Long Range Planning
Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom
ISSN0024-6301eISSN1873-1872
SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR
60
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
✓ Scopus Q1+25
Total60
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
2.909
H-Index
270
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
2.472
Total Works
7,675
Total Citations
461,085
2yr Mean Citedness
4.35
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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources
Long Range Planning serves the academic world by transmitting research findings among academic researchers and ideas useful in the classroom. Articles may be written for practicing managers.
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
General Information
Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published—
FrequencyBimonthly, <Apr. 1976->
StatusActive
Total Publications7,675
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
Submission Info
Publishing ModelHybrid
Peer Review—
Review Time—
Acceptance Rate—
OA License—
OA Rate—
Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
6/12 · 50%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
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Does the journal have a website?
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Is the ISSN verified?
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Indexed in a trusted database?
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Peer review process documented?
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
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Long-term digital preservation?
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Plagiarism detection in place?
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
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Primary language documented?
Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.
Publication & Citation Trend
Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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.
FinanceQ1
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1
Strategy and ManagementQ1
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
BusinessDevelopment StudiesManagement
Scopus Categories
FinanceStrategy and ManagementGeography, Planning and Development
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness Strategy and InnovationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesCorporate Finance and GovernanceHuman auditory perception and evaluation
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