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Organization Studies

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1980

ISSN1741-3044

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ 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 (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

4.358

H-Indexi

256

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.876

Total Worksi

4,243

Total Citationsi

280,184

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.88

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Management; Management of Technology and Innovation; Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management; Strategy and Management.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

Frequency6 No. A Year, 1994-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,243

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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

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?

1741-3044

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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

140

5.1k

2019

3.5k

2020

2.6k

2021

1.5k

2022

105

1.3k

2023

648

2024

107

226

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.

Management of Technology and InnovationQ1

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ1

Strategy and ManagementQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Management

Scopus Categories

Management of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Management and Organizational StudiesInnovation and Knowledge ManagementManagement Theory and PracticeBusiness Strategy and InnovationComplex Systems and Decision MakingGlobal and Cross-Cultural ManagementLabor Movements and UnionsAccounting and Organizational ManagementPublic Policy and Administration ResearchInformation Systems Theories and Implementation

Frequently asked questions about Organization Studies

Is Organization Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Organization Studies: 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 Organization Studies?

Organization Studies 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.88.

Is Organization Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Organization Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Organization Studies?