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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #1,011CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Journal of Family Business Strategy

Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 2.444•SCImago Rank: #1,011•Identifier (ISSN):1877-8585(Print)/1877-8593(Online)•Articles / Year: 26•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,880 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
4.7
↓ -1.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
79

79 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate12.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
26articles/year
43.24% Gold OA•97.06% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.7)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.1)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.5)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.2)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.114)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Journal of Family Business Strategy publishes research that contributes new knowledge and understanding to the field of family business. The Journal is international in scope and welcomes submissions that address all aspects of how family influences business and business influences family. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following: • Reasons for family business performance • Impact of family and business on strategy and performance • Branding strategies (when to be family and when not) • Long term strategies, growth vs. survival strategy • Processes and outcomes of corporate entrepreneurship • Role of family on new venture strategies • Impact of family and ownership on strategic processes • Efficacy of strategic plan vs. strategic planning process • The role of financial and non-financial goals in strategy and resource allocation • Impact of family on network relations and consequent impact on centrality and performance • Corporate governance; role of boards of directors in family business, beyond board interlocks, and the role of non board relations, • The role of top management teams, and executive compensation, professional non-family management • Development of family groups in developing economies • Strategy- as- practice, and strategizing activities in family businesses

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Business88.7%Economics80%Management70.9%Marketing67.3%Business administration63.8%Family business63.1%Political science55.6%Computer science32%Law30.2%Biology29.8%Philosophy27.1%Mathematics25.8%Finance25.3%Sociology25.3%Geography25.3%Psychology22.9%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #1,011Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2010-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.444

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
79

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.95

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,880 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations760
3-Year Documents90
Citable Documents88

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate45.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Economics and EconometricsQ1
Strategy and ManagementQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区BUSINESS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BUSINESS
JCRSSCI
107/323Q2
MANAGEMENT
JCRSSCI
120/426Q2
BUSINESS
JCISSCI
52/324Q1
MANAGEMENT
JCISSCI
80/426Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—167
20256.11991
20249.523165
20237.224341
20226.11442838
2021—441,978
2020—401,986
2019—461,332
2018—392,049
2017—321,719
2016—271,776
2015—282,723
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Family Business Strategy

WoS Q2
4691120222023202420256.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:6.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12.6%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01