Journal profile · Business, Management and Accounting-Management Information Systems
Journal of Business Analytics
ISSN 2573-234X · eISSN 2573-2358 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Business Analytics: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 217 days to acceptance (48 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 7% (journal website); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Business Analytics is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Big Data and Business Intelligence, Data Quality and Management and Digital Marketing and Social Media, together about 34.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management Science and Operations Research. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Business analytics research focuses on developing new insights and a holistic understanding of an organisation’s business environment to help make timely and accurate decisions to survive, innovate and grow. Thus, business analytics draws on the full spectrum of descriptive/diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive analytics in order to make better (i.e., data-driven and evidence-based) decisions to create value in the broadest sense. The mission of the Journal of Business Analytics (JBA) is to serve the emerging and rapidly growing community of business analytics academics and practitioners. We aim to publish articles that use real world data and cases to tackle problem situations in a creative and innovative manner. We solicit articles that address an interesting research problem, collect and/or repurpose data sets, and develop and evaluate analytics methods and methodologies to help organisations apply business analytics in new and novel ways. Reports of research using qualitative or quantitative approaches are welcomed, as are interdisciplinary and mixed methods approaches. The journal also welcomes creative applications of analytics to solve challenging problems, not only in the private sector but also in the public and third sector. Topics may include: Applications of AI and machine learning methods in business analytics Network science and social network applications for business Social media analytics Statistics and econometrics in business analytics Use of novel data science techniques in business analytics Robotics and autonomous vehicles Methods and methodologies for business analytics development and deployment Organisational factors in business analytics Responsible use of business analytics and AI Ethical and social implications of business analytics and AI Bias and explainability in analytics and AI Our editorial philosophy is to publish papers that contribute to theory and practice. Peer review policy Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be single or double anonymized peer-reviewed by independent, expert referees. You can find out more information on our Instructions for Authors page. Author Benefits JBA is an official journal of the Operational Research Society, meaning your research will be available to all our members globally. The prestigious and experienced members of our international Editorial Board will guide you from submission to publication. If you wish to submit your paper for open access p
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-Management Information Systems
Editor-in-chief Dursun DelenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting20.1%
- Data Quality and ManagementDecision Sciences7.8%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences6.9%
- Customer churn and segmentationBusiness, Management and Accounting5.9%
- Stock Market Forecasting MethodsDecision Sciences4.9%
- Competitive and Knowledge IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Sentiment Analysis and Opinion MiningComputer Science4.4%
- Forecasting Techniques and ApplicationsDecision Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | 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 Q1 · 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
EI CompendexWeb of SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Portico, CLOCKSS, Crossref, AIS eLibrary, British Library, Microsoft Academic, SCImago, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
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
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.44Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 76,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 147 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 4 | 11 |
| 2025 | 28 | 8 | 61 |
| 2024 | 17 | 4 | 86 |
| 2023 | 13 | 3 | 96 |
| 2022 | 14 | 2 | 96 |
| 2021 | 21 | 7 | 333 |
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
217 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 155 days – 335 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (48 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 230 days
- Sample
- 48 articles with submission and acceptance dates (50 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 7%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 70 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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)
Article types accepted1
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability
Digital preservation: electronic source files deposited into non-profit third party archives including Portico and LOCKSS. Model summary
Taylor & Francis Group has an archival strategy in place that provides for the deposit of its electronic source files into an acceptable non-profit third party archive, including Portico and LOCKSS, so that our content will be actively preserved and available in the event it is no longer offered by Taylor & Francis Group or a successor.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publication ethics: Taylor & Francis is a member of COPE and committed to peer review integrity. Model summary
Taylor & Francis is a member of the Committee on Publications Ethics (COPE). Taylor & Francis is committed to peer review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review in our journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Journal of Business Analytics 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? Increase the discoverabili…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review policy: single or double anonymized peer review by independent, expert referees after editor assessment for suitability. Model summary
Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be single or double anonymized peer-reviewed by independent, expert referees. You can find out more information on our Instructions for Authors page.
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
- 2573-234X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2573-2358
- Society / sponsor
- Operational Research Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Business Analytics
What CAS zone is Journal of Business Analytics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Business Analytics is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Information Systems / Operations Research & Management Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Business Analytics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Business Analytics?
Based on the dates recorded on 48 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 217 days (interquartile range 155–335 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 7%. 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 Journal of Business Analytics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Business Analytics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Business Analytics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Business Analytics 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: .