Journal profile · Multiple
Organization & Environment
ISSN 1086-0266 · eISSN 1552-7417 · SAGE
Organization & Environment: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 8.03; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; review about 388 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 2.9% (journal website); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Organization & Environment is published by SAGE and is in Zone 3 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Environmental Sustainability in Business, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting and Management and Organizational Studies, together about 33.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Organization & Environment publishes rigorous and impactful research on organizing and management for sustainability. In service of this mission, it searches for contributions to academic debates that are grounded in sound social science and that have … | View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Minna HalmePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 29, United Kingdom 13, Germany 10, France 8, Spain 7 (109 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting15.5%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting10.1%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting8%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7.5%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science6%
- Environmental Philosophy and EthicsEnvironmental Science5%
- Environmental Justice and Health DisparitiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
| 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 | Environmental Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 8.03LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 8.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 9.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 107OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 524OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 48.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,178 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 14 | 13 |
| 2025 | 23 | 18 | 175 |
| 2024 | 24 | 15 | 390 |
| 2023 | 15 | 12 | 642 |
| 2022 | 21 | 18 | 894 |
| 2021 | 14 | 9 | 422 |
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
388 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 2.9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 77 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 388 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 42 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 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — | |
| 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)
Article types accepted6
- academic research articles and essaysAcademic Research Articles and Essays (empirical, theoretical, or conceptual): research that develops, tests, or extends environment-related management or susta…Length not stated
- research articleThe O&E mission is achieved through a variety of regular features, including the following: Academic Research Articles and Essays (empirical, theoretical, or co…Length not stated
- research paperThe O&E mission is achieved through a variety of regular features, including the following: Academic Research Articles and Essays (empirical, theoretical, or co…Length not stated
- research reviewsResearch Reviews: the purpose of a research review is to succinctly review recent progress on a particular organization and environment topic, summarizing the c…Length not stated
- reviewThe O&E mission is achieved through a variety of regular features, including the following: Academic Research Articles and Essays (empirical, theoretical, or co…Length not stated
- viewpointThe O&E mission is achieved through a variety of regular features, including the following: Academic Research Articles and Essays (empirical, theoretical, or co…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Mandatory disclosure of use of artificial intelligence
Authors must conform to Sage’s Artificial Intelligence Policy. In addition, in their cover letters, authors must explain how and in what sections AI was used in their manuscript. Undisclosed use of AI is grounds for an immediate desk rejection of the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Mandatory disclosure of use of artificial intelligence
Authors must conform to Sage’s Artificial Intelligence Policy. In addition, in their cover letters, authors must explain how and in what sections AI was used in their manuscript. Undisclosed use of AI is grounds for an immediate desk rejection of the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Figures submitted in color will be published in color in the online version of the journal at no cost. If you wish to have color figures in the print version, fees will be supplied during production steps. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice program, and Open Access agreements, where authors can …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency:Double-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk reject…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1086-0266
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-7417
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Organization & Environment
What CAS zone is Organization & Environment in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Organization & Environment is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Environmental Studies / 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 Organization & Environment?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.03; CiteScore 13.8, h-index 107.
How long does peer review take at Organization & Environment?
The publisher reports about 388 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 2.9%. 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 Organization & Environment based?
Of the 109 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (29), United Kingdom (13) and Germany (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Organization & Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Organization & Environment is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Organization & Environment open access, and what is the APC?
Organization & Environment is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .