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Administrative Science Quarterly
ISSN 0001-8392 · eISSN 1930-3815 · Cornell University Press
Administrative Science Quarterly: CAS Zone 1 · Management (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.87; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; 79 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Administrative Science Quarterly is published by Cornell University Press and is in Zone 1 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Management and Organizational Studies, Complex Systems and Decision Making and Innovation and Knowledge Management, together about 31.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Administrative Science Quarterly (ASQ), owned and managed by the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, has been at the cutting edge of organizational studies since the field began. This top-tier journal regularly publishes the best theoretical and empirical papers based … | View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 96, Canada 14, United Kingdom 8, France 5, Singapore 4 (136 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting15.9%
- Complex Systems and Decision MakingDecision Sciences9%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting6.9%
- Business Strategy and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting6.1%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.7%
- Management Theory and PracticeBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Accounting and Organizational ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
- Labor Movements and UnionsSocial Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 7.87LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 7.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 12.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 9.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 481OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,584OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 42.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,381 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 23 | 4 |
| 2025 | 79 | 41 | 203 |
| 2024 | 67 | 22 | 549 |
| 2023 | 49 | 22 | 701 |
| 2022 | 58 | 13 | 1,049 |
| 2021 | 37 | 11 | 1,715 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Acceptance to publication
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- ISSN
- 0001-8392
- Electronic ISSN
- 1930-3815
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Administrative Science Quarterly
What CAS zone is Administrative Science Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Administrative Science Quarterly is in Zone 1 of Management, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Business / Management; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Administrative Science Quarterly?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.87; CiteScore 13.4, h-index 481.
What are the manuscript requirements of Administrative Science Quarterly?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Administrative Science Quarterly based?
Of the 136 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (96), Canada (14) and United Kingdom (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Administrative Science Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Administrative Science Quarterly is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Administrative Science Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Administrative Science Quarterly is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .