Journal profile · MANAGEMENT
Journal of Small Business Management
ISSN 0047-2778 · eISSN 1540-627X · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of Small Business Management: CAS Zone 2 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.46; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,500; 74 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: As of January 1 st, 2020, Journal of Small Business Management is no longer published by Wiley. Current content can be found on the new publisher's website: https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=ujbm20 Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Small Business Management is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Family Business Performance and Succession and Corporate Finance and Governance, together about 48.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MANAGEMENT
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting24.8%
- Family Business Performance and SuccessionBusiness, Management and Accounting13.8%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting10.1%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7.5%
- Private Equity and Venture CapitalBusiness, Management and Accounting6.9%
- Firm Innovation and GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- Innovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
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
- 5.46LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 17LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 191OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,514OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 73LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,015 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 36 | 37 |
| 2025 | 74 | 36 | 314 |
| 2024 | 80 | 43 | 1,175 |
| 2023 | 41 | 20 | 968 |
| 2022 | 59 | 26 | 2,173 |
| 2021 | 92 | 39 | 4,865 |
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 2,500 / EUR 2,100 / GBP 1,650 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0047-2778
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-627X
- Society / sponsor
- International Council for Small Business
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Small Business Management
What CAS zone is Journal of Small Business Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Small Business Management is in Zone 2 of Management, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Small Business Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.46; CiteScore 17, h-index 191.
Which databases index Journal of Small Business Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Small Business Management is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Small Business Management open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Small Business Management is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,500.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .