Journal of Economics and Business: Scopus, Scope, Metrics & Submission Guide

Key Takeaways

• Publisher: Elsevier; the journal is published on behalf of Temple University.
• Print ISSN: 0148-6195; online ISSN: 1879-1735.
• Scopus source record supplied for this task: Source ID 24378.
• Current publisher display: CiteScore 6.3 and Impact Factor 2.8.
• Core scope: corporate finance, financial markets and institutions, investments, with real estate, insurance, and consumer finance also welcomed.
• The current Guide for Authors states a US$75 submission fee for new unsolicited manuscripts.
• Elsevier lists an open-access APC of USD 2,640 excluding taxes; the journal also supports a subscription publishing route.
• Journal metrics, fees, indexing, editorial personnel, and submission instructions can change and should be reconfirmed before submission.

Journal Information at a Glance

What This Page Covers

• Journal identity and publisher
• Aims and finance-centered scope
• Scopus and current metrics
• Article and topic fit
• Submission and manuscript preparation
• Peer-review expectations
• Fees and open access
• Ethics and responsible AI use
• Researcher fit checklist

Methodology and Source Note

This profile was prepared from the journal information supplied with the task and checked against current publisher pages available on 10 August 2026. Priority was given to Elsevier/ScienceDirect for the journal’s identity, scope, ISSNs, current displayed metrics, author guidance, publication fees, and journal-level timeline indicators. The Scopus Source ID was cross-referenced with the supplied record.

Journal facts are not static. A metric can update annually; an APC or submission fee can change; an editor can rotate; a special issue can alter deadlines; and an indexing database can revise coverage. Where a current value was not sufficiently exposed by an authoritative source, this guide says “verify current value” rather than estimating it.

• Official Journal of Economics and Business page on ScienceDirect
• Elsevier journal insights
• Official Guide for Authors
• Official editorial board
• Scopus source profile

What Does the Journal Actually Publish?

The title can sound broader than the journal really is. The publisher’s scope makes finance the center of gravity. It states that the journal publishes research in all areas of finance and closely related economics, with particular emphasis on corporate finance, financial markets and institutions, and investments. It also explicitly welcomes work in real estate, insurance, and consumer finance.

That combination matters for journal selection. A paper on organizational behavior, general marketing, entrepreneurship, or public administration would not become a natural fit simply because it has an economic outcome variable. By contrast, a study of capital structure, corporate payout policy, bank behavior, market microstructure, asset pricing, household finance, insurance risk, mortgage markets, or investment decisions is much closer to the journal’s stated editorial territory when it also delivers a substantive scholarly contribution.

The journal welcomes both theoretical and applied research. This means fit is not restricted to one methodological tradition. The more important question is whether the method serves a meaningful finance or closely related economics problem and whether the results advance understanding beyond a narrow descriptive exercise.

Understanding Its Scopus Coverage and Journal Metrics

The source record provided for this article identifies Journal of Economics and Business as Scopus Source ID 24378. Elsevier’s current journal pages display a CiteScore of 6.3, which is a Scopus-derived journal metric. For a researcher whose institution requires “Scopus indexed” publication, the practical step is not merely to quote the Source ID: open the current Scopus profile, confirm the title and ISSNs, and retain a dated record of the status that applies when you submit or when your paper is published.

Elsevier also currently displays an Impact Factor of 2.8. An Impact Factor is not interchangeable with CiteScore, SJR, SNIP, or a quartile. They use different data sources and calculation rules. If an application form asks for a JCR quartile or the exact Journal Impact Factor year, verify that field directly in Clarivate’s current Journal Citation Reports rather than using a number copied from a general journal webpage.

Metrics can help with visibility and institutional classification, but they are poor substitutes for editorial fit. A well-matched paper in the journal’s finance domain has a stronger rationale for submission than an off-scope paper chosen only because a ranking looks attractive.

Is This Journal a Good Match for Your Research?

A useful fit test has four parts. First, compare your central research question with the official scope. Second, identify several recent papers with a related problem or method. Third, ask whether the journal’s likely readers would care about your primary contribution. Fourth, read the Guide for Authors before finalizing structure, files, anonymization, disclosures, and references.

For example, a manuscript examining how credit constraints affect corporate investment decisions may fit naturally if it contributes to corporate finance or financial institutions research. A general employee-engagement study would likely need a much stronger, genuine finance connection. A fintech paper may fit when it answers a financial-market, intermediation, investment, or consumer-finance question rather than treating technology adoption as the main outcome.

Recent Themes Can Help You Judge Fit

The journal’s recent publisher pages show its continuing interest in specialized financial-economics themes. A 2026 special issue on Recent Developments and Challenges in Real Options, for example, sits squarely within investment and corporate decision-making. Recent volumes also include themed work around digital finance. These examples are useful because they show how the broad scope is translated into publishable research conversations.

