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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #3,905Hybrid

Business Process Management Journal

Identifier (ISSN):1463-7154(Print)/1758-4116(Online)
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Publisher:Emerald
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
5.2↓ -0.6
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Business Process Management Journal

WoS Q2
24683.7120224.120234.520245.820255.22026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):5.2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.149
#3,905

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
108

108 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate20%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
78articles/year
5.41% Gold OA•92.42% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Business processes are a fundamental building block of organizational success. Even though effectively managing business process is a key activity for business prosperity, there remain considerable gaps in understanding how to drive efficiency through a process approach. Building a clear and deep understanding of the range process, how they function, and how to manage them is the major challenge facing modern business. Business Process Management Journal (BPMJ) examines how a variety of business processes intrinsic to organizational efficiency and effectiveness are integrated and managed for competitive success. BPMJ builds a deep appreciation of how to manage business processes effectively by disseminating best practice. Coverage includes: BPM in eBusiness, eCommerce and eGovernment Web-based enterprise application integration eBPM, ERP, CRM, ASP & SCM Knowledge management and learning organization Methodologies, techniques and tools of business process modeling, analysis and design Techniques of moving from one-shot business process re-engineering to continuous improvement Best practices in BPM Performance management Tools and techniques of change management BPM case studies.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science98.1%Business94%Economics86.9%Engineering83.4%Marketing80.8%Process management71.9%Knowledge management67.5%Operating system64.9%Political science63.7%Law62.5%Programming language60.1%Process (computing)51.2%Management48.8%Operations management48.4%Mathematics47.9%Geology43.3%Psychology41.9%Chemical engineering40.3%Sociology38.5%Biology36.9%Materials science36.1%Social science36%Social psychology35%Composite material34.6%Work in process34.2%Compatibility (geochemistry)33.4%Geochemistry33.4%Anthropology33.1%Philosophy33%Statistics32.8%Business process32.8%Qualitative research31%Creativity30.7%Originality30.5%Physics28.1%Epistemology27.2%Machine learning23.5%Geography22.1%Chemistry20.9%Quantum mechanics20.6%History20.4%Archaeology20.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

BUSINESS

Q2
Rank90/323
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

MANAGEMENT

Q1
Rank100/426
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

BUSINESS

Q1
Rank78/324
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

MANAGEMENT

Q2
Rank113/426
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF5.2
Articles / Year79
Total Citations99
2025
IF5.8
Articles / Year165
Total Citations967
2024
IF4.5
Articles / Year203
Total Citations2,243
2023
IF4.1
Articles / Year117
Total Citations3,317
2022
IF3.715
Articles / Year68
Total Citations1,913

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,905Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1997-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and Accounting
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.149

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
9.10

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,302 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,583
3-Year Documents296
Citable Documents296

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 Rate36.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Business and International ManagementQ1
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 20%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Business Process Management Journal (ISSN: 1463-7154) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Emerald in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 5.20, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.149 (Q1), an H-index of 108.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 78 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,302 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Emerald
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01