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Journal of Business Research Template

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About the Journal of Business Research format

Journal of Business Research is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification, Customer Service Quality and Loyalty, Digital Marketing and Social Media. Over its lifetime it has published 13,033 papers, which have received 1,012,532 citations.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Business Research, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Customer Service Quality and Loyalty Digital Marketing and Social Media Innovation and Knowledge Management Corporate Finance and Governance
ISSN0148-2963
Citation impact (2-yr)9.46
h-index398
i10-index9,333
Article processing charge$3,670
Top institutions publishing hereUniversitat de València
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in Journal of Business Research per year

327
2014
614
2015
600
2016
511
2017
624
2018
739
2019
789
2020
874
2021
958
2022
741
2023
559
2024
644
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Business Research by publication year

25.5K
2014
46.4K
2015
57K
2016
40.1K
2017
61K
2018
75K
2019
83.2K
2020
67.3K
2021
48.7K
2022
26.5K
2023
11K
2024
2.8K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Business Research

Literature review as a research methodology: An overview and guidelines

Hannah Snyder · 1 Aug 2019

Knowledge production within the field of business research is accelerating at a tremendous speed while at the same time remaining fragmented and interdisciplinary. This makes it hard to keep up with state-of-the-art and to be at the forefront of research, as well as to assess the collective evidence in a particular area of business research.…

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Digital transformation: A multidisciplinary reflection and research agenda

Peter C. Verhoef, Thijs Broekhuizen, Yakov Bart et al. · 3 Nov 2019

Digital transformation and resultant business model innovation have fundamentally altered consumers’ expectations and behaviors, putting immense pressure on traditional firms, and disrupting numerous markets. Drawing on extant literature, we identify three stages of digital transformation: digitization, digitalization, and digital transformation. We identify and delineate growth strategies for digital firms as well as the assets and…

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Journal of Business Research template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Business Research format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Journal of Business Research template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Elsevier format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Journal of Business Research use?
Journal of Business Research uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Business Research, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Journal of Business Research?
No. DocuGuru generates the elsarticle LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Elsevier-ready Journal of Business Research document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Journal of Business Research format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
What is Journal of Business Research?
Elsevier journal (elsarticle). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by Elsevier.
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