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International Journal of Management and Sustainability
ISSN 2306-9856 · eISSN 2306-0662 · Conscientia Beam
International Journal of Management and Sustainability: fully open access; APC about USD 1,500; review about 120 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 73 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Management and Sustainability is published by Conscientia Beam. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Environmental Sustainability in Business, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting and Employee Performance and Management, together about 25.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Conscientia Beam is a leading academic journals publishing company. It covers a wide range of academic disciplines including the agricultural sciences, arts and education, biological sciences, business & management, chemistry & materials sciences, computer sciences, economics, energy & environmental sciences, engineering, medical sciences, physical sciences, and the social sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-Business, Management and Accounting (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting8.7%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting8.5%
- Employee Performance and ManagementSocial Sciences8.2%
- Corporate Governance and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7.8%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting6.5%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q3 | 532/876 | — |
| Economics and Econometrics | Q3 | 528/755 | — |
| General Business, Management and Accounting | Q3 | 169/235 | — |
| Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | Q3 | 320/432 | — |
| Management Science and Operations Research | Q4 | 179/225 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, CNKI, J-Gate, Scilit, 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.02OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 473 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 236 |
| 2025 | 73 | 73 | 307 |
| 2024 | 68 | 68 | 327 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | 303 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 241 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 143 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
120 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 120 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 60 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 1,500 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- editorialAll submitted manuscripts undergo a rigorous editorial and peer-review process to ensure scientific quality, originality, and relevance to the journal’s scope. …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship
Sr. No. Country Authors 1 Indonesia 316 2 Malaysia 223 3 Nigeria 77 4 Viet Nam 73 5 India 56 6 South Africa 34 7 China 34 8 Pakistan 31 9 Taiwan, Province of China 26 10 Saudi Arabia 26 View All Countries
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Academic Integrity
Conscientia Beam is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and academic integrity. The publisher enforces rigorous peer-review procedures and strict ethical policies to ensure the quality and credibility of the scientific record. Cases involving plagiarism, data fabrication or falsification, inappropriate authorship attribution, duplicate publication, or other forms o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Editorial and Peer-Review Process
All submitted manuscripts undergo a rigorous editorial and peer-review process to ensure scientific quality, originality, and relevance to the journal’s scope. Initial Editorial Assessment: Each manuscript is evaluated by the editorial team to determine its suitability for the journal and its alignment with the aims and scope of IJMS. Manuscripts that fall outside the journal’s focus or raise ethi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Check via iThenticate
All submissions are automatically screened against massive academic databases using iThenticate during the initial triage phase.
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
- Conscientia Beam
- ISSN
- 2306-9856
- Electronic ISSN
- 2306-0662
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Management and Sustainability
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Management and Sustainability?
The publisher reports about 120 days (submission to acceptance). 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Management and Sustainability?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Management and Sustainability is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists ESCI; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Management and Sustainability open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Management and Sustainability is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,500.
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: .