Measuring Business Excellence

Published in Association with the Performance Management Association Measuring Business Excellence (MBE) provides international insights into non-financial ways to measure and manage business performance improvements and company’s value creation dynamics. It publishes both rigorous academic research and insightful practical experiences about the development and adoption of assessment and management models, tools and approaches to support excellence and the value creation of 21st century organizations both private and public. MBE covers many major topics including, but not limited to Measuring and managing business performance; Process performance improvements; Strategic resources allocation and utilization; Approaches, methods and techniques for designing, implementing and reviewing performance measurement and management systems; Intellectual, intangible and knowledge assets; Soft dimensions of excellence; Evaluation and understanding of business excellence: competitive, technological, social, and political factors; Innovation, change and creativity for organization development The journal provides a forum for advancing the theory and practice of assessing and managing non-financial strategic factors driving organizational performance improvements and value creation dynamics. It challenges the potential for improvement and explains how to measure where your organization stands and how effective your business is. The journal is essential reading for those who need to attain sustainable competitive advantage in a rapidly changing business environment.

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Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

Category	Year	Quartile
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	1999	Q3
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2000	Q4
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2001	Q3
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2002	Q3
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2003	Q2
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2004	Q2
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2005	Q2
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2006	Q2
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2007	Q2
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2008	Q2
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2009	Q2
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2010	Q2
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2011	Q2
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2012	Q2
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2013	Q2
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2014	Q2
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2015	Q2
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2016	Q1
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2017	Q2
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2018	Q2
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2019	Q2
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2020	Q2
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2021	Q2
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2022	Q2
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)	2023	Q2
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	1999	Q4
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2000	Q4
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2001	Q4
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2002	Q4
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2003	Q3
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2004	Q3
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2005	Q3
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2006	Q3
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2007	Q3
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2008	Q3
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2009	Q3
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2010	Q3
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2011	Q2
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2012	Q3
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2013	Q2
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2014	Q3
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2015	Q3
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2016	Q2
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2017	Q3
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2018	Q3
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2019	Q3
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2020	Q3
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2021	Q3
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2022	Q2
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	2023	Q2

SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

Year	SJR
1999	0.114
2000	0.100
2001	0.138
2002	0.139
2003	0.207
2004	0.329
2005	0.284
2006	0.283
2007	0.243
2008	0.243
2009	0.310
2010	0.239
2011	0.403
2012	0.269
2013	0.400
2014	0.403
2015	0.333
2016	0.504
2017	0.373
2018	0.378
2019	0.302
2020	0.341
2021	0.420
2022	0.563
2023	0.672

Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

Year	Documents
1999	41
2000	52
2001	115
2002	89
2003	90
2004	55
2005	35
2006	32
2007	30
2008	27
2009	28
2010	31
2011	27
2012	26
2013	20
2014	24
2015	24
2016	22
2017	25
2018	23
2019	30
2020	38
2021	22
2022	36
2023	37

Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per document	Year	Value
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	1999	0.040
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2000	0.000
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2001	0.057
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2002	0.067
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2003	0.162
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2004	0.225
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2005	0.335
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2006	0.398
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2007	0.524
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2008	0.651
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2009	0.806
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2010	1.017
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2011	1.207
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2012	1.363
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2013	1.777
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2014	1.721
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2015	1.495
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2016	1.734
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2017	1.889
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2018	1.674
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2019	1.830
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2020	1.910
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2021	2.164
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2022	3.115
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2023	4.032
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	1999	0.040
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2000	0.000
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2001	0.058
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2002	0.082
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2003	0.188
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2004	0.224
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2005	0.291
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2006	0.444
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2007	0.500
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2008	0.670
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2009	0.798
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2010	0.847
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2011	1.209
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2012	1.174
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2013	1.690
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2014	1.479
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2015	1.500
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2016	1.603
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2017	1.614
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2018	1.479
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2019	1.629
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2020	1.872
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2021	1.945
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2022	3.100
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2023	4.260
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	1999	0.040
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2000	0.000
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2001	0.086
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2002	0.096
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2003	0.162
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2004	0.151
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2005	0.303
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2006	0.322
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2007	0.522
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2008	0.613
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2009	0.789
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2010	0.727
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2011	1.153
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2012	1.138
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2013	1.151
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2014	1.500
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2015	1.159
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2016	1.229
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2017	1.261
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2018	1.191
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2019	1.438
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2020	1.377
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2021	2.044
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2022	3.250
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2023	3.948

Total Cites

Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

Cites	Year	Value
Self Cites	1999	1
Self Cites	2000	0
Self Cites	2001	2
Self Cites	2002	1
Self Cites	2003	4
Self Cites	2004	9
Self Cites	2005	10
Self Cites	2006	13
Self Cites	2007	3
Self Cites	2008	3
Self Cites	2009	8
Self Cites	2010	3
Self Cites	2011	12
Self Cites	2012	5
Self Cites	2013	6
Self Cites	2014	9
Self Cites	2015	3
Self Cites	2016	7
Self Cites	2017	8
Self Cites	2018	18
Self Cites	2019	9
Self Cites	2020	11
Self Cites	2021	5
Self Cites	2022	16
Self Cites	2023	23
Total Cites	1999	4
Total Cites	2000	0
Total Cites	2001	8
Total Cites	2002	17
Total Cites	2003	48
Total Cites	2004	66
Total Cites	2005	68
Total Cites	2006	80
Total Cites	2007	61
Total Cites	2008	65
Total Cites	2009	71
Total Cites	2010	72
Total Cites	2011	104
Total Cites	2012	101
Total Cites	2013	142
Total Cites	2014	108
Total Cites	2015	105
Total Cites	2016	109
Total Cites	2017	113
Total Cites	2018	105
Total Cites	2019	114
Total Cites	2020	146
Total Cites	2021	177
Total Cites	2022	279
Total Cites	2023	409

External Cites per Doc

Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

Cites	Year	Value
External Cites per document	1999	0.030
External Cites per document	2000	0.000
External Cites per document	2001	0.043
External Cites per document	2002	0.077
External Cites per document	2003	0.172
External Cites per document	2004	0.194
External Cites per document	2005	0.248
External Cites per document	2006	0.372
External Cites per document	2007	0.475
External Cites per document	2008	0.639
External Cites per document	2009	0.708
External Cites per document	2010	0.812
External Cites per document	2011	1.070
External Cites per document	2012	1.116
External Cites per document	2013	1.619
External Cites per document	2014	1.356
External Cites per document	2015	1.457
External Cites per document	2016	1.500
External Cites per document	2017	1.500
External Cites per document	2018	1.225
External Cites per document	2019	1.500
External Cites per document	2020	1.731
External Cites per document	2021	1.890
External Cites per document	2022	2.922
External Cites per document	2023	4.021
Cites per document	1999	0.040
Cites per document	2000	0.000
Cites per document	2001	0.058
Cites per document	2002	0.082
Cites per document	2003	0.188
Cites per document	2004	0.224
Cites per document	2005	0.291
Cites per document	2006	0.444
Cites per document	2007	0.500
Cites per document	2008	0.670
Cites per document	2009	0.798
Cites per document	2010	0.847
Cites per document	2011	1.209
Cites per document	2012	1.174
Cites per document	2013	1.690
Cites per document	2014	1.479
Cites per document	2015	1.500
Cites per document	2016	1.603
Cites per document	2017	1.614
Cites per document	2018	1.479
Cites per document	2019	1.629
Cites per document	2020	1.872
Cites per document	2021	1.945
Cites per document	2022	3.100
Cites per document	2023	4.260

% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

Year	International Collaboration
1999	7.32
2000	1.92
2001	5.22
2002	2.25
2003	3.33
2004	9.09
2005	11.43
2006	9.38
2007	10.00
2008	7.41
2009	10.71
2010	12.90
2011	7.41
2012	7.69
2013	30.00
2014	8.33
2015	12.50
2016	13.64
2017	24.00
2018	21.74
2019	13.33
2020	23.68
2021	18.18
2022	13.89
2023	21.62

Citable documents

Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

Documents	Year	Value
Non-citable documents	1999	0
Non-citable documents	2000	0
Non-citable documents	2001	1
Non-citable documents	2002	1
Non-citable documents	2003	1
Non-citable documents	2004	2
Non-citable documents	2005	5
Non-citable documents	2006	8
Non-citable documents	2007	7
Non-citable documents	2008	4
Non-citable documents	2009	3
Non-citable documents	2010	2
Non-citable documents	2011	2
Non-citable documents	2012	0
Non-citable documents	2013	0
Non-citable documents	2014	0
Non-citable documents	2015	0
Non-citable documents	2016	0
Non-citable documents	2017	1
Non-citable documents	2018	2
Non-citable documents	2019	2
Non-citable documents	2020	1
Non-citable documents	2021	0
Non-citable documents	2022	2
Non-citable documents	2023	4
Citable documents	1999	100
Citable documents	2000	141
Citable documents	2001	138
Citable documents	2002	207
Citable documents	2003	255
Citable documents	2004	292
Citable documents	2005	229
Citable documents	2006	172
Citable documents	2007	115
Citable documents	2008	93
Citable documents	2009	86
Citable documents	2010	83
Citable documents	2011	84
Citable documents	2012	86
Citable documents	2013	84
Citable documents	2014	73
Citable documents	2015	70
Citable documents	2016	68
Citable documents	2017	69
Citable documents	2018	69
Citable documents	2019	68
Citable documents	2020	77
Citable documents	2021	91
Citable documents	2022	88
Citable documents	2023	92

Cited documents

Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

Documents	Year	Value
Uncited documents	1999	96
Uncited documents	2000	141
Uncited documents	2001	132
Uncited documents	2002	194
Uncited documents	2003	233
Uncited documents	2004	260
Uncited documents	2005	201
Uncited documents	2006	145
Uncited documents	2007	89
Uncited documents	2008	62
Uncited documents	2009	52
Uncited documents	2010	46
Uncited documents	2011	37
Uncited documents	2012	42
Uncited documents	2013	37
Uncited documents	2014	29
Uncited documents	2015	29
Uncited documents	2016	24
Uncited documents	2017	29
Uncited documents	2018	24
Uncited documents	2019	20
Uncited documents	2020	25
Uncited documents	2021	27
Uncited documents	2022	15
Uncited documents	2023	17
Cited documents	1999	4
Cited documents	2000	0
Cited documents	2001	7
Cited documents	2002	14
Cited documents	2003	23
Cited documents	2004	34
Cited documents	2005	33
Cited documents	2006	35
Cited documents	2007	33
Cited documents	2008	35
Cited documents	2009	37
Cited documents	2010	39
Cited documents	2011	49
Cited documents	2012	44
Cited documents	2013	47
Cited documents	2014	44
Cited documents	2015	41
Cited documents	2016	44
Cited documents	2017	41
Cited documents	2018	47
Cited documents	2019	50
Cited documents	2020	53
Cited documents	2021	64
Cited documents	2022	75
Cited documents	2023	79