Journal profile
Journal of Business Anthropology
ISSN 2245-4217 · Copenhagen Business School · Denmark
Journal of Business Anthropology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Business Anthropology is published by Copenhagen Business School. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Anthropological Studies and Insights, Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture and Management and Organizational Studies, together about 48.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Business Anthropology (JBA) is an Open Access journal which publishes the results of anthropological and related research in business organizations and business situations of all kinds. This website is the home of JBA, and here you will find all Published Issues, as well as additional materials.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Samantha Dawn BreslinPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences20.9%
- Anthropology: Ethics, History, CultureSocial Sciences16.5%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting11.3%
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences7.2%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
- Global and Cross-Cultural ManagementSocial Sciences4.1%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 264 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 67 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 62 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 100 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 119 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 110 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 108 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted4
- case studiesThree types of manuscripts may be submitted to the Journal of Business Anthropology: theoretical articles, case studies, and field reports.Length not stated
- field reportsThree types of manuscripts may be submitted to the Journal of Business Anthropology: theoretical articles, case studies, and field reports.Length not stated
- research articlesResearch Articles Articles that will be double-blind peer-reviewed and are based on original research.Length not stated
- theoretical articlesThree types of manuscripts may be submitted to the Journal of Business Anthropology: theoretical articles, case studies, and field reports.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Authors are able to enter into separate, additio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No publication fees (APC) charged to authors. Model summary
The Journal of Business Anthropology do not charge publication fees from authors.
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
- Copenhagen Business School
- Country or region
- Denmark
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2245-4217
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Business Anthropology
How long does peer review take at Journal of Business Anthropology?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Business Anthropology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Business Anthropology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Business Anthropology is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Business Anthropology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Business Anthropology 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, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .