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Vikalpa

SAGE Publications Ltd · India

ISSN2395-3799

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total20

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.212

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.664

Total Works

1,936

Total Citations

12,636

2yr Mean Citedness

1.31

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Vikalpa publishes original papers from academicians and practitioners in management disciplines including accounting and management control, agriculture management, managerial communication, economics, finance and banking, information technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, marketing, and operations management. The journal also covers academic research in management, economics, accounting, and strategic leadership.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 28 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,936

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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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?

2395-3799

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q4

Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Indian Economic and Social DevelopmentGlobal and Cross-Cultural ManagementCorporate Finance and GovernanceGlobal Financial Crisis and PoliciesManagement Theory and PracticeFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesManagement and Organizational StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesInternational Business and FDIHuman auditory perception and evaluation