Journal of World Business

Aims & Scope

The Journal of World Business is a premier journal in the field of international business with a history dating to 1965 with the founding of the Columbia Journal of World Business.

JWB publishes cutting-edge research that reflects important developments in the global business environment and advances new theoretical directions and ways of thinking about global phenomena.

The journal especially encourages submissions that break new ground or demonstrate novel or counterintuitive findings in relation to established theories or assumptions and welcomes a variety of conceptual and theoretical traditions, including those drawn from allied social and behavioral sciences.

Submissions should develop new and/or test existing theory, and empirical papers may employ a range of qualitative, quantitative and other methodologies so long as they are rigorous and appropriate.

Although JWB's primary readers are scholars and researchers, the journal values contributions that explore and explicate implications for global enterprises and their managers, as well as consequences for public policy and the broader role of business in society.

JWB welcomes manuscripts in the following areas: Global Political and Economic Environment; Strategic Management; Organizational Behavior; Cross-Cultural Management; Leadership; Human Resources Management; Ethics, Social Responsibility and Sustainability; Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship.

While manuscripts may focus on a single country or small group of countries, all submissions should reflect some cross-border or comparative dimensions, or explore and advance other issues affecting international business, consistent with the global scope of the journal.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	8.8

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	4.297

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	149

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	371

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2133

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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 Economics, Econometrics and Finance, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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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.

• Social entrepreneurship research: A source of explanation, prediction, and delight

  Citation: 2519

  Authors: Johanna, Ignasi

• Social entrepreneurship: A critical review of the concept

  Citation: 1174

  Authors: Ana María, Murdith

• Understanding cultures and implicit leadership theories across the globe: an introduction to project GLOBE

  Citation: 1014

  Authors: Robert, Mansour, Paul, Peter

• How emerging market governments promote outward FDI: Experience from China

  Citation: 824

  Authors: Yadong, Qiuzhi, Binjie

• Investigating social entrepreneurship: A multidimensional model

  Citation: 816

  Authors: Jay, Gillian Sullivan

• Exporting challenges of SMEs: A review and future research agenda

  Citation: 697

  Authors: Justin, Sundar, Parul

• Corporate sustainability and organizational culture

  Citation: 689

  Authors: Martina K., Andrew

• Why do Chinese firms tend to acquire strategic assets in international expansion?

  Citation: 652

  Authors: Ping

• Conceptualizing accelerated internationalization in the born global firm: A dynamic capabilities perspective

  Citation: 618

  Authors: Jay, Gillian Sullivan, Peter W., Gary

• What determines Chinese outward FDI?

  Citation: 614

  Authors: Ivar, Arne

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