CAS major category

Management SSCI Journals

The Management major category of the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition) holds 1,050 journals. This page ranks them by impact factor and gives each one's CAS zone, review time, APC and open-access status (as of October 2026). Largest minor categories: Management (370), Business (264), Information Science & Library Science (142), Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism (116), Business, Finance (90), Public Administration (72), Operations Research & Management Science (43), Industrial Relations & Labor (40).

Journals1,050SCIE 66 · SSCI 418 · A&HCI 4 · ESCI 581
Zone 1 / Zone 247 / 96Zone 3 193 · Zone 4 697 (CAS 2025 upgraded edition)
Top journals56Marked in the CAS ranking
Open access287Gold and diamond OA
No APC162No article processing charge
Median review timeabout 27.3 weeks603 journals with review-time data

Management SSCI Journals by impact factor

Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior

ISSN 2327-0608 · Annual Reviews Inc.Multiple

IF 55.63CAS Zone 1 · Management · TopSubscription20 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
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Data & Policy

ISSN 2632-3249 · Cambridge University Press · United KingdomPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

IF 35CAS Zone 4 · ManagementReview: about 12 weeksAPC about USD 2,590Gold OA90 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
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International Journal of Information Management

ISSN 0268-4012 · ElsevierINFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

IF 25.16CAS Zone 1 · Management · TopReview: about 228 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 3,990Hybrid OA116 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
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Business Systems Research Journal

ISSN 1847-8344 · Sciendo · PolandBUSINESS

IF 19CAS Zone 4 · ManagementReview: about 22 weeksAPC about USD 269Gold OA34 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
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Academy of Management Annals

ISSN 1941-6520 · Academy of ManagementMultiple

IF 17.55CAS Zone 1 · Management · TopSubscription26 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
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Triple Helix

ISSN 2197-1927 · Brill | Sense · NetherlandsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)

IF 16CAS Zone 4 · ManagementReview: about 13 weeksAPC charged, amount not publishedGold OA19 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
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Tourism Management

ISSN 0261-5177 · ElsevierMultiple

IF 14.34CAS Zone 1 · Management · TopReview: about 227 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 4,690Hybrid OA216 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
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Journal of Innovation & Knowledge

ISSN 2530-7614 · Elsevier · SpainMultiple

IF 13.86CAS Zone 1 · Management · TopReview: about 161 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 2,200Gold OA269 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus · DOAJ
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Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services

ISSN 0969-6989 · ElsevierBUSINESS

IF 13.74CAS Zone 1 · Management · TopReview: about 102 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 4,510Hybrid OA444 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
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Technological Forecasting and Social Change

ISSN 0040-1625 · ElsevierMultiple

IF 13.37CAS Zone 1 · Management · TopReview: about 337 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 3,490Hybrid OA453 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
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International Journal of Management Reviews

ISSN 1460-8545 · Wiley-BlackwellMultiple

IF 13.27CAS Zone 2 · ManagementReview: median 626 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 4,220Hybrid OA30 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
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Business Strategy and the Environment

ISSN 0964-4733 · Wiley-BlackwellMultiple

IF 13.1CAS Zone 1 · Management · TopReview: median 188 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 4,480Hybrid OA774 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
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Organizacija

ISSN 1318-5454 · Sciendo · SloveniaMANAGEMENT

IF 13CAS Zone 4 · ManagementReview: about 16 weeksNo APCGold OA24 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
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Technology in Society

ISSN 0160-791X · ElsevierMultiple

IF 12.86CAS Zone 2 · Management · TopReview: about 195 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 3,660Hybrid OA365 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
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Academy of Management Journal

ISSN 0001-4273 · Academy of ManagementMultiple

IF 12.57CAS Zone 1 · Management · TopSubscription60 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
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Academy of Management Review

ISSN 0363-7425 · Academy of ManagementMultiple

IF 12.41CAS Zone 1 · Management · TopSubscription50 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
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Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management

ISSN 1936-8623 · Taylor & FrancisMultiple

IF 12.36CAS Zone 1 · Management · TopReview: about 49 days (first decision after review, publisher)APC charged, amount not publishedSubscription46 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
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Physical Culture and Sport Studies and Research

ISSN 2081-2221 · Sciendo · PolandHOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

IF 12CAS Zone 4 · ManagementReview: about 4 weeksAPC about USD 660Gold OA27 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
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Technovation

ISSN 0166-4972 · Elsevier Ltd · NETHERLANDSEngineering, Industrial

IF 11.86CAS Zone 1 · Management · TopReview: about 350 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 3,890Hybrid OA226 articles/yrSCIE · SSCI · Scopus
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Journal of Product Innovation Management

ISSN 0737-6782 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · UNITED STATESEngineering, Industrial

IF 11.82CAS Zone 1 · Management · TopReview: median 686 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,400Hybrid OA67 articles/yrSCIE · SSCI · Scopus
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Business & Information Systems Engineering

ISSN 1867-0202 · Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden · GERMANYComputer Science, Information Systems

IF 11.67CAS Zone 3 · ManagementReview: median 296 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 4,090Hybrid OA67 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
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Business & Information Systems Engineering

ISSN 2363-7005 · Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden · NorwayComputer Science-Information Systems

IF 11.67CAS Zone 3 · ManagementReview: median 296 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 4,090Hybrid OA67 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus
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Review of Managerial Science

ISSN 1863-6683 · Springer NatureMANAGEMENT

IF 11.25CAS Zone 2 · ManagementReview: median 317 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,190Hybrid OA135 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
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International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

ISSN 0959-6119 · EmeraldMultiple

IF 11.24CAS Zone 1 · Management · TopSubscription185 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
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Management journals: frequently asked questions

How many SSCI journals are there in Management?

As of October 2026, JournalCompass lists 1050 journals in the Management major category of the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition): 47 in Zone 1, 96 in Zone 2, 193 in Zone 3 and 697 in Zone 4, 56 of them Top journals. By database: SCIE 66, SSCI 418, A&HCI 4 and ESCI 581 (a journal can be indexed in more than one).

Which Management journals are in CAS Zone 1?

By impact factor, the Zone 1 journals in Management include Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior (impact factor 55.63), International Journal of Information Management (impact factor 25.16), Academy of Management Annals (impact factor 17.55), Tourism Management (impact factor 14.34), Journal of Innovation & Knowledge (impact factor 13.86), 47 in all; see the full list of Zone 1 Management journals.

Which Management journals have fast peer review?

Across the 603 Management journals with review-time data, the median review time is about 27.3 weeks. Among Zone 1–2 journals, fast ones include Journal of Interactive Marketing (about 0.7 weeks, publisher figure), Policy and Society (about 0.9 weeks, publisher figure), International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal (about 1.1 weeks, publisher figure), Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management (about 7 weeks, publisher figure), Sport Management Review (about 8.6 weeks, publisher figure). Review times come first from article statistics (the median from submission to acceptance over the last 24 months), then from publisher figures and community reports; a single manuscript can take much longer or shorter.

Which Management journals charge no APC?

162 journals in Management charge authors no article processing charge (APC); those with the highest impact factors include Organizacija (impact factor 13), Organization Technology and Management in Construction (impact factor 9), Organization Theory (impact factor 7), European Management Studies (impact factor 7), International Journal of Innovation Studies (impact factor 6.5); see the list of Management journals with no APC. Subscription journals usually charge no APC but may charge for colour figures or extra pages; check the journal's website before submitting.

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