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Business and Society

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0007-6503eISSN1552-4205

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

3.113

H-Index

138

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

3.085

Total Works

1,558

Total Citations

83,733

2yr Mean Citedness

2.38

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal examines the intersection of business practices with societal and environmental concerns. It explores how organizations navigate issues of sustainability, social responsibility, and ethical considerations in their operations and decision-making. The research also investigates the impact of organizational choices on various stakeholders and the broader social and ecological context.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly, 1994-

StatusActive

Total Publications1,558

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0007-6503 / 1552-4205

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingManagement and Organizational StudiesEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessEthics in Business and EducationCorporate Finance and Governance