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Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
ISSN 1535-3958 · eISSN 1535-3966 · Wiley-Blackwell
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management: CAS Zone 2 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 10.05; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,100; median 166 days to acceptance (141 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 12% (journal website); 564 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, Environmental Sustainability in Business and Sustainable Supply Chain Management, together about 63.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management publishes theoretical and practical contributions about tools and practices associated with the social and environmental responsibilities of businesses in the context of sustainable development. It also publishes case studies and cross-country surveys of best practice helping organizations improve performance and accountability in these areas. The focus of the journal is on research and practical advice for the development and assessment of social responsibility and environmental tools, practical case studies and an assessment of the relative strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to sustainability. It encourages debate over the development of sustainability issues as well as monitoring the demands being made by various stakeholder groups. It is a refereed journal and contributions of a high quality aimed at an interdisciplinary audience are invited.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 5%); most named Italy 41, United Kingdom 11, Spain 5, Mainland China 4, Australia 4 (76 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting27.9%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting24.7%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting11.1%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting6%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting3.7%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.3%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences2.2%
- Ethics in Business and EducationDecision Sciences2.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Astrophysics Data System, RePEc
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 10.05LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 10.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 10.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 14.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 14.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 176OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,812OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 537LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 537Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,485,733Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,350 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 661 | 315 | 452 |
| 2025 | 564 | 340 | 3,620 |
| 2024 | 393 | 236 | 7,911 |
| 2023 | 264 | 171 | 9,745 |
| 2022 | 220 | 93 | 10,524 |
| 2021 | 133 | 67 | 8,846 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
166 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 126 days – 251 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (141 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 184 days
- Sample
- 141 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,298 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 176 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 4,100 / EUR 3,400 / GBP 2,720 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 350 | — | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted1
- full length papersFull length papers should usually not exceed 8,000 words (excluding references).Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest Extending the benefits of ESG disclosure: The effect on the cost of debt financing
Conflict of interest statement required Model summary
Nicola Raimo, Alessandra Caragnano, Marianna Zito, Filippo Vitolla, Massimo Mariani,
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 5. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Editorial Review and AcceptanceThe acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright license agreement required Model summary
via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they are required to complete a copyright license agreement on behalf of all authors of the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1535-3958
- Electronic ISSN
- 1535-3966
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
What CAS zone is Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management is in Zone 2 of Management, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Environmental Studies / Business / Management. 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 Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 10.05; CiteScore 14.5, h-index 176.
How long does peer review take at Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 141 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 166 days (interquartile range 126–251 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management based?
Of the 76 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (41), United Kingdom (11) and Spain (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management open access, and what is the APC?
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,100.
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: .