Journal profile · MANAGEMENT
Strategy Science
ISSN 2333-2050 · eISSN 2333-2077 · INFORMS Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Strategy Science: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.7 (journal website); subscription journal; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Strategy Science is published by INFORMS Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences 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 Corporate Finance and Governance, together about 36% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Strategy Science seeks to publish outstanding research directed to the challenges of strategic management in both business and non-business organizations.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MANAGEMENT
Editor-in-chief Todd ZengerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 1, France 1, Italy 1, Denmark 1, Austria 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting18.7%
- Business Strategy and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting9.9%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting7.4%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.5%
- Digital Platforms and EconomicsBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Innovation Diffusion and ForecastingDecision Sciences4.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.5%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | 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
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 157OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 310 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 1 | 31 |
| 2025 | 26 | 5 | 70 |
| 2024 | 32 | 8 | 553 |
| 2023 | 35 | 3 | 954 |
| 2022 | 31 | 5 | 178 |
| 2021 | 37 | 11 | 1,049 |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- INFORMS Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
- ISSN
- 2333-2050
- Electronic ISSN
- 2333-2077
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Strategy Science
What CAS zone is Strategy Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Strategy Science is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Strategy Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 6.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.6, h-index 49.
Where are the editorial board members of Strategy Science based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (1), France (1) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Strategy Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Strategy Science is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Strategy Science open access, and what is the APC?
Strategy Science 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, 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: .