Journal profile · MANAGEMENT
International Journal of Disclosure and Governance
ISSN 1741-3591 · eISSN 1746-6539 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
International Journal of Disclosure and Governance: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,090; median 315 days to acceptance (54 articles, last 24 months); 61 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Disclosure and Governance is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Corporate Finance and Governance, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, together about 53.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Disclosure and Governance publishes a balance between academic and practitioner perspectives in law and accounting on subjects related to corporate governance and disclosure. In its emphasis on practical issues, it is the only such journal in these fields. All rigorous and thoughtful conceptual papers are encouraged. To date, International Journal of Disclosure and Governance has published articles by a former general counsel and a former commissioner of the SEC, practitioners from Cleary Gottlieb, Skadden Arps, Wachtell Lipton, and Latham & Watkins as well as articles by academics from Harvard, Yale and NYU. The readership of the journal includes lawyers, accountants, and corporate directors and managers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MANAGEMENT
Editor-in-chief Susana JosefaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 14, Spain 6, United Kingdom 2, South Korea 1, Italy 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting23.1%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting20%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting10.8%
- Financial Reporting and Valuation ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Risk Management in Financial FirmsBusiness, Management and Accounting3.7%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting3.3%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSSPublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 266OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 162,900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 732 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 82 | 16 | 43 |
| 2025 | 61 | 15 | 159 |
| 2024 | 58 | 12 | 395 |
| 2023 | 52 | 15 | 578 |
| 2022 | 34 | 14 | 538 |
| 2021 | 31 | 10 | 812 |
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
315 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 197 days – 517 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (54 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 338 days
- Sample
- 54 articles with submission and acceptance dates (154 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
- Submission to first decision
- 23 daysPublisher 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 3,090 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,190 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- articlesArticles that cover a topic in depth (usually a minimum of 7000 words)Length not stated
- reviewof the following types are accepted for review in the Journal: Articles that cover a topic in depth (usually a minimum of 7000 words) Manuscripts currently unde…main text ≤ 7,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Conflicts of interest The disclosure of information about business models and its reflections on the added value of companies in Brazil
Conflict of interest disclosure required at submission. Model summary
Paulo César Barbosa AlvesRoberto Frota DecourtPhilippe Roger Protin Original Article 10 September 2026
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE member. Model summary
This journal, via its publisher Palgrave Macmillan, is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Permissions
Using third-party material in your articleAuthors are responsible for ensuring that any third-party material (e.g. figures, tables, photos, illustrations, trade literature, or data) is not used without permission. If such material is copyrighted, permission must be obtained and submitted with the final manuscript. The Editor and Publisher must be informed of any restricted-use content at submissio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access & Self Archiving
Self-archiving (green open access)Where articles are published via the subscription route, authors are permitted to self-archive the accepted manuscript (the version post-peer review, but prior to copy-editing and typesetting) on their own personal website and/or in their funder or institutional repositories, for public release after an embargo period of 12 months after first publication.Learn mor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via iThenticate. Model summary
Manuscripts submitted to the journal are subject to checks using iThenticate to detect instances of overlapping and similar text.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Open Access & Self Archiving
Self-archiving (green open access)Where articles are published via the subscription route, authors are permitted to self-archive the accepted manuscript (the version post-peer review, but prior to copy-editing and typesetting) on their own personal website and/or in their funder or institutional repositories, for public release after an embargo period of 12 months after first publication.Learn mor…
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1741-3591
- Electronic ISSN
- 1746-6539
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Disclosure and Governance
What CAS zone is International Journal of Disclosure and Governance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Disclosure and Governance is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Disclosure and Governance?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Disclosure and Governance?
Based on the dates recorded on 54 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 315 days (interquartile range 197–517 days). 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 International Journal of Disclosure and Governance?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: Harvard. 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 International Journal of Disclosure and Governance based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (14), Spain (6) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Disclosure and Governance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Disclosure and Governance is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Disclosure and Governance open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Disclosure and Governance is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,090.
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: .