ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
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IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q3SCImago #14,059Hybrid

Vision-The Journal of Business Perspective

Identifier (ISSN):0972-2629(Print)/2249-5304(Online)
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Publisher:SAGE
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.9↓ -0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Vision-The Journal of Business Perspective

WoS Q3
12342.82023320243.120252.92026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.9
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.406
#14,059

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
34

34 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
39articles/year
8.05% Gold OA•86.05% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Vision-The Journal of Business Perspective is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal of the Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, India published by SAGE Publications. This journal contains papers in all functional areas of management, including economic and business environment. The journal is premised on creating influence on the academic as well as corporate thinkers. Vision-The Journal of Business Perspective is published in March, June, September and December every year. Its targeted readers are researchers, academics involved in research, and corporates with excellent professional backgrounds from India and other parts of the globe. Its contents have been often used as supportive course materials by the academics and corporate professionals. The journal has been providing opportunity for discussion and exchange of ideas across the widest spectrum of scholarly opinions to promote theoretical, empirical and comparative research on problems confronting the business world. Most of the contributors to this journal range from the outstanding and the well published to the upcoming young academics and corporate functionaries. The journal publishes theoretical as well as applied research works.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Business70.5%Economics70.4%Political science55.4%Computer science52.7%Law50.1%Mathematics38.4%Biology35.8%Psychology34.2%Engineering31.8%Marketing31.3%Philosophy30.8%Management30.3%Geography29.8%Finance29%Sociology28.5%History28%Statistics25.1%Physics24.3%Archaeology24.3%Medicine20.4%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

BUSINESS

Q3
Rank167/323
IndexESCI
JCRESCI2026

MANAGEMENT

Q3
Rank219/426
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

BUSINESS

Q3
Rank168/324
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

MANAGEMENT

Q3
Rank237/426
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.9
Articles / Year21
Total Citations4
2025
IF3.1
Articles / Year45
Total Citations49
2024
IF3
Articles / Year79
Total Citations248
2023
IF2.8
Articles / Year108
Total Citations512
2022
IF—
Articles / Year152
Total Citations1,356

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #14,059Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2007, 2015-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and Accounting
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.406

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

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.43

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,773 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,041
3-Year Documents413
Citable Documents401

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate52.4%

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 ManagementQ3
Strategy and ManagementQ3
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: 0%

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):
3区 (Zone 3)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

Vision-The Journal of Business Perspective (ISSN: 0972-2629) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by SAGE in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.90, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.406 (Q3), an H-index of 34.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 39 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,773 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
SAGE
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

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