Journal profile
Journal of Business Management and Accounting
ISSN 2231-9298 · eISSN 2636-9249 · UUM PRESS · Malaysia
Journal of Business Management and Accounting: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Business Management and Accounting is published by UUM PRESS. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Taxation and Compliance Studies, Employee Performance and Management and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, together about 19.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advancing rigorous, context-rich and practice-relevant scholarship in business management, leadership and accounting, with particular emphasis on research that connects theory and evidence with real organisational challenges.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Malaysia 21, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Indonesia 1, Thailand 1 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Taxation and Compliance StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.9%
- Employee Performance and ManagementSocial Sciences6.9%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- Economic and Fiscal StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences5%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
MyCite, MyJurnal, Crossref, Google Scholar, EBSCO Business SourcePublisher 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
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.68OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 212 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 60 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 56 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 73 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 86 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 69 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 37 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- 200–250 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted7
- comparative case studyComparative Case Study Comparative or multiple-case research involving organisations, industries, sectors or countries. Recommended: 6,000–9,000 wordsLength not stated
- conceptual articleConceptual Article Theory development, conceptual frameworks, propositions or substantive theoretical integration. Recommended: 6,000–8,000 wordsLength not stated
- research articleResearch Article Original quantitative, qualitative or mixed-method empirical research. Recommended: 6,000–8,000 wordsLength not stated
- research case studyResearch Case Study Rigorous scholarly research using single, embedded, longitudinal or other case-study designs. Recommended: 6,000–9,000 wordsLength not stated
- reviewAuthors should select the most appropriate manuscript type during submission. Research ArticleOriginal quantitative, qualitative or mixed-method empirical resea…Length not stated
- review articleReview Article Systematic, integrative, critical or other rigorous scholarly reviews. Recommended: 6,000–9,000 wordsLength not stated
- teaching caseTeaching Case Authentic organisational cases designed for analysis, discussion and classroom decision-making. Recommended: 3,000–7,000 wordsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use
Generative AI cannot be listed as authors Model summary
Generative AI systems cannot be listed as authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
APA 7th edition referencing style Model summary
JBMA uses the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th edition referencing style.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind review Model summary
Double-blind review: The main manuscript must not contain author names, affiliations, acknowledgements or other information that may directly identify the authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Similarity index below 20% Model summary
As a general guideline, manuscripts should normally demonstrate an overall similarity index below 20%.
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
- UUM PRESS
- Country or region
- Malaysia
- Language
- Malay (macrolanguage), English
- ISSN
- 2231-9298
- Electronic ISSN
- 2636-9249
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Management and Accounting
How long does peer review take at Journal of Business Management and Accounting?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Management and Accounting?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: 4–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Business Management and Accounting based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Malaysia (21), United States (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Business Management and Accounting?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Business Management and Accounting is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Business Management and Accounting open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Business Management and Accounting 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .