Journal profile · MANAGEMENT
Journal of Management Inquiry
ISSN 1056-4926 · eISSN 1552-6542 · SAGE
Journal of Management Inquiry: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.67; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Management Inquiry is published by SAGE and is in Zone 3 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Management and Organizational Studies, Posthumanist Ethics and Activism and Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics, together about 43.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Comprehensive PerspectiveThe Journal of Management Inquiry, sponsored by the Western Academy of Management, is a refereed journal for scholars and ...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MANAGEMENT
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting21.5%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences12.8%
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences9.3%
- Decolonial Thought and EpistemologiesSocial Sciences6.8%
- Management Theory and PracticeBusiness, Management and Accounting6%
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Sciences5.7%
- Asian American and Pacific HistoriesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | 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 | Management | 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
- 2.67LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 104OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 799OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 55.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,918 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 14 | 5 |
| 2025 | 29 | 23 | 94 |
| 2024 | 33 | 24 | 208 |
| 2023 | 28 | 18 | 266 |
| 2022 | 18 | 9 | 414 |
| 2021 | 35 | 20 | 761 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1056-4926
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-6542
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Management Inquiry
What CAS zone is Journal of Management Inquiry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Management Inquiry is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Management. 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 Management Inquiry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.67; CiteScore 8.3, h-index 104.
Which databases index Journal of Management Inquiry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Management Inquiry is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Management Inquiry open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Management Inquiry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .