Journal profile · MANAGEMENT
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION
ISSN 0020-8825 · eISSN 1558-0911 · Taylor & Francis
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 171 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 5% (journal website); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Management and Organizational Studies, Innovation and Knowledge Management and International Business and FDI, together about 32.1% 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)
International Studies of Management & Organization is a journal that has been published since 1971. It aims to make contemporary empirical and theoretical academic contributions in the fields of management and organization. The journal focuses on international and cross-cultural research and it addresses students, scholars, practitioners and decision makers. The international scope of the journal calls for groundbreaking papers that contribute to the advancement of management and organization theory and practice. Single-country studies that contribute to global theories and models of management and organization are considered for publication. International Studies of Management & Organization covers subjects such as: Management and Organization of Multinational Enterprises Business Strategy Human Resource Management Organizational Structure and Design Organizational Behavior Culture Sustainability Ethics and Social Responsibility Innovation and Creativity Entrepreneurship and others. International Studies of Management & Organization is a quarterly publication that features articles that have not been published in, nor submitted for publication to, another journal and undergone thorough editorial and peer reviews. Several of the journal's issues are guest-edited. Potential guest editors, who are interested in publishing an issue that would explore a contemporary management and organization topic, should submit a proposal to the Editors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MANAGEMENT
Editor-in-chief Matthew AllenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 1, Italy 1, Sweden 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting12.5%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting11%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting8.6%
- Business Strategy and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting5.7%
- Global and Cross-Cultural ManagementSocial Sciences5.7%
- International Student and Expatriate ChallengesSocial Sciences5.5%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Family Business Performance and SuccessionBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
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 | 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 | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ProQuest, Business Index, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Emerald Management Reviews (Online), Gale, Business & Company ProFile ASAP, Business ASAP, Business ASAP International, General Business File ASAP, General Reference Centre International, Management Contents, ABI/INFORM Research, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Core, ProQuest 5000, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Asian-Pacific Economic Literature (Online)Publisher 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) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.48Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.81Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 626OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 102,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,370 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 12 | 7 |
| 2025 | 22 | 7 | 55 |
| 2024 | 33 | 8 | 231 |
| 2023 | 19 | 8 | 105 |
| 2022 | 14 | 6 | 177 |
| 2021 | 19 | 6 | 156 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
171 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 171 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 daysPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- articles submitted for publication to another journal
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
International Studies of Management & Organization is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Incre…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Originality: articles must not have been published in, nor submitted for publication to, another journal; undergo thorough editorial and peer reviews. Model summary
International Studies of Management & Organization is a quarterly publication that features articles that have not been published in, nor submitted for publication to, another journal and undergone thorough editorial and peer reviews.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0020-8825
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-0911
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 56, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION
What CAS zone is INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 STUDIES OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 90.
How long does peer review take at INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION?
The publisher reports about 171 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 5%. 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 STUDIES OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (1), Italy (1) and Sweden (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION open access, and what is the APC?
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .