Journal profile · Engineering-Engineering (miscellaneous)
Journal of Innovation Management
ISSN 2183-0606 · Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Engenharia (FEUP) · Portugal
Journal of Innovation Management: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Innovation Management is published by Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Engenharia (FEUP). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovation and Knowledge Management, Business Strategies and Innovation and Service and Product Innovation, together about 37.7% 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 Journal of Innovation Management (JIM) is the diamond open access, multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal hosting cutting-edge debate on innovation and its management, whatever form and facet it takes, and embracing the technological features, managerial processes and impacts of innovation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Engineering (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief João JoséPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Portugal 20, United States 13, United Kingdom 6, Australia 6, Germany 5 (99 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting23%
- Business Strategies and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting8.4%
- Service and Product InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting6.3%
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting5.5%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Open Source Software InnovationsComputer Science5%
- University-Industry-Government Innovation ModelsBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Innovation, Technology, and SocietySocial Sciences4.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 154/300 | 48th |
| Management of Technology and Innovation | Q3 | 185/317 | 41st |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.94OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 440 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 528 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 838 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 730 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 766 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 700 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 617 |
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 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| 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)
Article types accepted7
- book reviewJIM welcomes original contributions in the form of full Research Papers (conceptual, reviews, empirical), as well as Letters from Industry/Academia/Standardisat…Length not stated
- book reviewsJIM welcomes original contributions in the form of full Research Papers (conceptual, reviews, empirical), as well as Letters from Industry/Academia/Standardisat…Length not stated
- full research paperJIM welcomes original contributions in the form of full Research Papers (conceptual, reviews, empirical), as well as Letters from Industry/Academia/Standardisat…Length not stated
- letterJIM welcomes original contributions in the form of full Research Papers (conceptual, reviews, empirical), as well as Letters from Industry/Academia/Standardisat…Length not stated
- letters from industry/academia/standardisation/policyJIM welcomes original contributions in the form of full Research Papers (conceptual, reviews, empirical), as well as Letters from Industry/Academia/Standardisat…Length not stated
- research papersJIM welcomes original contributions in the form of full Research Papers (conceptual, reviews, empirical), as well as Letters from Industry/Academia/Standardisat…Length not stated
- reviewJIM welcomes original contributions in the form of full Research Papers (conceptual, reviews, empirical), as well as Letters from Industry/Academia/Standardisat…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the Journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal; Authors are able to enter into separate, additio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review policy Model summary
JIM's Double-Blind Peer Review process has been followed. Refer to JIM's Double-Blind Peer Review Policy on its website.
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
- Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Engenharia (FEUP)
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2183-0606
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Innovation Management
How long does peer review take at Journal of Innovation Management?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Innovation Management based?
Of the 99 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (20), United States (13) and United Kingdom (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Innovation Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Innovation Management is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Innovation Management open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Innovation Management is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .