Journal profile · MANAGEMENT
Strategic Management
ISSN 1821-3448 · eISSN 2334-6191 · University of Novi Sad - Faculty of Economics, Subotica · Serbia
Strategic Management: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Strategic Management is published by University of Novi Sad - Faculty of Economics, Subotica 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 Innovation and Knowledge Management, Business Strategy and Innovation and Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies, together about 24.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Strategic Management journal (International Journal of Strategic Management and Decision Support Systems in Strategic Management) is dedicated to manuscripts that address strategic thinking at the organizational level and emphasize the importance of a strategic approach as it predetermines the success of any company. The objectives of the Strategic Management journal (International Journal of Strategic Management and Decision Support Systems in Strategic Management) include identifying ways and providing recommendations for organizations to overcome environmental challenges, meet new customer needs, and properly utilize available resources, all through strategic orientation. The journal emphasizes monitoring and assessing external opportunities and threats in the context of a company’s strengths and weaknesses. Furthermore, the journal is committed to exploring the main phases of strategic management concepts, such as strategy formulation and implementation. Additionally, the aims and scope of the Strategic Management Journal encompass subjects defining new technologies that support decision-making in strategic management. Acceptable research areas may vary, including management, business informatics, digital business transformations, business economics, econometrics, decision theory, operative management, database management, and others.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MANAGEMENT
Editor-in-chief Lazar RakovićPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting8.9%
- Business Strategy and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting7.9%
- Organizational Leadership and Management StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting7.6%
- Complex Systems and Decision MakingDecision Sciences4.9%
- Organizational Strategy and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
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 | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Dimensions, CrossrefPublisher 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
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 585 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 3 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| 2024 | 70 | 70 | 114 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 152 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 276 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 | 704 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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 | — |
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 websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
No publishing or submission fee. Model summary
There is no publishing or submission fee.
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
- University of Novi Sad - Faculty of Economics, Subotica
- Country or region
- Serbia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1821-3448
- Electronic ISSN
- 2334-6191
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Strategic Management
What CAS zone is Strategic Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Strategic Management is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Management. 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 Strategic Management?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Which databases index Strategic Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Strategic Management is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Strategic Management open access, and what is the APC?
Strategic Management 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: .