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Journal of Competitiveness
ISSN 1804-171X · eISSN 1804-1728 · Tomas Bata University in Zlín · Czechia
Journal of Competitiveness: CAS Zone 2 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.39; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 54 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Competitiveness is published by Tomas Bata University in Zlín and is in Zone 2 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Trade and Competitiveness, Business and Economic Development and Regional Development and Policy, together about 25.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Competitiveness focuses on publishing original scientific articles from the fields of economics, finance and management.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Czechia 14, United Kingdom 2, Italy 1, Spain 1, Australia 1 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Trade and CompetitivenessBusiness, Management and Accounting11.1%
- Business and Economic DevelopmentEnvironmental Science7.3%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences7.1%
- Economic and Business Development StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher 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
- 2.39LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 308OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 80.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 579 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 115 |
| 2025 | 54 | 54 | 55 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 114 |
| 2023 | 52 | 52 | 329 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 662 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 1,503 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 450 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 450 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 450 | 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
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license Model summary
The journal offers access to the contents in the open access system on the principles license Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Model summary
The journal offers access to the contents in the open access system on the principles license Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review PEER-REVIEW PROCESS
Peer review by two independent reviewers Model summary
Procedure for the peer review The Journal of Competitiveness makes sure that the Editor, the Editorial Office members, authors and reviewers strictly follow the principles of scientific and publishing ethical codes. The review process is conducted in the form of double blind review. Before the manuscripts are submitted for a critical review process, all the information that would enable any identi…
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
- Tomas Bata University in Zlín
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1804-171X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1804-1728
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Competitiveness
What CAS zone is Journal of Competitiveness in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Competitiveness is in Zone 2 of Management, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Economics / Business / 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 Journal of Competitiveness?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.39; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Competitiveness?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Competitiveness?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; Templates: Word. 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 Competitiveness based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (14), United Kingdom (2) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Competitiveness?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Competitiveness is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Competitiveness open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Competitiveness is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .