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BOTTOM LINE

EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD · GB

ISSN0888-045XeISSN2054-1724

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.021

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.365

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Bottom Line is a multidisciplinary international journal publishing research on management and organizational issues. It focuses on information, knowledge, innovation, sustainability, technology, and value creation from diverse business perspectives. The journal also covers the trading of information, information economics, and the business of information.

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General Information

Country / RegionGB

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 29 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0888-045X / 2054-1724

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

Citations received

872

2019

1.1k

2020

349

2021

352

2022

191

2023

416

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

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

Library and Information SciencesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Information Science & Library Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Library Science and Information LiteracyLibrary Science and AdministrationLibrary Collection Development and Digital ResourcesWeb and Library ServicesDigital Marketing and Social MediaTechnology Adoption and User BehaviourLibrary Science and Information SystemsLeadership and Management in OrganizationsKnowledge Management and SharingPublishing and Scholarly Communication

Frequently asked questions about BOTTOM LINE

Is BOTTOM LINE a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BOTTOM LINE: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of BOTTOM LINE?

BOTTOM LINE is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is BOTTOM LINE indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BOTTOM LINE is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.