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Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal

Emarald Group Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2010

ISSN2040-8021eISSN2040-803X

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

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⚡ 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.808

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.969

Total Worksi

676

Total Citationsi

22,373

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Business, Finance; Environmental Studies; Management; Accounting; Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous); Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

Annual Volume~ 78 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications676

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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emarald Group Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2040-8021 / 2040-803X

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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

3.3k

2019

2.2k

2020

1.6k

2021

1.9k

2022

2023

1.1k

2024

255

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.

AccountingQ1

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q1

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business, FinanceEnvironmental StudiesManagement

Scopus Categories

AccountingRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentBusiness, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessSustainable Supply Chain ManagementAuditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthManagement and Organizational StudiesCorporate Finance and GovernanceEthics in Business and EducationSustainable Finance and Green BondsAccounting and Organizational Management

Frequently asked questions about Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal

Is Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal: 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 Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal?

Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal 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 6.22.

Is Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal?