Journal profile · Multiple
Business Ethics Quarterly
ISSN 1052-150X · eISSN 2153-3326 · Cambridge University Press
Business Ethics Quarterly: CAS Zone 1 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 4.12; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Business Ethics Quarterly is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 1 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ethics in Business and Education, Legal case studies and regulations and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 41% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Business Ethics Quarterly (BEQ) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal which publishes theoretical and empirical research relevant to the ethics of business, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability. Recognizing that contributions to the better understanding of these topics can come from any quarter, and that the best scholarship on these themes is often interdisciplinary in nature, it publishes scholarship from the humanities, social sciences, and professional fields, as well as scholarship that crosses disciplinary boundaries. It has published articles and reviews on a broad range of topics, including the internal ethics of business organizations, the ethics of specific business practices such as marketing, stakeholder relations, and international business, the role of business organizations in larger social, political and cultural frameworks, corporate social responsibility, sustainability and environmental ethics in business, and the ethical quality of market-based societies and relationships.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Danielle WarrenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics in Business and EducationDecision Sciences24.2%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences9.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.5%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.8%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience6.3%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences4.6%
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
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
- 4.12LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 133OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 857OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 66.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,451 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 2025 | 42 | 33 | 58 |
| 2024 | 32 | 29 | 90 |
| 2023 | 49 | 39 | 470 |
| 2022 | 38 | 24 | 372 |
| 2021 | 44 | 23 | 586 |
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.
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 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access articles
Collections FirstView articles Latest issue All issues Testimonials
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 1052-150X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2153-3326
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Business Ethics
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Business Ethics Quarterly
What CAS zone is Business Ethics Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Business Ethics Quarterly is in Zone 1 of Philosophy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Ethics / Business; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Business Ethics Quarterly?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.12; CiteScore 7.5, h-index 133.
Which databases index Business Ethics Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Business Ethics Quarterly is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Business Ethics Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Business Ethics Quarterly is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .