Journal profile · BUSINESS
Journal of Electronic Commerce Research
ISSN 1526-6133 · eISSN 1938-9027 · California State University Press
Journal of Electronic Commerce Research: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.94; subscription journal; 21 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Electronic Commerce Research is published by California State University Press and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Customer Service Quality and Loyalty, together about 52.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Marketing. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences22.4%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences22.4%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting7.9%
- Consumer Market Behavior and PricingBusiness, Management and Accounting6.3%
- Consumer Retail Behavior StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.3%
- Digital Platforms and EconomicsBusiness, Management and Accounting5.8%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting3.7%
- Knowledge Management and SharingSocial Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 3.94LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 149OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 19.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 183 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- California State University Press
- ISSN
- 1526-6133
- Electronic ISSN
- 1938-9027
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Electronic Commerce Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Electronic Commerce Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Electronic Commerce Research is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business. 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 Electronic Commerce Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.94; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 56.
Which databases index Journal of Electronic Commerce Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Electronic Commerce Research is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Electronic Commerce Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Electronic Commerce Research is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .