Journal profile
Management Matters
ISSN 2752-8359 · Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom
Management Matters: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 19 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 12.7% (journal website); 13 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Management Matters is published by Emerald Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Employee Performance and Management and Digital Marketing and Social Media, together about 30% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Management Matters is multidisciplinary open access journal committed towards publishing original theoretical, conceptual, applied, empirical and fundamental contributions both qualitative and quantitative in all the major fields of management. Submit to this journal About this journal
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting12.2%
- Employee Performance and ManagementSocial Sciences10%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences7.8%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting5.6%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences3.3%
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
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
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.42OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 55 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 136 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 174 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 108 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 69 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
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 19 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 12.7%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 59.2 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 accepted3, with length limits
- editorialResearch Paper — up to 6000 words Case Study — up to 6000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 6000 words Technical Paper — up to 6000 words General Review — up to …main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research paperResearch Paper — up to 6000 words Case Study — up to 6000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 6000 words Technical Paper — up to 6000 words General Review — up to …main text ≤ 6,000 words
- reviewResearch Paper — up to 6000 words Case Study — up to 6000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 6000 words Technical Paper — up to 6000 words General Review — up to …main text ≤ 6,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access options
This is a diamond open access journal. No article processing charges (APCs) are required. Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Emerald Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2752-8359
- Print ISSN
- 2279-0187
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 1 (May 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Management Matters
How long does peer review take at Management Matters?
Authors report an average review time of about 19 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12.7%. 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 Management Matters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Management Matters is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Management Matters open access, and what is the APC?
Management Matters 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .