Journal profile · BUSINESS
International Journal of Innovation
ISSN 2318-9975 · Universidade Nove de Julho-UNINOVE
International Journal of Innovation: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Innovation is published by Universidade Nove de Julho-UNINOVE 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 Business and Management Studies, Innovation and Knowledge Management and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, together about 39.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Field of knowledge of the journal: The IJI concentrates on the field of Applied Social Sciences, predominantly innovation, with a focus on emerging markets. Predominant field: Innovation with a focus on emerging markets Mission: To serve as a vehicle of periodical publication of scientific and technological works in the field of innovation with a focus on emerging markets and which study individuals, organizations, ecosystems and policies. Objectives: To publish original and previously unpublished works with a view to promoting scientific production and the dissemination of science and technology in the field of innovation with a focus on emerging markets. Target audience: Researchers, scholars, academics, professionals and students who are interested in the diverse themes related to innovation with a focus on emerging markets, and their concepts related to thinking, planning and management. Scope Theoretical articles and empirical research that make advances in the understanding and variety of innovation with a focus on emerging markets, both in terms of improving their efficiency and in terms of critical approaches. In this sense, the development of new challenging theories is prioritized, along with clear explanations of existing theories and the identification of new theoretical issues. Empirical investigations or applied tests that, based on theories or reference frames, present the state of the art and practical application in the field of innovation with a focus on emerging markets; unpublished technological contributions and the importance to research in the field are prioritized. Perspectives that demonstrate an advance in established and emerging methodologies that are used in the field of innovation with a focus on emerging markets, such as Experimental and Technometric methods, Text Mining, Data Mining, Modeling, Bibliometrics, Netnography, Neuroscientific Methods, Design Science Research, and Grounded Theory. Topics of Interest Innovative Entrepreneurship Innovation and Learning Innovation and Sustainability Internationalization of Innovation Innovation Systems Emerging Themes of Innovation Digital Transformation
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS
Editor-in-chief Dra. IsabelPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Brazil 9, Portugal 4, Macau, China 3, United States 2, United Kingdom 2 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Business and Management StudiesDecision Sciences17.6%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting10.9%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting10.9%
- Innovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting6.7%
- University-Industry-Government Innovation ModelsBusiness, Management and Accounting6%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences4.4%
- Academic Research in Diverse FieldsSocial Sciences3.5%
- Economic and Technological InnovationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher 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 (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 334 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 53 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 56 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 80 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 153 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 258 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 4 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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-NC-SA |
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
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright Statement Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: The author(s) authorize(s) the publication of the text in the journal; The author(s) guarantee(s) that the contribution is original and unpublished and that it is not under evaluation in another journal(s); The journal is not responsible for the opinions, ideas, and concepts expressed in the texts, as they are …
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
- Universidade Nove de Julho-UNINOVE
- ISSN
- 2318-9975
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Innovation
What CAS zone is International Journal of Innovation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Innovation 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.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Innovation?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1, h-index 21.
What are the manuscript requirements of International Journal of Innovation?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Required, 3. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Innovation based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (9), Portugal (4) and Macau, China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Innovation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Innovation is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Innovation open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Innovation 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .