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International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
ISSN 1753-8378 · eISSN 1753-8386 · Emerald
International Journal of Managing Projects in Business: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.69; hybrid open access; 51 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Managing Projects in Business is published by Emerald 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 Construction Project Management and Performance, Innovation and Knowledge Management and BIM and Construction Integration, together about 49.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Construction Project Management and PerformanceDecision Sciences33.6%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting9.4%
- BIM and Construction IntegrationEngineering6.4%
- Outsourcing and Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting6.2%
- Public-Private Partnership ProjectsBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
- Complex Systems and Decision MakingDecision Sciences3.8%
- Team Dynamics and PerformancePsychology2.9%
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 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 3.69LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 623OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 21.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,055 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 18 | 40 |
| 2025 | 51 | 22 | 252 |
| 2024 | 52 | 16 | 467 |
| 2023 | 28 | 12 | 586 |
| 2022 | 55 | 21 | 916 |
| 2021 | 54 | 15 | 1,065 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 1753-8378
- Electronic ISSN
- 1753-8386
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
What CAS zone is International Journal of Managing Projects in Business in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Managing Projects in Business is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business / Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Managing Projects in Business?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.69; CiteScore 7.2, h-index 72.
Which databases index International Journal of Managing Projects in Business?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Managing Projects in Business is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Managing Projects in Business open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Managing Projects in Business is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .