Frontiers of Business Research in China

Aims & Scope

Frontiers of Business Research in China (FBR) is a double-blind refereed quarterly journal in business research.

FBR offers a multidisciplinary forum for academics, practitioners, and policy makers that focuses on business administration, and encourages interdisciplinary studies and interactions between Chinese and international researchers.

FBR publishes original academic and practical research articles that extend, test, or build management theories, as well as contributions to business administration practice, either in the Greater China region or beyond.

The Journal also publishes related commentaries and case studies.

FBR invites submissions of high-quality manuscripts in all areas of business administration, without limitations on research methods.

Major areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Accounting, Finance, Human resources, International business, Marketing, Management information systems, Operations management, Organizational behavior, and Strategic management.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	1.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.233

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	25

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19386

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	58

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The digitalization and public crisis responses of small and medium enterprises: Implications from a COVID-19 survey

  Citation: 233

  Authors: Hai, Zhuen, Ran, Anqi

• Deep learning in finance and banking: A literature review and classification

  Citation: 171

  Authors: Jian, Junyi, Stella

• Dispositional antecedents and consequences of workplace ostracism: An empirical examination

  Citation: 114

  Authors: Longzeng, Liqun, Chun

• Digital entrepreneurship ecosystem as a new form of organizing: the case of Zhongguancun

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Wenjie, Wenyu, Jiamin

• Ranking and selecting the best performance appraisal method using the MULTIMOORA approach integrated Shannon’s entropy

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Abteen, Gelayol, Mohammad, Edmundas Kazimieras

• Building stock market resilience through digital transformation: using Google trends to analyze the impact of COVID-19 pandemic

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Ding, Chong, Calvin M. L., Wenting

• Reducing turnover intention: perceived organizational support for frontline employees

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Qiang, Chao

• Impact of dark tetrad personality traits on nascent entrepreneurial behavior: the mediating role of entrepreneurial intention

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Li, Majid, Sheikh Farhan, Shumaila

• How authentic leadership influences employee proactivity: the sequential mediating effects of psychological empowerment and core self-evaluations and the moderating role of employee political skill

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Jing, Lynda J., Yue, Guangjian

• R&D spending, strategic position and firm performance

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Bing, Jing, Steven X.

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