Do not copy a special issue topic merely because it appears current. Instead, use recent articles to assess the level of theory, empirical design, data quality, and contribution expected. If your manuscript studies a neighboring topic, the most convincing evidence of fit is that the journal’s recent literature speaks to the same scholarly conversation.

Preparing and Submitting a Manuscript

The official Guide for Authors should control your final submission package. Elsevier uses its “Your Paper Your Way” approach for this journal, which can allow more flexible formatting at initial submission than at final production. Flexibility does not mean that content requirements are optional: authors still need a coherent manuscript, complete references, required declarations, readable tables and figures, and files that the submission system can process.

What to prepare before opening the submission portal

1. Confirm journal fit with the official scope and recent papers.
2. Finalize title, abstract, keywords, main text, tables, figures, references, acknowledgements, and funding/conflict statements as applicable.
3. Check anonymization instructions and remove identifying details where the review workflow requires it.
4. Prepare contributor information, affiliations, corresponding-author details, and any data or supplementary files requested.
5. Review the current fee instruction and payment process before submitting.
6. Read the journal’s generative-AI declaration requirement if AI-assisted tools were used during manuscript preparation.

The current Guide for Authors specifically requires authors to declare use of generative AI tools in scientific writing during manuscript preparation. Such disclosure does not transfer responsibility: the authors remain accountable for the accuracy, originality, citations, and final content of the paper.

Submission Fee, Open Access, and Publication Costs

The current Elsevier Guide for Authors states that each new unsolicited manuscript must be accompanied by a US$75 submission fee. This is separate from any open-access publishing charge. Because submission-fee exceptions can apply in specific contexts, such as certain invited or special-issue arrangements, authors should read the exact current rule rather than assuming that every submission is treated identically.

The journal supports open access. Elsevier’s journal insights list an open-access APC of USD 2,640 excluding taxes. In a hybrid journal, authors can generally choose the open-access route or publish under the subscription model, subject to the publisher’s current agreement, institutional funding, and eligibility. The APC is not an acceptance fee and paying for open access does not buy favorable editorial treatment.

What Happens After You Submit?

ScienceDirect presents the journal as peer reviewed. A 2026 Journal of Economics and Business special-issue page explicitly states that submissions go through the journal’s standard double-blind review process. That provides useful evidence about the journal’s normal reviewing approach, but the live submission system remains the final authority on what authors must anonymize.

Elsevier’s current journal-level insights report 69 days from submission to first decision, 268 days from submission to decision after review, and 10 days from acceptance to online publication. These figures summarize past journal performance; they are not contractual timelines. A paper can take longer if multiple review rounds are needed, if reviewers are difficult to secure, or if substantive revisions are required.

A likely workflow is editorial screening, external review for papers that pass screening, a decision with reviewer/editor comments, revision where invited, and further evaluation until a final decision is reached. Authors should treat each revision as an argument supported by evidence: respond point by point, identify exactly what changed, and explain respectfully when a suggested change cannot be made.

Publication Ethics and Responsible Manuscript Preparation

Elsevier’s publication-ethics framework applies to the journal. At a practical level, authors should ensure accurate authorship attribution, original work, proper citation, transparent conflicts of interest, appropriate permissions, honest data reporting, and compliance with any research-ethics approvals relevant to the study. Duplicate submission and fabricated data are incompatible with responsible publishing.

For AI-assisted writing tools, follow the journal’s current disclosure requirement and keep human authors fully responsible for the manuscript. Generative AI should not be treated as an author, a source of unverifiable facts, or a substitute for checking citations and analysis. If AI output influenced wording, code, or interpretation, authors should verify every scholarly claim and document use where the journal requires it.

As a publication-readiness step, run a reference cross-check: every in-text citation should have a matching reference, every reference should be cited where appropriate, and DOI/title/author details should be verified against the source rather than generated from memory.

Why Manuscripts May Be Unsuitable Even When the Topic Sounds Relevant

Scope fit is necessary but not sufficient. A finance paper can still be a weak candidate if its contribution is too incremental, its identification strategy does not support the causal claim, its theoretical framing is disconnected from the analysis, or its results are mainly descriptive without a clear research contribution. A well-written abstract cannot compensate for a mismatch between the claimed question and the actual evidence.

Common pre-submission warning signs include a literature review that does not position the novelty, methods that are standard but unexplained, tables that do not directly answer the research question, robustness checks that are missing where they would be expected, and a discussion section that repeats results instead of explaining their implications.

For researchers evaluating fit, the best benchmark is not a generic “finance journal standard.” Compare your manuscript with several recent Journal of Economics and Business papers that address a neighboring question. That gives a more realistic view of contribution depth, model presentation, empirical transparency, and writing density.

A Journal-Fit and Publication-Readiness Checklist

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For a Journal of Economics and Business submission, the most useful editorial review is usually journal-specific. That can include checking whether the introduction makes a finance contribution visible early, whether the literature review is organized around the research gap, whether results are described accurately, and whether conclusions avoid claims that outrun the evidence.