Journal profile
Responsibility and Sustainability
ISSN 2340-5813 · Research Group on Marketing and Operative Research · Spain
Responsibility and Sustainability: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 3 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Responsibility and Sustainability is published by Research Group on Marketing and Operative Research. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting and Environmental Sustainability in Business, together about 42.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Responsibility and Sustainability was founded in 2013 by the Research Group on Marketing and Operative Research at the University of León (Spain), the Research Unit in Business Sciences at the University of Beira Interior (Portugal) and the Institute of Business Studies at the University of Szeged (Hungary), and supported by IAPNM. In 2020 R&S continues to be published by IAPNM LATAM Chapter with its head editorial office in Montevideo (Uruguay). Responsibility and Sustainability is a international scientific journal in on-line format publishing English/Spanish/Portuguese written original articles, theoretical developments and case reports in the fields of responsibility and/or sustainability. Relevant research notes, PhD reviews and book reviews are also welcome. The main objective of the publication is to foster the study of those topics related to the above fields from a multidisciplinary perspective and provide a forum for researchers and practitioners interested in examining these issues from practical and theoretical viewpoints. Establishing and sharing a common vocabulary to discuss on methods, procedures, results and experiences will improve the exchange of ideas among authors and readers of varied backgrounds. Only manuscripts displaying strict scientific rigor and expository clarity will be accepted for publication. First-rate scientific quality is guaranteed by a qualified editorial board and a large scientific board composed of internationally recognized experts from prestigious academic and research institutions. Submitted contributions are evaluated through a double blind refereeing process. Authors should guarantee that their contributions have not been published elsewhere or have not been submitted simultaneously for publication elsewhere. Responsibility and Sustainability supports open access to scientific literature. Full texts of all articles are available for free at the journal website since they are published. Publication ethics and publication malpractice statement R&S base his Ethic Statement on Committee On Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors (http://publicationethics.org/files/Code_of_conduct_for_journal_editors_1.pdf). R&S is committed to only publishing papers without fraudulent data and without plagiarism. Anti plagiarism software is used to control unethical situations. If you detect any of these cases please contact the Editor Óscar Licandro (olicandro@claeh.edu.uy) Plagi
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 24, Portugal 11, United States 4, Canada 4, Romania 4 (58 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corporate Social Responsibility and SustainabilityBusiness, Management and Accounting17%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting14.7%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting11%
- Nonprofit Sector and VolunteeringSocial Sciences4.6%
- Higher Education and SustainabilitySocial Sciences4.6%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences4.1%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
- Sustainability in Higher EducationSocial Sciences3.7%
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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 127 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics Publication ethics and publication malpractice statement
R&S base his Ethic Statement on Committee On Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors (http://publicationethics.org/files/Code_of_conduct_for_journal_editors_1.pdf).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright; self-archiving permitted and recommended. Model summary
Responsibility and Sustainability (R&S) ensures that the full text of all content is made freely available online as Libre Open Access without delay. R&S has´ not embargo period. Users can access to read the content without registration. R&S is published under Creative Commons License CC-BY (This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or forma…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No charges (no APC, no submission fees, no publication fees). Model summary
R&S doesn't apply any type of charges. R&S doesn't apply article processing charges. R&S doesn't apply charges for article submission. R&S doesn't apply charges for article publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review. Model summary
Those manuscripts considered to be consistent with the editorial line will be submitted to double blind refereeing process. Decision on acceptance, rejection or acceptance under request for changes will be communicated to the corresponding author as soon as possible.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism and transparency policy
R&S fight actively against plagiarism and fraudulent practices. R&S is aware of the problem of plagiarism. Manuscripts with plagiarism are rejected. All papers published in the journal has been tested with anti-plagiarism software. If you think you have detected plagiarism please contact the editor Óscar Licandro.
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
- Research Group on Marketing and Operative Research
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2340-5813
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Responsibility and Sustainability
How long does peer review take at Responsibility and Sustainability?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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 Responsibility and Sustainability?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word. 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 Responsibility and Sustainability based?
Of the 58 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (24), Portugal (11) and United States (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Responsibility and Sustainability?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Responsibility and Sustainability is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Responsibility and Sustainability open access, and what is the APC?
Responsibility and Sustainability 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, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .