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46 free-to-publish Scopus journals in Strategy and Management

46 peer-reviewed journals in the SCImago category Strategy and Management charge no APC and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. The quartile shown is the journal’s quartile in this category (not its best one elsewhere): 3 are Q1 and 10 Q2 here. Data snapshot: October 2026.

46journals with no APC
3Q1 in this category
10Q2 in this category
33Q3 or Q4 in this category

Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 43% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 16 weeks. Most are published in United Kingdom (9), Brazil (4) and Colombia (3). 96% accept manuscripts in English and 30% accept at least one other language.

All 46 free-to-publish journals in Strategy and Management

Sorted by best SCImago quartile, then SJR. Click a column header to sort by it; click a second column to add a tiebreak. The search box narrows the list. Time to publish is the journal’s own DOAJ figure (average weeks from submission to publication).

#JournalQuartileSJRH-indexPublisherCountryTime to publish
1Organization Theory
2631-7877
Q14.85243SAGE PublishingUnited Kingdom16 wk
2Business Research Quarterly
2340-9444
Q11.47751SAGE PublishingUnited Kingdom10 wk
3International Journal of Innovation Studies
2096-2487 · 2589-2975
Q11.16230KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China19 wk
4European Journal of Management and Business Economics
2444-8451 · 2444-8494
Q20.93743Emerald PublishingUnited Kingdom43 wk
5Journal of Management Science and Engineering
2096-2320 · 2589-5532
Q20.77329KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China21 wk
6International Labour Review
0020-7780 · 1564-913X
Q20.68159Open Library of HumanitiesUnited Kingdom30 wk
7Organization Management Journal
1541-6518
Q20.64228Emerald PublishingUnited Kingdom8 wk
8International Journal of Information Systems and Project Management
2182-7788
Q20.6130UMinho EditoraPortugal12 wk
9Tec Empresarial
1659-3359
Q20.57712Instituto Tecnológico de Costa RicaCosta Rica16 wk
10Journal of Small Business Strategy
1081-8510 · 2380-1751
Q20.55527Middle Tennessee State UniversityUnited States4 wk
11European Journal of Management Studies
2183-4172 · 2635-2648
Q20.5139Emerald PublishingUnited Kingdom10 wk
12M@n@gement
1286-4692
Q20.48637Association International de Management Stratégique (AIMS)France70 wk
13Management Letters/Cuadernos de Gestión
1131-6837 · 1988-2157
Q20.47620Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU)Spain30 wk
14New England Journal of Entrepreneurship
1550-333X · 2574-8904
Q30.44822Emerald PublishingUnited Kingdom12 wk
15International Journal of Production Management and Engineering
2340-4876
Q30.40612Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaSpain20 wk
16Journal of Economics and Management
1732-1948 · 2719-9975
Q30.47SciendoPoland28 wk
17Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy
1207-7798
Q30.388university of saskatchewanCanada20 wk
18Forum Scientiae Oeconomia
2300-5947 · 2353-4435
Q30.35923Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii WSB w Dąbrowie GórniczejPoland8 wk
19Organizacija
1581-1832
Q30.33924SciendoSlovenia16 wk
20International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management
1753-0296
Q30.3323International Journal of Business Science and Applied ManagementUnited Kingdom10 wk
21Society and Economy
1588-9726 · 1588-970X
Q30.3321Corvinus University of BudapestHungary28 wk
22Foresight and STI Governance
1995-459X · 2500-2597
Q30.30431National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia25 wk
23Journal of Higher Education Policy and Leadership Studies
2717-1426
Q30.28811Ali Khorsandi TaskohIran10 wk
24Revista Brasileira de Gestão De Negócios
1806-4892 · 1983-0807
Q30.26625Fundação Escola de Comércio Álvares PenteadoBrazil50 wk
25Retos
1390-6291 · 1390-8618
Q30.2614Universidad Politécnica SalesianaEcuador12 wk
26Journal of Project Management
2371-8366 · 2371-8374
Q30.25819Growing ScienceCanada16 wk
27Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences
1842-2845 · 2247-8310
Q30.25325Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-NapocaRomania25 wk
28American Business Review
0743-2348 · 2689-8810
Q30.2519Pompea College of BusinessUnited States8 wk
29BAR: Brazilian Administration Review
1807-7692
Q30.24125Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração (ANPAD)Brazil40 wk
30Prometheus
0810-9028 · 1470-1030
Q30.23431Pluto JournalsUnited Kingdom36 wk
31Estudios Gerenciales
0123-5923
Q40.19624Universidad ICESIColombia30 wk
32RAE: Revista de Administração de Empresas
0034-7590 · 2178-938X
Q40.19526Fundação Getulio Vargas, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São PauloBrazil32 wk
33International Journal of Construction Supply Chain Management
1179-0776
Q40.19412Massey UniversityNew Zealand12 wk
34Studia Universitatis Vasile Goldis Arad, Seria Stiinte Economice
1584-2339 · 2285-3065
Q40.19410SciendoPoland8 wk
35Management : Journal of Contemporary Management Issues
1331-0194 · 1846-3363
Q40.19127University of Split, Faculty of EconomicsCroatia16 wk
36International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Production Research
2008-4889 · 2345-363X
Q40.17912Iran University of Science & TechnologyIran10 wk
37European Project Management Journal
2560-4961
Q40.1767Serbian Project Management Association - IPMA SerbiaSerbia24 wk
38Revista Finanzas y Política Económica
2248-6046 · 2011-7663
Q40.17310Universidad Católica de ColombiaColombia14 wk
39Journal of Evolutionary Studies in Business
2385-7137
Q40.178Universitat de BarcelonaSpain12 wk
40Dynamic Relationships Management Journal (DRMJ)
2232-5867 · 2350-367X
Q40.1535Slovenian Academy of ManagementSlovenia12 wk
41Innovar: Revista de Ciencias Administrativas y Sociales
0121-5051 · 2248-6968
Q40.1520Universidad Nacional de ColombiaColombia53 wk
42Management of Sustainable Development
2066-9380 · 2247-0220
Q40.155Lucian Blaga University of SibiuRomania8 wk
43تصمیم گیری و تحقیق در عملیات
2538-5097 · 2676-6159
Q40.1495Ayandegan Institute of Higher Education, Tonekabon,Iran10 wk
44Managing Global Transitions
1581-6311 · 1854-6935
Q40.1392University of PrimorskaSlovenia16 wk
45Pan-African Journal of Education and Social Sciences
2789-0058 · 2789-0066
Q40.1222Adventist University of AfricaKenya13 wk
46AtoZ: Novas Práticas em Informação e Conhecimento
2237-826X
Q40.1175Universidade Federal do ParanáBrazil28 wk

Where these journals come from

Top countries of publication

  1. United Kingdom 9
  2. Brazil 4
  3. Colombia 3
  4. Spain 3
  5. Iran 3
  6. Poland 3

Top publishers

  1. Emerald Publishing 4
  2. Sciendo 3
  3. KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2
  4. SAGE Publishing 2
  5. Adventist University of Africa 1
  6. Ali Khorsandi Taskoh 1

Manuscript languages accepted

  1. English 44
  2. Spanish 10
  3. Portuguese 5
  4. French 3
  5. Persian 1
  6. Russian 1

About this list

Diamond open access (also called Platinum) means the journal is free to read and free to publish in: the DOAJ records it with “APC: no” and “other fees: no”. Quartiles come from the latest SCImago edition: Q1 is the top 25% of journals in a subject category, Q4 the bottom 25%; the lists show a journal’s best quartile. Read more in our open access guide.

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