Journal profile · Business, Management and Accounting-Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
Journal of Business Models
ISSN 2246-2465 · Aalborg University Press · Denmark
Journal of Business Models: fully open access; no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Business Models is published by Aalborg University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Business Strategies and Innovation, Innovation and Knowledge Management and Service and Product Innovation, together about 57.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management and Management of Technology and Innovation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The vision of the Journal of Business Models is to constitute a rigorous international journal devoted to establishing the discipline of business models as a separately recognised core discipline in academia - as is already the case in practice. Our business mission is to create an open source journal that is free of the ties that come along with a publisher. In turn we wish to develop a new type of profitable business model for an academic journal. The field of business models is one the fields of research within business that has gained the greatest momentum in recent years. Furthermore, it looks set to retain this momentum in the coming years and yet until now, there has not been a dedicated academic journal to support it. Despite numerous special issues on business models in highly ranked journals such as Long Range Planning, Harvard Business Review and Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, a dedicated journal needs a dedicated platform of researchers and a research environment with critical mass to lift such a duty.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Business Strategies and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting26.8%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting22.2%
- Service and Product InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting8.5%
- Digital Platforms and EconomicsBusiness, Management and Accounting6.8%
- Digital Innovation in IndustriesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.6%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting6.2%
- Management and Marketing EducationBusiness, Management and Accounting3.2%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting2.7%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 145/235 | 38th |
| Accounting | Q3 | 125/191 | 34th |
| Management of Technology and Innovation | Q3 | 215/317 | 32nd |
| Strategy and Management | Q3 | 351/506 | 30th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DOAJPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.86OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 256 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 189 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 266 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 345 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 341 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 327 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 287 |
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 ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship of the paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Editors and editorial advisory board members at Journal of Business Models will not use unpublished information disclosed in a submitted manuscript for their own research purposes without the authors’ explicit written consent. Editors will recuse themselves from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships/connec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data access and retention
Authors could be asked to provide the raw data of their study together with the paper for editorial review and should be prepared to make the data publicly available if practicable. In any event, authors should ensure accessibility of such data to other competent professionals, provided that the confidentiality of the participants can be protected and legal rights concerning proprietary data do no…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Journal of Business Models Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Originality: not previously published, not under consideration elsewhere (or explanation to editor). Model summary
The Journal of Business Models is committed to publishing and widely disseminating high-quality content. The editorial operations of the journal are governed by transparent, fair and rigorous ethical standards. The journal recognizes that the scholarly publishing includes many stakeholders such as editors, authors, reviewers, and publishers. All involved stakeholders have a shared understanding an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Articles published in Journal of Business Models follow the license Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License: Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivs (by-nc-nd). Further information about Creative Commo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Articles published in Journal of Business Models follow the license Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publicatio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Blind review instructions must be followed for peer-reviewed sections. Model summary
The Journal of Business Models adopts a double-blind peer review model. All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial screening by the Editors to assess fit and quality. If deemed suitable, they are sent to two independent reviewers for double-blind peer review. The Editors oversee the peer review process, ensuring decisions are based on reviewers’ reports and aligned with the journal’s scientific …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality and plagiarism
The Journal of Business Models adopts the ethical standards of COPE and actively monitors research integrity. If a submission is suspected of plagiarism, the Editors conduct an initial assessment using plagiarism detection software. If concerns are confirmed, the corresponding author is contacted for explanation. Unsatisfactory responses may lead to rejection or, if already published, retraction w…
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
- Aalborg University Press
- Country or region
- Denmark
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2246-2465
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 2 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Business Models
How long does peer review take at Journal of Business Models?
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 Models?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: Harvard. 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 Models?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Business Models is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Business Models open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Business Models is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .