Journal profile
Emerald Open Research
ISSN 2631-3952 · Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom
Emerald Open Research: fully open access; APC about USD 2,500; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 1 articles in 2025; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Emerald Open Research was an interdisciplinary platform for open access content aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. EOR closed to new submissions in 2023. Source ↗Publisher website ·
The latest issue on the journal's website is from December 2023 (Volume 1, Issue 14): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Emerald Open Research is published by Emerald Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sustainability in Higher Education, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, together about 24.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Emerald Open Research was an interdisciplinary platform for open access content aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sustainability in Higher EducationSocial Sciences10.1%
- Corporate Social Responsibility and SustainabilityBusiness, Management and Accounting8.8%
- Food Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHealth Professions5.7%
- COVID-19 Prevention and ImpactSocial Sciences5.7%
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences5.1%
- COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Food Security and Socioeconomic DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 93,737Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 314 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 303 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 454 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 458 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 464 |
| 2022 | 55 | 55 | 577 |
| 2021 | 60 | 60 | 562 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Post-publication peer review, Open peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,500 | Yes | — |
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 websitePeer review
- Peer review
The journal closed to new submissions in 2023. Model summary
Emerald Open Research was an interdisciplinary platform for open access content aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. EOR closed to new submissions in 2023.
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
- Emerald Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2631-3952
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 1, Issue 14 (December 2023)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Emerald Open Research
How long does peer review take at Emerald Open Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 weeks. 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.
Is Emerald Open Research open access, and what is the APC?
Emerald Open Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,500.
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: .