ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #510Top JournalHybrid

Global Strategy Journal

Identifier (ISSN):2042-5791(Print)/2042-5805(Online)
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Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
4.5↓ -0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Global Strategy Journal

WoS Q2
358107.3920227.620235.720244.720254.52026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4.5
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
3.664
#510

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
60

60 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
35articles/year
64.81% Gold OA•97.56% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Global Strategy Journal is targeted at publishing the most influential managerially-oriented global strategy research in the world. GSJ publishes material dealing with a number of prominent themes, including: International and Global Strategy, Assembling the Global Enterprise, Strategic Management of the Global Enterprise, Global Strategy and Inter-Organizational Networks, Performance and Global Strategy, Global Strategy and the Global Business Environment, Strategy and Location, Comparative Strategies, Global Innovation and Knowledge Strategies, Global Strategy and Emerging Economies.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Business98.6%Economics75.5%Industrial organization54.5%Political science51.2%Law49.8%Finance38.9%Computer science34.2%Geography29.2%Management25.2%Biology25%International trade23.6%Marketing22.9%Mathematics22.6%Multinational corporation20.8%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

BUSINESS

Q2
Rank112/323
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

MANAGEMENT

Q2
Rank129/426
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

BUSINESS

Q2
Rank83/324
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

MANAGEMENT

Q2
Rank120/426
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF4.5
Articles / Year29
Total Citations8
2025
IF4.7
Articles / Year24
Total Citations53
2024
IF5.7
Articles / Year22
Total Citations112
2023
IF7.6
Articles / Year34
Total Citations448
2022
IF7.393
Articles / Year50
Total Citations1,428

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #510Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2014-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and Accounting
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
3.664

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
7.14

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,157 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations794
3-Year Documents86
Citable Documents86

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 Rate26.8%

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
Strategy and ManagementQ1
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: 7%

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):
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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Global Strategy Journal (ISSN: 2042-5791) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of MANAGEMENT, published by Wiley-Blackwell in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.50, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 3.664 (Q1), an H-index of 60.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 35 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $4,157 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
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-29