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Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0048-7333eISSN1873-7625

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

3.443

H-Index

397

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

3.204

Total Works

5,196

Total Citations

724,745

2yr Mean Citedness

6.45

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the impact and diffusion of scientific discoveries, corporate climate adaptation strategies driven by management, the dynamics of academic publishing through editorial board resignations, and the interpretation of challenges in innovation policy.

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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 / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 163 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,196

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0048-7333 / 1873-7625

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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

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.

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Management of Technology and InnovationQ1

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ1

Strategy and ManagementQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Management

Scopus Categories

Management of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementManagement Science and Operations ResearchEngineering (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovation and Knowledge ManagementInnovation Policy and R&DFirm Innovation and GrowthEconomic Growth and ProductivityEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences