Aims & Scope

Cogent Business & Management is a multidisciplinary open access journal that strives for inclusivity and global reach.

The broad scope of the journal creates a perfect environment to foster connections between researchers across all areas of business and management research, from operations to corporate governance and accounting to marketing.

A range of article types are accepted, including reviews, letters and replication studies.

Through open access publishing, we bring sound and scholarly research to people across the globe.

Our Editor-in-Chief Professor Len Tiu Wright leads an expert and diverse international editorial board who undertake objective and constructive peer review.

Each submission is evaluated on its own scholarly merit and research integrity.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year Value
2025 2.9

Journal Rank

Year Value
2024 9739

Journal Citation Indicator

Year Value
2024 6130

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year Value
2024 0.596

Quartile

Year Value
2024 Q2

h-index

Year Value
2024 56

Impact Factor Trend


Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.


Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting and Decision Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.


Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.


Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.


Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.


APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Business, Management and Accounting and Decision Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,195.00 USD. Learn more.

Explore journals without APCs for alternative publishing options.


Quick Facts

Current Factor
2.9
First Published: 2025

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

SJR
0.596
First Published: 2024

Quartile

Current Quartile
Q2
First Published: 2024

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