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Philosophy of Management

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 2001

ISSN2052-9597

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.493

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.816

Total Worksi

653

Total Citationsi

3,736

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Philosophy of Management is a refereed forum dedicated to applying philosophical scrutiny to management theory and practice. Discusses the philosophy of management in theory and practice. Covers business ethics, ontology, epistemology, aesthetics, politics and more. Publishes four issues per year, each focused on a central theme. An independent forum for philosophers, theorists, and management practitioners. Directs its content to philosophers of all traditions and management thinkers.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyFour issues per year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications653

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewRefereed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2052-9597

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Refereed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

512

2019

215

2020

236

2021

219

2022

2023

119

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.

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ1

Business and International ManagementQ2

Management of Technology and InnovationQ2

Strategy and ManagementQ2

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Management

Scopus Categories

Management of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementHistory and Philosophy of ScienceBusiness and International Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Management and Organizational StudiesEthics in Business and EducationManagement Theory and PracticeComplex Systems and Decision MakingWorkplace Spirituality and LeadershipEconomic Theory and InstitutionsPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentInnovation and Knowledge ManagementCritical Realism in SociologyCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting

Frequently asked questions about Philosophy of Management

Is Philosophy of Management a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Philosophy of Management: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Philosophy of Management?

Philosophy of Management 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 1.26.

Is Philosophy of Management indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Philosophy of Management is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.