Journal profile · Business, Management and Accounting-Business and International Management
International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management
ISSN 1753-0296 · Brunel University · United Kingdom
International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management is published by Brunel University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Innovation and Knowledge Management and Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, together about 26.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To publish original and thought provoking papers that will contribute to the business and management scientific fields. To establish a forum for dialogue and debate between business and management researchers and practitioners and any other interested parties. To provide a new publishing outlet to researchers and practitioners that will operate efficiently and effectively. We are particularly interested in papers relevant to contemporary business and management challenges. The editorial board is keen to receive articles that address, inter alia, the following business scientific fields: general management international business strategy marketing supply chain management operations management organisation studies entrepreneurship, enterprise, innovation human resource management information technology e-business The above areas are just indicative and the editors, in principle, welcome rigorous articles that encompass any scientific business and management field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-Business and International Management
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting11.6%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7.3%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences7.3%
- Employee Performance and ManagementSocial Sciences6.9%
- Consumer Behavior and Marketing InfluenceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.8%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management | Q2 | 103/254 | 59th |
| Business and International Management | Q2 | 188/456 | 58th |
| Strategy and Management | Q2 | 231/506 | 54th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCOPublisher 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
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 76OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.57OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 198 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 179 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 295 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 331 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 410 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 325 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 297 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
This statement reflects our journal's commitment to ethical publishing practices. Authorship: We recognise the importance of accurately reflecting contributions to scholarly work. Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors retain copyright; CC BY 4.0 licence Model summary
When authors submit a paper to IJBSAM for reviewing and publishing they retain their copyright, but agree to grant non-exclusive publishing rights to IJBSAM and agree that the paper will be published under a Creative Commons (Attribution 4.0 International) licence, if the paper is accepted for publication. Authors are encouraged to read carefully their rights. We believe this approach ensures a fa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open access journal Model summary
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blinded peer review after initial editorial screening Model summary
All submitted papers will undergo a rigorous double-blinded reviewing process, following a meticulous initial screening by our dedicated editorial team.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Archived by British Library Legal Deposit Office Model summary
All papers are archived by the British Library Legal Deposit Office.
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
- Brunel University
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1753-0296
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .