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.
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).
| # | Journal | Quartile | SJR | H-index | Publisher | Country | Time to publish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organization Theory 2631-7877 | Q1 | 4.852 | 43 | SAGE Publishing | United Kingdom | 16 wk |
| 2 | Business Research Quarterly 2340-9444 | Q1 | 1.477 | 51 | SAGE Publishing | United Kingdom | 10 wk |
| 3 | International Journal of Innovation Studies 2096-2487 · 2589-2975 | Q1 | 1.162 | 30 | KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. | China | 19 wk |
| 4 | European Journal of Management and Business Economics 2444-8451 · 2444-8494 | Q2 | 0.937 | 43 | Emerald Publishing | United Kingdom | 43 wk |
| 5 | Journal of Management Science and Engineering 2096-2320 · 2589-5532 | Q2 | 0.773 | 29 | KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. | China | 21 wk |
| 6 | International Labour Review 0020-7780 · 1564-913X | Q2 | 0.681 | 59 | Open Library of Humanities | United Kingdom | 30 wk |
| 7 | Organization Management Journal 1541-6518 | Q2 | 0.642 | 28 | Emerald Publishing | United Kingdom | 8 wk |
| 8 | International Journal of Information Systems and Project Management 2182-7788 | Q2 | 0.61 | 30 | UMinho Editora | Portugal | 12 wk |
| 9 | Tec Empresarial 1659-3359 | Q2 | 0.577 | 12 | Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 16 wk |
| 10 | Journal of Small Business Strategy 1081-8510 · 2380-1751 | Q2 | 0.555 | 27 | Middle Tennessee State University | United States | 4 wk |
| 11 | European Journal of Management Studies 2183-4172 · 2635-2648 | Q2 | 0.513 | 9 | Emerald Publishing | United Kingdom | 10 wk |
| 12 | M@n@gement 1286-4692 | Q2 | 0.486 | 37 | Association International de Management Stratégique (AIMS) | France | 70 wk |
| 13 | Management Letters/Cuadernos de Gestión 1131-6837 · 1988-2157 | Q2 | 0.476 | 20 | Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) | Spain | 30 wk |
| 14 | New England Journal of Entrepreneurship 1550-333X · 2574-8904 | Q3 | 0.448 | 22 | Emerald Publishing | United Kingdom | 12 wk |
| 15 | International Journal of Production Management and Engineering 2340-4876 | Q3 | 0.406 | 12 | Universitat Politècnica de València | Spain | 20 wk |
| 16 | Journal of Economics and Management 1732-1948 · 2719-9975 | Q3 | 0.4 | 7 | Sciendo | Poland | 28 wk |
| 17 | Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy 1207-7798 | Q3 | 0.38 | 8 | university of saskatchewan | Canada | 20 wk |
| 18 | Forum Scientiae Oeconomia 2300-5947 · 2353-4435 | Q3 | 0.359 | 23 | Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii WSB w Dąbrowie Górniczej | Poland | 8 wk |
| 19 | Organizacija 1581-1832 | Q3 | 0.339 | 24 | Sciendo | Slovenia | 16 wk |
| 20 | International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management 1753-0296 | Q3 | 0.33 | 23 | International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management | United Kingdom | 10 wk |
| 21 | Society and Economy 1588-9726 · 1588-970X | Q3 | 0.33 | 21 | Corvinus University of Budapest | Hungary | 28 wk |
| 22 | Foresight and STI Governance 1995-459X · 2500-2597 | Q3 | 0.304 | 31 | National Research University Higher School of Economics | Russia | 25 wk |
| 23 | Journal of Higher Education Policy and Leadership Studies 2717-1426 | Q3 | 0.288 | 11 | Ali Khorsandi Taskoh | Iran | 10 wk |
| 24 | Revista Brasileira de Gestão De Negócios 1806-4892 · 1983-0807 | Q3 | 0.266 | 25 | Fundação Escola de Comércio Álvares Penteado | Brazil | 50 wk |
| 25 | Retos 1390-6291 · 1390-8618 | Q3 | 0.26 | 14 | Universidad Politécnica Salesiana | Ecuador | 12 wk |
| 26 | Journal of Project Management 2371-8366 · 2371-8374 | Q3 | 0.258 | 19 | Growing Science | Canada | 16 wk |
| 27 | Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences 1842-2845 · 2247-8310 | Q3 | 0.253 | 25 | Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca | Romania | 25 wk |
| 28 | American Business Review 0743-2348 · 2689-8810 | Q3 | 0.251 | 9 | Pompea College of Business | United States | 8 wk |
| 29 | BAR: Brazilian Administration Review 1807-7692 | Q3 | 0.241 | 25 | Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração (ANPAD) | Brazil | 40 wk |
| 30 | Prometheus 0810-9028 · 1470-1030 | Q3 | 0.234 | 31 | Pluto Journals | United Kingdom | 36 wk |
| 31 | Estudios Gerenciales 0123-5923 | Q4 | 0.196 | 24 | Universidad ICESI | Colombia | 30 wk |
| 32 | RAE: Revista de Administração de Empresas 0034-7590 · 2178-938X | Q4 | 0.195 | 26 | Fundação Getulio Vargas, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo | Brazil | 32 wk |
| 33 | International Journal of Construction Supply Chain Management 1179-0776 | Q4 | 0.194 | 12 | Massey University | New Zealand | 12 wk |
| 34 | Studia Universitatis Vasile Goldis Arad, Seria Stiinte Economice 1584-2339 · 2285-3065 | Q4 | 0.194 | 10 | Sciendo | Poland | 8 wk |
| 35 | Management : Journal of Contemporary Management Issues 1331-0194 · 1846-3363 | Q4 | 0.191 | 27 | University of Split, Faculty of Economics | Croatia | 16 wk |
| 36 | International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Production Research 2008-4889 · 2345-363X | Q4 | 0.179 | 12 | Iran University of Science & Technology | Iran | 10 wk |
| 37 | European Project Management Journal 2560-4961 | Q4 | 0.176 | 7 | Serbian Project Management Association - IPMA Serbia | Serbia | 24 wk |
| 38 | Revista Finanzas y Política Económica 2248-6046 · 2011-7663 | Q4 | 0.173 | 10 | Universidad Católica de Colombia | Colombia | 14 wk |
| 39 | Journal of Evolutionary Studies in Business 2385-7137 | Q4 | 0.17 | 8 | Universitat de Barcelona | Spain | 12 wk |
| 40 | Dynamic Relationships Management Journal (DRMJ) 2232-5867 · 2350-367X | Q4 | 0.153 | 5 | Slovenian Academy of Management | Slovenia | 12 wk |
| 41 | Innovar: Revista de Ciencias Administrativas y Sociales 0121-5051 · 2248-6968 | Q4 | 0.15 | 20 | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Colombia | 53 wk |
| 42 | Management of Sustainable Development 2066-9380 · 2247-0220 | Q4 | 0.15 | 5 | Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu | Romania | 8 wk |
| 43 | تصمیم گیری و تحقیق در عملیات 2538-5097 · 2676-6159 | Q4 | 0.149 | 5 | Ayandegan Institute of Higher Education, Tonekabon, | Iran | 10 wk |
| 44 | Managing Global Transitions 1581-6311 · 1854-6935 | Q4 | 0.139 | 2 | University of Primorska | Slovenia | 16 wk |
| 45 | Pan-African Journal of Education and Social Sciences 2789-0058 · 2789-0066 | Q4 | 0.122 | 2 | Adventist University of Africa | Kenya | 13 wk |
| 46 | AtoZ: Novas Práticas em Informação e Conhecimento 2237-826X | Q4 | 0.117 | 5 | Universidade Federal do Paraná | Brazil | 28 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top publishers
- Emerald Publishing 4
- Sciendo 3
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2
- SAGE Publishing 2
- Adventist University of Africa 1
- Ali Khorsandi Taskoh 1
About this list
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