Journal profile · Multiple
Enterprise & Society
ISSN 1467-2227 · eISSN 1467-2235 · Cambridge University Press
Enterprise & Society: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.87; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Enterprise & Society is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 3 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Economic and Social Studies, American History and Culture and American Environmental and Regional History, together about 30.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Enterprise & Society offers a forum for research on the historical relations between businesses and their larger political, cultural, institutional, social, and economic contexts. The journal aims to be truly international in scope. Studies focused on individual firms and industries and grounded in a broad historical framework are welcome, as are innovative applications of economic or management theories to business and its context.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 24, United Kingdom 5, Japan 3, France 2, Argentina 2 (49 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.2%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting10.6%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical ResearchPhysics and Astronomy4.9%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.7%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities4.7%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences4.7%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | 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
- 0.87LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 328OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 77.87%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,982 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 35 | 5 |
| 2025 | 50 | 43 | 24 |
| 2024 | 56 | 46 | 58 |
| 2023 | 53 | 47 | 99 |
| 2022 | 50 | 29 | 168 |
| 2021 | 72 | 36 | 215 |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 12,000 words
Article types accepted11
- articlesArticles*Length not stated
- commentsCommentsLength not stated
- editorialsEditorialsLength not stated
- in memoriam itemsIn Memoriam itemsLength not stated
- introductionsIntroductionsLength not stated
- presidential addressesPresidential Addresses*Length not stated
- reviewEnterprise & Society publishes the following article types: Articles* Review Essays* Presidential Addresses* Symposia* Reviews Comments The Krooss Prize Dissert…Length not stated
- review essaysReview Essays*Length not stated
- reviewsReviewsLength not stated
- symposiaSymposia*Length not stated
- the krooss prize dissertation summariesThe Krooss Prize Dissertation SummariesLength not stated
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
- 1467-2227
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-2235
- Society / sponsor
- Business History Conference
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Enterprise & Society
What CAS zone is Enterprise & Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Enterprise & Society is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business / History of Social Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Enterprise & Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.87; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 43.
Where are the editorial board members of Enterprise & Society based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (24), United Kingdom (5) and Japan (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Enterprise & Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Enterprise & Society is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Enterprise & Society open access, and what is the APC?
Enterprise & Society 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .