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Journal of Competitiveness is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 5.8), ABS / AJG 2, WoS SSCI, DOAJ. Published by Tomas Bata University in Zlín.
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ISSN 1804-171XVerify ISSN ↗1804-1728Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Tomas Bata University in Zlín
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all) | 30 / 289 | 89th | Q1 |
| Business, Management and Accounting (all) | 68 / 235 | 71st | Q2 |
Not listed in: ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2016–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 5.8.
Journal of Competitiveness is Q1 in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all) (rank 30 of 289) and Q2 in Business, Management and Accounting (all) (rank 68 of 235), by CiteScore 2025.
Journal of Competitiveness is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 5.8, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 89th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.513, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 45.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$485 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.
Journal of Competitiveness is published by Tomas Bata University in Zlín. Its print ISSN is 1804-171X and its online ISSN is 1804-1728.
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
It is graded 2 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Strategy field.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Journal of Competitiveness has an h-index of 59 and a 2-year mean of 2.96 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.8, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #35 of 269 Scopus journals in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all).
Journal of Competitiveness published 54 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
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.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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