Journal profile · ECONOMICS
International Journal of Management and Economics
ISSN 2299-9701 · eISSN 2543-5361 · Sciendo · Poland
International Journal of Management and Economics: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 18 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Management and Economics is published by Sciendo and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Financial Crisis and Policies, International Business and FDI and Global trade and economics, together about 21.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Management and Economics is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal published by SGH Warsaw School of Economics. Published since the mid-1990s, the journal provides a platform for scholarly debate and knowledge exchange among researchers from different countries, disciplines and methodological traditions.IJME publishes original research in the fields of economics, management, international business, finance and related areas. The journal welcomes contributions that advance understanding of firms, markets, financial systems, institutions, economies and public policies in an increasingly complex and transforming global environment.The journal is particularly interested in research addressing international, comparative and globally relevant economic, managerial and financial problems. Single-country studies are also welcome when they offer clear theoretical, comparative, international, policy or managerial implications beyond the case itself.IJME aims to support rigorous and relevant scholarship on how economies, firms, financial systems and institutions adapt to global economic transformation, strategic uncertainty, technological change, sustainability transitions, geoeconomic tensions, regulatory change and evolving state-market relations.The journal welcomes theoretically and methodologically diverse contributions, provided that they are methodologically sound, analytically clear and make a distinct scholarly contribution.Thematic focusIJME especially welcomes submissions in the following areas:International economics and global economic transformation, including trade, investment, development, convergence, transition, economic policy and structural change in open economies;International business and management, including firm internationalization, strategic management, entrepreneurship, marketing, logistics, digital transformation and business administration in international or comparative contexts;International finance and financial systems, including banking, financial interdependence, financial stability, development finance, financial coercion and the strategic role of financial institutions in the global economy;Strategic competitiveness, innovation and industrial transformation, including productivity, global value chains, supply chains, industrial policy, technology policy and firm positioning in international markets;State-market relations and global economic governance, including regulation, institutions, pub
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editor-in-chief Mariusz-Jan RadłoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 7, Japan 1, Australia 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.4%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting7.3%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences5.5%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.1%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
- Family Business Performance and SuccessionBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
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 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | PLN 400 / EUR 100 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 450 / PLN 2,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | PLN 2,000 / EUR 450 | No | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- editorialIJME accepts only original manuscripts that are substantively different from works previously published or currently under review elsewhere. All submissions mus…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, Polish
- ISSN
- 2299-9701
- Electronic ISSN
- 2543-5361
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Management and Economics
What CAS zone is International Journal of Management and Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Management and Economics is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Management and Economics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Management and Economics?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 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.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Management and Economics based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (7), Japan (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Management and Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Management and Economics is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Management and Economics open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Management and Economics 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, 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: .