Journal profile · Business, Management and Accounting-Business and International Management
Latin American Business Review
ISSN 1097-8526 · eISSN 1528-6932 · Taylor & Francis
Latin American Business Review: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 356 days to acceptance (24 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 14% (journal website); 12 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Latin American Business Review is published by Taylor & Francis and is classed under Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Business and FDI, Corporate Finance and Governance and Global trade and economics, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Mission statement: Latin American Business Review is a quarterly, refereed journal, which facilitates the exchange of information and new ideas between academics, business practitioners, public policymakers, and those in the international development community. Special features of the journal will keep you current on various teaching, research, and information sources. These activities all focus on the business and economic environment of the diverse and dynamic countries of Latin America. As a researcher, business professional, expert advisor, or part of a professional group or institution concerned with policymaking and influencing business development, you will find articles in Latin American Business Review of direct interest and utility. A wide variety of articles is also available in the Review, including research papers, both theoretical and empirical in nature; works in business and public policy; short survey articles; and case studies, both comparative or focusing on single countries. Articles are interdisciplinary, addressing such varied issues as: Business development, Management, Regional integration, Microenterprises and industry studies, Cross-cultural studies, Trade policy, and Financial markets. Articles in Latin American Business Review are published in English; however, each article's abstract appears not only in English but also in Spanish and in Portuguese. Special features of the Review may include reviews of current books and other journals of interest. For those teaching in either executive education programs or at the university level, a special feature is the discussion of useful and current sources of information for classroom use as well as a review of current business cases. To facilitate research, the journal reviews and keeps you abreast of the various data sources available and other information on the Internet and World Wide Web (www) as well as sources of research funding opportunities. Latin American Business Review is a publication of the COPPEAD Graduate School of Business at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ); Ahlers Center for International Business at University of San Diego; and FEN at University of Chile. Peer Review Policy: All research articles published in Latin American Business Review have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double anonymized refereeing by up to three anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-Business and International Management
Editor-in-chief Eduardo RauppPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 3, Chile 2 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting10.7%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting8.9%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.8%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7.4%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
- Financial Reporting and Valuation ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting3.8%
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)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ProQuest, De Gruyter Saur, Dietrich’s Index Philosophicus, EBSCOhost, Academic Search Alumni Edition, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, Academic Search Ultimate, Business Source Alumni Edition, Business Source Complete, Business Source Corporate Plus, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Current Abstracts, MasterFILE Complete, MasterFILE Premier, Public Affairs Index, TOC Premier, Elsevier BV, Emerald Publishing Limited, Emerald Management Reviews (Online), ABI/INFORM Collection, ABI/INFORM Global, Business Premium Collection, ABI/INFORM Complete Professional, ProQuest Central, ProQuest 500Publisher website
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) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.17Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.24Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 12,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 12,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 465 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 4 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 30 |
| 2021 | 27 | 5 | 183 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
356 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 256 days – 450 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (24 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 385 days
- Sample
- 24 articles with submission and acceptance dates (24 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 146 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 146 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 164 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 164 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| 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 websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Latin American Business Review is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabil…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: double anonymized refereeing by up to three anonymous referees, based on initial editor screening. Model summary
All research articles published in Latin American Business Review have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double anonymized refereeing by up to three anonymous referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1097-8526
- Electronic ISSN
- 1528-6932
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 2-3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Latin American Business Review
What CAS zone is Latin American Business Review in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Latin American Business Review?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at Latin American Business Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 24 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 356 days (interquartile range 256–450 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14% (2025). 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 Latin American Business Review based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (3) and Chile (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Latin American Business Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Latin American Business Review is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Latin American Business Review open access, and what is the APC?
Latin American Business Review is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .