Journal profile · BUSINESS
International Journal of Business and Society
ISSN 1511-6670 · Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
International Journal of Business and Society: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 64 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Business and Society is published by Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 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 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Corporate Finance and Governance and Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, together about 29.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting16.5%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.7%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences6.2%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences5.8%
- Microfinance and Financial InclusionEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
- Organizational and Employee PerformanceComputer Science3.9%
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 | Business | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 233OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 812 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 4 |
| 2025 | 64 | 64 | 41 |
| 2024 | 75 | 75 | 199 |
| 2023 | 79 | 79 | 333 |
| 2022 | 107 | 107 | 686 |
| 2021 | 165 | 165 | 2,126 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
- ISSN
- 1511-6670
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Business and Society
What CAS zone is International Journal of Business and Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Business and Society is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business. 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Business and Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Business and Society is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Business and Society open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Business and Society is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .