Journal profile · Business, Management and Accounting-Business and International Management
International Journal of Business Innovation and Research
ISSN 1751-0252 · eISSN 1751-0260 · Inderscience Publishers
International Journal of Business Innovation and Research: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; 180 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Business Innovation and Research is published by Inderscience Publishers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovation and Knowledge Management, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour and Business Strategies and Innovation, together about 28.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Marketing. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Business research methods Innovation in finance/accounting International business/finance Strategy innovation, strategic alliances, BPR Business research for decision making Innovation/research in marketing, SMEs Buyer/consumer behaviour, CSR Global supply chain/networks, outsourcing, export/import, retailing Organisational competitiveness/learning/leadership Service industries, healthcare, new product/process innovation Empirical analysis, case studies, performance measures Benchmarking/best practices in innovation activities Role of IT/IS, e-business, technological innovation Knowledge management, technology transfer Business law, ethics, environmental standards More on this journal... ObjectivesThe main objective of IJBIR is to promote research and application of new strategies, techniques and tools of business innovation and in turn the organisational competitiveness in new economy and society. IJBIR aims to help professionals working in the field of business innovation and research, academic educators, industry consultants, and practitioners to contribute, to disseminate and to learn from each other's work. The global dimension is emphasised in developing appropriate strategies, tactics, operational policies and tools for business innovation and research. IJBIR aims to act as a forum for exchanging new ideas and sharing practical experiences in managing and improving business innovation and research activities.ReadershipIJBIR is a forum to help professionals, academics, researchers and practitioners, working in the field of business innovation and research, to discuss the important ideas, concepts and disseminate information and to learn from each other's work.ContentsIJBIR publishes original papers, review papers, conceptual framework, analytical and simulation models, case studies, empirical research, technical notes, and book reviews. Special Issues devoted to important topics in business innovation and research will occasionally be published. Business innovation and research strategies, tactics and tools of both theoretical and practical nature are welcome. Articles that deal with innovation and research issues in accounting and finance, marketing, management information systems, organisational management, operations, supply chain, logistics, government, entrepreneurship, business infrastructure development, ethical and environmental laws and standards, health services, international business, manufacturing, education, energy, mining, sports, and
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-Business and International Management
Editor-in-chief Angappa GunasekaranPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting14%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences7.8%
- Business Strategies and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting7%
- Consumer Behavior and Marketing InfluenceBusiness, Management and Accounting7%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting6.4%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.8%
- Firm Innovation and GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management of Technology and Innovation | Q3 | 212/317 | 33rd |
| Business and International Management | Q3 | 314/456 | 31st |
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
INSPECPublisher 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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 238OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,149 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 104 | 45 | 523 |
| 2025 | 180 | 68 | 828 |
| 2024 | 135 | 53 | 1,072 |
| 2023 | 191 | 58 | 1,126 |
| 2022 | 192 | 32 | 1,007 |
| 2021 | 231 | 53 | 892 |
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | EUR 1,700 | — | — |
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
- 1751-0252
- Electronic ISSN
- 1751-0260
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Business Innovation and Research
Which databases index International Journal of Business Innovation and Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Business Innovation and Research is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Business Innovation and Research open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Business Innovation and Research 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: .