Journal of International Business Studies
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Journal
Country
United Kingdom
Western Europe
Subject Area and Category
Business, Management and Accounting
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Business and International Management
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Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
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Economics and Econometrics
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Publisher
SJR 2025
4.454
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SJR Score
H-Index
254
Citations / Doc (2yr)
10.07
Total Docs. (latest)
85
Total Citations (3yr)
3,248
Publication type
Journals
ISSN
00472506, 14786990
Coverage
1975-2026
Journal Rank
#358
Subject Categories
Business and International Management
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Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
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Economics and Econometrics
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Management of Technology and Innovation
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Strategy and Management
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Aims & Scope
The top-ranked journal in the field of international business, Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) is multidisciplinary in scope and interdisciplinary in content and methodology, publishing content from across the six sub-domains of international business studies:
(1) the activities, strategies, structures and decision-making processes of multinational enterprises; (2) interactions between multinational enterprises and other actors, organizations, institutions, and markets; (3) the cross-border activities of firms (e.g., intrafirm trade, finance, investment, technology transfers, offshore services); (4) how the international environment (e.g., cultural, economic, legal, political) affects the activities, strategies, structures and decision-making processes of firms; (5) the international dimensions of organizational forms (e.g., strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions) and activities (e.g., entrepreneurship, knowledge-based competition, corporate governance); and (6) cross-country comparative studies of businesses, business processes and organizational behavior in different countries and environments.
Abstracting & Indexing
Scopus
Google Scholar
Web of Science
Detailed Metrics
| Total Docs. (latest) | 85 |
| Total Docs. (3 years) | 266 |
| Total Refs. | 5,382 |
| Total Citations (3 years) | 3,248 |
| Citable Docs. (3 years) | 221 |
| Citations / Doc. (2 years) | 10.07 |
| Ref. / Doc. | 63.32 |
| % Female | 37.7% |
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