Journal profile · Business, Management and Accounting-Strategy and Management
Strategic Direction
ISSN 0258-0543 · eISSN 1758-8588 · Emerald
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Strategic Direction: subscription journal; 154 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Strategic Direction is published by Emerald. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Business Strategies and Innovation, Innovation and Knowledge Management and Management and Organizational Practices, together about 33.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-Strategy and Management
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Business Strategies and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting13.9%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting10.6%
- Management and Organizational PracticesBusiness, Management and Accounting8.6%
- Leadership and Management in OrganizationsBusiness, Management and Accounting6.1%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Marketing and Advertising StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
- Organizational Management and LeadershipBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy and Management | Q4 | 497/506 | 1st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 255OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,472 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 150 | 0 | 213 |
| 2025 | 154 | 2 | 767 |
| 2024 | 152 | 0 | 1,223 |
| 2023 | 144 | 1 | 1,624 |
| 2022 | 140 | 0 | 1,466 |
| 2021 | 146 | 0 | 2,024 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Before you submit
Three checks before submitting to Strategic Direction
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Business Strategies and Innovation, Innovation and Knowledge Management.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 0258-0543
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-8588
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Strategic Direction
Which databases index Strategic Direction?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Strategic Direction is indexed in Scopus.
Is Strategic Direction open access, and what is the APC?
Strategic Direction is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .