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Coverage
2008–2020
Source type
Journal
Open access
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Business Research
Business Research is not currently indexed in Scopus, DOAJ. Published by Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.
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ISSN 2198-2627Verify ISSN ↗2198-3402Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Scopus · InactiveOpen Access
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Open accessFully open access, peer reviewed
Not listed in: Web of Science, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Business Research indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2008–2020).
What is the impact factor of Business Research?
Business Research has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
How much does it cost to publish in Business Research?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,535 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Business Research and what is its ISSN?
Business Research is published by Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. Its print ISSN is 2198-2627 and its online ISSN is 2198-3402.
Is Business Research in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Business Research open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Business Research for 13 years, between 2008 and 2020. Coverage ended in 2020, 6 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 1,996 works and 9,838 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2020, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2020, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Business Research? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Business Research has an h-index of 42 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
42
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
112
i10-index
1,996
works indexed
9,838
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$1,535
Business Research published 35 papers in 2020; its busiest recent year was 2015 with 68. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Business Research? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2020. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2020
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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