Journal profile · Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics and Econometrics
Journal of Distribution Science
ISSN 1738-3110 · eISSN 2093-7717 · Korea Distribution Science Association (KODISA) · Korea, Republic of
Journal of Distribution Science: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2026 Xinrui edition); fully open access; APC about USD 750; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 138 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Distribution Science is published by Korea Distribution Science Association (KODISA) and is classed under Management in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Consumer Perception and Purchasing Behavior, Customer Service Quality and Loyalty and Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, together about 37.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Marketing. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics and Econometrics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Consumer Perception and Purchasing BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting13.3%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting13.2%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences11.2%
- Consumer Retail Behavior StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting9.4%
- Diverse Topics in Contemporary ResearchSocial Sciences7.4%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting6.8%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences5.5%
- Technology and Data AnalysisComputer Science4.3%
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)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 138LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,317 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 326 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | KRW 900,000 / USD 750 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | KRW 600,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | KRW 600,000 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Korea Distribution Science Association (KODISA)
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1738-3110
- Electronic ISSN
- 2093-7717
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Distribution Science
What CAS zone is Journal of Distribution Science in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Distribution Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Which databases index Journal of Distribution Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Distribution Science is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Distribution Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Distribution Science is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 750.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .