Journal profile · BUSINESS
Journal of Intelligence Studies in Business
ISSN 2001-015X · Halmstad University · Sweden
Journal of Intelligence Studies in Business: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Intelligence Studies in Business is published by Halmstad University 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 Competitive and Knowledge Intelligence, Big Data and Business Intelligence and Business Strategy and Innovation, together about 66.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Intelligence Studies in Business (JISIB) is a double blinded peer reviewed open access journal published by Halmstad University, Sweden. Its mission is to help facilitate and publish original research, conference proceedings and book reviews. The journal includes articles within areas such as Competitive Intelligence, Business Intelligence, Market Intelligence, Scientific and Technical Intelligence, Collective Intelligence and Geo-economics. This means that the journal has a managerial as well as an applied technical side (Information Systems), as these are now well integrated in real life Business Intelligence solutions. By focusing on business applications the journal do not compete directly with journals of Library Sciences or State or Military Intelligence Studies. Topics within the selected study areas should show clear practical implications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS
Editor-in-chief Andrejs CekulsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 20%); most named Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1, France 1, Norway 1, Morocco 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Competitive and Knowledge IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting34.1%
- Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting22.9%
- Business Strategy and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting9%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7.8%
- Intelligence, Security, War StrategySocial Sciences2.7%
- Intellectual Capital and Performance AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting2%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences1.9%
- Information Technology Governance and StrategyBusiness, Management and Accounting1.9%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | 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
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 78%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 348 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 1 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 7 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 54 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 207 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 42 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 98 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 15,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- book reviews; conference proceedings
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- articleArticle Leveraging Intelligence for Economic Transformation: The Role of National Intelligence Agencies in Fostering Gross Capital FormationLength not stated
- book reviewJISIB accepts the free solicitation of original research (maximum 15,000 words) and opinion articles (maximum 8,000 words). In addition, book reviews (maximum 5…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- book reviewsbook reviews (maximum 5,000 words) and conference proceedings may be published by invitationLength not stated
- conference proceedingsbook reviews (maximum 5,000 words) and conference proceedings may be published by invitationLength not stated
- opinionJISIB accepts the free solicitation of original research (maximum 15,000 words) and opinion articles (maximum 8,000 words). In addition, book reviews (maximum 5…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- opinion articlesopinion articles (maximum 8,000 words)Length not stated
- original researchJISIB accepts the free solicitation of original research (maximum 15,000 words) and opinion articles (maximum 8,000 words). In addition, book reviews (maximum 5…main text ≤ 15,000 words
- original research articlesJISIB accepts the free solicitation of original research (maximum 15,000 words)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Funding sources and conflicts of interest
All funding sources should be explicitly stated at the end of the article, either in the Acknowledgements section or in a separate Funding section. Authors must state any conflicts of interest that are pertinent to the submitted text.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Access and Retention
Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication ethics and publication malpractice statement
The publication of an article in a peer reviewed journal is an essential model for our journal "Journal of Intelligence Studies in Business". It is necessary to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer and the publisher. Our ethic statements are based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- 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 ·- Open access Open Access and archiving
Peer-reviewed, no-fee Open Access Journal. Model summary
All articles accepted and printed by JISIB are immediately released as Open Access, as described by the Budapest Open Access Initiative, 2002.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Submission and review process
All submissions should proceed through the online submission system. Users must first create a user name and login. In case of issues with the submission system, please contact the site administrator.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality and Plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.
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
- Halmstad University
- Country or region
- Sweden
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2001-015X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Intelligence Studies in Business
What CAS zone is Journal of Intelligence Studies in Business in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Intelligence Studies in Business is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business. 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 Intelligence Studies in Business?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Intelligence Studies in Business?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 15,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Intelligence Studies in Business based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 20%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), United Kingdom (1) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Intelligence Studies in Business?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Intelligence Studies in Business is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Intelligence Studies in Business open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Intelligence Studies in Business 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: .