Consideration for Journal Acceptance Form

I. Preliminary Considerations

Before completing this form, please do the following:

Check if the journal is listed on the most recent ABDC, AJG (ABS) or Harzing lists. Listed journals are already accepted. If it is not listed, please proceed with your submission.

It is recommended that you first discuss a potential journal with members of your department. Indicate to what extent have you discussed the quality/acceptability of this journal with your Department Chair or Research and Scholarship Committee Representative.

Effective 10/25/2023, journals less than 15 years old will be approved for five years and then revisited.

II. General Journal Information

Please complete the following general journal information:

HCBE Faculty Name:

Journal Name:

Journal Website:

Journal Publisher:

Is there an affiliated organization? If yes, include link to website.

Age of the journal:

years

Found on Cabell's?

Journalytics Predatory Reports Not Listed

Area of contribution:

Business Discipline (Acct., Mgt., etc.)

Specialization (Public Admin., Sports Mgt., etc.)

Other (Specify)

III. Editorial Board Information

Please complete the following editorial board information:

Editor's Credentials/Institution:

Link to Editorial Board's Credentials:

IV. Review Process Information

Please complete the following review process information.

Publication Review Process - Check all that apply:

Peer Reviewed Double Blinded Single Blinded

Are there fees associated with:

Submission	If yes, how much?	$
Acceptance	If yes, how much?	$
Publication	If yes, how much?	$

If you answered "yes" to any of these, please indicate if such fees are common practice in your discipline:

V. Journal Statistics

Please provide substantiation of any of the following statistics (score AND link to the source of information). Answer "N/A" if this information cannot be found.

	Score	Source (provide link)
Journal Ranking:
Percentile:
Journal Rating:
Journal Acceptance Rate:
Number of Submissions Annually:

VI. Impact Ratings

Please provide substantiation of any of the following statistics (score AND link to the source of information). Answer "N/A" if this information cannot be found.

	Score	Source (provide link)
Cite Score (2018 Scopus):
SJR Score:
Citation index (SJR):
Impact Factor (Web of Science):
H-Index:

VII. Other Factors of Consideration

Please explain other factors of consideration for inclusion on the HCBE accepted journal quality list.

You may consider such factors as: Peer and department support for the quality of this journal; Authors and their affiliations who published in this journal in the last three years; Other independent measures showing the quality of this journal; Substantiation of the rigor of this journal's review process (e.g., letter from the editor, reviewer comments) from a prior review.