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Social and Environmental Accountability Journal

Routledge · United States · Est. 1993

ISSN2156-2245

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total60

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?

303

days submission → published

measured · last 7 articles · accept 236d

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.472

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.5

Total Worksi

877

Total Citationsi

16,990

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.80

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Social and Environmental Accountability Journal provides a forum for new research and reviews of social, environmental and sustainable development accounting, accountability, reporting and auditing.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1993

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications877

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2156-2245

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

❌

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

259

2019

335

2020

268

2021

160

2022

829

2023

139

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.

AccountingQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Accounting

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessSustainable Development and Environmental PolicyAccounting and Organizational ManagementHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesManagement and Organizational StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringAuditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceCommunity Development and Social Impact

Frequently asked questions about Social and Environmental Accountability Journal

Is Social and Environmental Accountability Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Social and Environmental Accountability Journal: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Social and Environmental Accountability Journal?

Social and Environmental Accountability Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.472.

Is Social and Environmental Accountability Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Social and Environmental Accountability Journal is indexed in Scopus.