Journal profile
Market Forces
ISSN 1816-8434 · eISSN 2309-866X · Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology · Pakistan
Market Forces: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Market Forces is published by Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification and Employee Performance and Management, together about 25.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Marketing. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Market Forces is a refereed journal which provides a platform for disseminating original research on business and management related themes. It publishes research articles that are of a multidisciplinary nature with practical significance. Thus, its main objective is to attract thorough academic research that benefits corporate institutions, economic development and the society. Market Forces encourages original research contributions from academicians and corporate professionals around the globe. The journal publishes conceptual, empirical and methodological articles across the entire domain of business and management including accounting and finance, marketing, general management, human resource management, organizational development, strategic management, business ethics, management information systems and business economics. In addition to academic research, Market Forces occasionally features policy debates and book reviews.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Muhammad AsadUllahPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Pakistan 10, United Kingdom 3, Malaysia 3, United States 2, Canada 1 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting10.2%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting7.9%
- Employee Performance and ManagementSocial Sciences7.9%
- Marketing and Advertising StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.9%
- Consumer Behavior and Marketing InfluenceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.4%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Ulrich, Crossref, Libray of CongressPublisher 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
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.44OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 342 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 25 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 96 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 136 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 158 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 105 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 72 |
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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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)
Article types accepted5
- book reviewsThe journal publishes research papers, case studies, book reviews, policy papers and conference reports in the domain of management, marketing, finance, account…Length not stated
- case studiesThe journal publishes research papers, case studies, book reviews, policy papers and conference reports in the domain of management, marketing, finance, account…Length not stated
- conference reportsThe journal publishes research papers, case studies, book reviews, policy papers and conference reports in the domain of management, marketing, finance, account…Length not stated
- policy papersThe journal publishes research papers, case studies, book reviews, policy papers and conference reports in the domain of management, marketing, finance, account…Length not stated
- research papersThe journal publishes research papers, case studies, book reviews, policy papers and conference reports in the domain of management, marketing, finance, account…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
This work by Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Model summary
This work by Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All manuscripts are initially reviewed by the editor who either accepts the manuscript for the review process or rejects it. Model summary
All manuscripts are initially reviewed by the editor who either accepts the manuscript for the review process or rejects it.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
All manuscripts are screened for plagiarism as per HEC guidelines. Model summary
All manuscripts are screened for plagiarism as per HEC guidelines.
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
- Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology
- Country or region
- Pakistan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1816-8434
- Electronic ISSN
- 2309-866X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Market Forces
How long does peer review take at Market Forces?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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 Market Forces based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Pakistan (10), United Kingdom (3) and Malaysia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Market Forces?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Market Forces is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Market Forces open access, and what is the APC?
Market Forces 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .