Journal profile · BUSINESS
Review of International Business and Strategy
ISSN 2059-6014 · eISSN 2059-6022 · Emerald
Review of International Business and Strategy: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.3 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; 35 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Review of International Business and Strategy is published by Emerald 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 International Business and FDI, Corporate Finance and Governance and Innovation and Knowledge Management, together about 50% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publishes empirical studies investigating theoretical and conceptual research in international business and global strategy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting25.3%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting14.4%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting10.3%
- Family Business Performance and SuccessionBusiness, Management and Accounting7.7%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- International Student and Expatriate ChallengesSocial Sciences3.5%
- Firm Innovation and GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 3 |
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
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
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 166OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 19.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 327 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 6 | 7 |
| 2025 | 35 | 6 | 110 |
| 2024 | 30 | 5 | 217 |
| 2023 | 22 | 7 | 231 |
| 2022 | 36 | 9 | 564 |
| 2021 | 43 | 5 | 1,319 |
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
- 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)
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- editorialEmpirical Research Paper — up to 7000 words Conceptual Research Paper — up to 7000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types and word coun…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research paperEmpirical Research Paper — up to 7000 words Conceptual Research Paper — up to 7000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Please see the article types and word coun…main text ≤ 7,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access options
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 2059-6014
- Electronic ISSN
- 2059-6022
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 36, Issue 4 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Review of International Business and Strategy
What CAS zone is Review of International Business and Strategy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Review of International Business and Strategy is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Review of International Business and Strategy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 40.
Which databases index Review of International Business and Strategy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Review of International Business and Strategy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Review of International Business and Strategy open access, and what is the APC?
Review of International Business and Strategy is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .