Journal profile · BUSINESS
Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development
ISSN 1822-6760 · eISSN 2345-0355 · Vytautas Magnus University · Lithuania
Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 161; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development is published by Vytautas Magnus 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 Economic and Business Development Strategies, Agriculture Market Analysis Ukraine and Business and Economic Development, together about 36.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frequency. Journal is published quarterly, in March, June, September and December. Language of the article. Articles are published in English language. Indexing. The journal is indexed by the international databases: Clarivate Analytics Web of Science Core Collection, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), EBSCO, Business Source Complete, CAB Abstracts, Ulrich’s, DOAJ, OAJI, IndexCopernicus, ERIH PLUS, AcademicKeys.com, Google Scholar. Journal provides DOI (Digital Object Identifier) to each published article. Originality. Presented articles must be original, not published elsewhere, and should correspond with the aims and scope of the journal. The originality of the submitted articles will be verified initially through an AI detector, followed by a secondary check using trusted iThenticate Plagiarism Detection Software to identify any similarities.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS
Editor-in-chief Rasa PakeltienėPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Ukraine 2, Poland 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic and Business Development StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance16.4%
- Agriculture Market Analysis UkraineAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
- Business and Economic DevelopmentEnvironmental Science9.6%
- Economic Issues in UkraineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.9%
- Global Trade and CompetitivenessBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Agricultural Economics and PolicyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Socio-economic Development and SustainabilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
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
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCAB AbstractsERIH PLUSDOAJPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Business Source Complete, Ulrich’s, OAJI, IndexCopernicus, AcademicKeys.com, Google Scholar
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
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,334 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 5 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| 2024 | 71 | 71 | 285 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 191 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | 261 |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | 566 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double blind peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 150 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 150 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 200 / EUR 150 | — | — |
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 accepted1
- original articlesPresented articles must be original, not published elsewhere, and should correspond with the aims and scope of the journal.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Publication ethics and publication statement. Model summary
PUBLICATION ETHICS AND PUBLICATION STATEMENT
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 Unported License Model summary
Journal is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 Unported License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
DOIs provided to each published article. Model summary
Journal provides DOI (Digital Object Identifier) to each published article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review by two experts. Model summary
All manuscripts are peer-reviewed by two experts, a double-blind review system is applied.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality verified via AI detector and iThenticate plagiarism detection. Model summary
The originality of the submitted articles will be verified initially through an AI detector, followed by a secondary check using trusted iThenticate Plagiarism Detection Software to identify any similarities.
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
- Vytautas Magnus University
- Country or region
- Lithuania
- Language
- English, Lithuanian
- ISSN
- 1822-6760
- Electronic ISSN
- 2345-0355
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development
What CAS zone is Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development 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 Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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 Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Ukraine (2) and Poland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development is indexed in ESCI. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, CAB Abstracts, ERIH PLUS and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development open access, and what is the APC?
Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 161.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .