Journal profile · MANAGEMENT
Journal of Management Control
ISSN 2191-4761 · eISSN 2191-477X · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
Journal of Management Control: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,190; median 550 days to acceptance (31 articles, last 24 months); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Management Control 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 Accounting and Organizational Management, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance and Corporate Finance and Governance, together about 45.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Management Control (JoMaC) is an international journal concerned with the formal, information-based routines and procedures managers use to maintain or alter patterns in organizational activities. Particular emphasis is placed on operational and strategic planning and control systems and their (management) accounting processes and techniques. JoMaC has a strong reputation as a dedicated academic journal for high quality research on all aspects of management accounting and management control. Journal of Management Control covers such topics as: the role of management control systems for the management of companies and non-profit organizations; the design and use of financial planning systems for production, marketing, logistics and other fields of use; the interaction between strategic and operational aspects of management control; the role of management accountants and their interactions with other departments as well as internal and external service providers, such as marketing, operational managers, financial accountants and auditors; change and sustainability of management control systems. Journal of Management Control especially welcomes empirical and analytical papers reflecting both methodological rigor and practical relevance that make a significant contribution to literature. The journal is interested in literature reviews and meta-analyses showcasing and promoting current academic research. We are highly interested in empirical qualitative and quantitative papers and in new methods and topics not so much covered by mainstream journals. Journal of Management Control publishes special issues covering specific research topics such as “Management Control in Family Firms”, “Top Management Impact on Management Control” or “Impact of Corporate Governance Reforms on Management Control”. Papers are published in English. Submissions must follow the journal’s Style Guide, including formatting, length, and references. Papers are subject to a two-level (editor and reviewers) double-blind review process which can be tracked by authors on our Editorial Manager® system. JoMaC has a traditionally short turnaround time for a first decision on submitted papers. Accepted papers are published “Online First” 20 to 25 days after acceptance. The JoMaC Best Reviewer Award is granted each year in recognition of the outstanding efforts and contributions of the journal’s reviewers. JoMaC is available in more than 8,000 libraries and institutions around the worl
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MANAGEMENT
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 5, Netherlands 4, Australia 3, Austria 3, Belgium 2 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Accounting and Organizational ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting24.5%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting13.2%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting8.1%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Financial Reporting and Valuation ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting3.9%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| 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, CLOCKSS, RePEcPublisher 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
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 165OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 67.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 301,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 301 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 19 | 8 |
| 2025 | 21 | 13 | 49 |
| 2024 | 19 | 16 | 201 |
| 2023 | 15 | 10 | 179 |
| 2022 | 19 | 17 | 503 |
| 2021 | 21 | 14 | 414 |
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
550 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 434 days – 730 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (44 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 559 days
- Sample
- 31 articles with submission and acceptance dates (46 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
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
COPE member Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Permissions required for third-party material Model summary
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Management Control, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Reviewer suggestions allowed Model summary
Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts.
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
- 2191-4761
- Electronic ISSN
- 2191-477X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Management Control
What CAS zone is Journal of Management Control in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Management Control is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Management Control?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.9, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Management Control?
Based on the dates recorded on 31 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 550 days (interquartile range 434–730 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 Journal of Management Control?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Journal of Management Control based?
Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (5), Netherlands (4) and Australia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Management Control?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Management Control is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Management Control open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Management Control is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,190.
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: .