Journal profile
European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy
ISSN 2704-9906 · University of Turin · Italy
European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy is published by University of Turin. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting and Environmental Sustainability in Business, together about 37.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy publish manuscripts concerning the interaction between the social impact on a wide range as business-related topics, management, accounting, finance and marketing. Proposals must offer original and substantive content based upon expert analysis, professional research or significant experience. The Journal encourages articles with a theoretical and practical approach supported by real-world examples and ideas that are clearly new, or at least clearly a new way of looking at something of interest to our audience. We also ask that the contributions be persuasive to provide our readers with an intellectual return on time invested in reading. ISSN: 2704-9906
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Paolo Pietro BianconePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 27, United Kingdom 2, United States 1, India 1, France 1 (37 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting20%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting9.1%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting8.2%
- Community Development and Social ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.4%
- Accounting and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.5%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
- Sustainable Industrial EcologyEngineering4.6%
- Environmental Impact and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science2.7%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCOPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 71 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 27 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 46 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 16 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI Policy
The European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy (EJSICE) recognises that artificial intelligence (AI), generative AI, large language models (LLMs), AI-assisted research tools, and related technologies are increasingly used in academic research and scholarly communication. EJSICE supports the responsible use of such technologies where they enhance research and communication while preserv…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship AI and authorship
Artificial intelligence systems, chatbots, large language models, and other AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors of a manuscript. Authorship requires accountability for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical conduct of the work, as well as the ability to approve the final manuscript and respond to questions concerning it. These responsibilities can only be assumed by human…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure of AI use
Material use of generative AI or AI-assisted technologies must be transparently disclosed. Where AI tools have been used in the research process, including data collection, coding, analysis, modelling, interpretation, production or modification of images, or other substantive methodological activities, authors must describe the tool and its use in the Methodology or another appropriate section of …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
EJSICE is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. With the CC-BY licence, authors retain the copyright, allowing anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute, and/or copy their contribution. The work must be properly attributed to its author. The entire process is free. Requesting further permission from the author or journal board is unnecessary. This i…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Reviewer selection for each article submitted is up to the editors. It considers reviewers' experience, competence, suggestions by authors or different editors, and previous experience in reviewing papers for the European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economic. Each proposal submitted for publication is read at least by an editor for an initial review. If the paper agrees with editorial po…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Anti-plagiarism
European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy adopts Turnitin software to detect plagiarism. Any submitted article is checked to detect similarities and potential plagiarism.
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
- University of Turin
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2704-9906
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Where are the editorial board members of European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy based?
Of the 37 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (27), United Kingdom (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy is indexed in DOAJ.
Is European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .