be made OA. Open Access papers may be published according to the Inderscience Open Access option.
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
- Inderscience Publishers
- ISSN
- 1753-6219
- Electronic ISSN
- 1753-6227
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets
Which databases index International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets is a subscription journal. APC about USD 1,600.
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: .