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Social Enterprise Journal

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN1750-8533

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

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

0.732

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.105

Total Works

542

Total Citations

14,204

2yr Mean Citedness

2.28

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on social enterprises, focusing on their management, impact, and the characteristics of social entrepreneurs. It explores themes such as social value creation, impact measurement, organizational governance, and the empowerment of individuals within these enterprises. The journal also examines the role of social innovation, participatory governance, and entrepreneurial well-being in addressing societal challenges.

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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 Published2005

Annual Volume~ 50 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications542

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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Submission Info

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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?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1750-8533

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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.

DevelopmentQ1

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q2

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawDevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)