Journal profile · Business, Management and Accounting-Business and International Management
Journal of Governance and Regulation
ISSN 2220-9352 · eISSN 2306-6784 · Virtus Interpress
Journal of Governance and Regulation: impact factor 46 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; 145 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Governance and Regulation is published by Virtus Interpress. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Corporate Finance and Governance, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting and Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal has been established to publish high quality theoretical and empirical studies in governance and regulation with application to both macro and microeconomic issues. Its distinctive focus is original, rigorous research with practical applications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-Business and International Management
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 19, France 10, United States 3, United Kingdom 3, Spain 3 (61 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting15.3%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting9.6%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting7.8%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting5.5%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Taxation and Compliance StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Working Capital and Financial PerformanceBusiness, Management and Accounting3.5%
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EconLitPublisher website
Other: ANVUR journal list (Italy), NSD Database (Norway), SIDREA (Italy), BASE (Germany), EconBiz (Germany), EconStor (Germany), The German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB), Federal Science Library (Canada), COBISS, MIAR (Spain), Qualis (Brazil), Cabells (USA), ScienceGate, Dimensions (Altmetric) (UK), Scilit, British Library, Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic, Semantic Scholar, UGC Approved List of Journals, Ulrichsweb: Global Serials Directory (USA), Zetoc (UK), SUNCAT (UK), The Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal, ROAD, Scinapse - Academic Research Engine (South Korea), J-Gate Database (India)
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 (publisher)
- 46Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 182OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,196 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 101 | 101 | 45 |
| 2025 | 145 | 145 | 334 |
| 2024 | 146 | 146 | 530 |
| 2023 | 137 | 137 | 668 |
| 2022 | 122 | 122 | 756 |
| 2021 | 101 | 101 | 797 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement Model summary
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
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
- Virtus Interpress
- ISSN
- 2220-9352
- Electronic ISSN
- 2306-6784
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Governance and Regulation
What is the impact factor of Journal of Governance and Regulation?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 46; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 29.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Governance and Regulation based?
Of the 61 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (19), France (10) and United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Governance and Regulation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Governance and Regulation is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Governance and Regulation open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Governance and Regulation is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .