Journal profile
Social Entrepreneurship Review
ISSN 2720-7277 · Cracow University of Economics · Poland
Social Entrepreneurship Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Social Entrepreneurship Review is published by Cracow University of Economics. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Sciences and Governance, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences and Cooperative Studies and Economics, together about 43.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Social Entrepreneurship Review (SER) (ISSN 2720-7277) is a peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary journal dedicated to serve as platform for academic debate on all issues relevant to social entrepreneurship including theoretical perspectives, cutting-edge research, and actionable solutions to identified problems of particular interest to policy makers, social entrepreneurs, managers, academics and researchers. Social entrepreneurship has gained amplified attention in different academic disciplines including management, public policy, economics and finance. It has become a key element in worldwide discussion on social progress. Social entrepreneurship refers to for and not-for-profit organizations, as well as public sector organizations which primary purpose is social progress. However, it excludes all organizations which primary purpose is profit-maximization, irrespective of whether they engage in social good, as this falls under a separate research stream of Corporate Social Responsibility.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Marek ĆwiklickiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 6, Italy 2, Ukraine 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Sciences and GovernanceSocial Sciences16.3%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting14.4%
- Cooperative Studies and EconomicsBusiness, Management and Accounting13.2%
- Community Development and Social ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.6%
- Social and Economic SolidaritySocial Sciences5.8%
- Polish Legal and Social IssuesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Polish socio-economic developmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Nonprofit Sector and VolunteeringSocial Sciences3.6%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, Crossref, 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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.36OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 19Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 317 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 29 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 32 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 26 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 35 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Not considered
- preprints
Article types accepted3
- academic articlesThe Editorial Board of Social Entrepreneurship Review accepts the following types of submissions in English: academic articles and research reports, and book re…Length not stated
- book reviewsThe Editorial Board of Social Entrepreneurship Review accepts the following types of submissions in English: academic articles and research reports, and book re…Length not stated
- research reportsThe Editorial Board of Social Entrepreneurship Review accepts the following types of submissions in English: academic articles and research reports, and book re…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Authorship
Appeal process: written appeal within two weeks of rejection notification; appeal review takes up to three weeks. Model summary
Authors may appeal editorial decisions. An author who disagrees with a rejection must submit a written appeal within two weeks of receiving notification.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
By submitting this manuscript, I confirm that: The manuscript is original, has not been published previously, and is not under consideration elsewhere. I grant the Krakow University of Economics a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence, unlimited in time and territory, to publish the article under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC-BY 4.0). Authors retain copyright to thei…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access model with a CC-BY 4.0 licence; authors retain copyright while granting the Krakow University of Economics a licence to publish. Model summary
The Journal operates under an Open Access model with a CC-BY 4.0 licence.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review; review process typically takes 8-12 weeks from submission to initial decision. Model summary
Each submission undergoes double-blind peer review. Authors receive reviewer feedback regardless of the editorial decision. The review process typically takes 8-12 weeks from submission to initial decision.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Anti-Plagiarism Policy
Anti-plagiarism screening using Crossref Similarity Check with iThenticate. Model summary
SER uses the Crossref Similarity Check anti-plagiarism system with the iThenticate tool for researchers and professional writers to check their original works for potential plagiarism. Please see more: http://www.ithenticate.com/about Ghostwriting and guest-authorshipIn order to prevent ghost-writing and guest-authorship the Editorial Board requires the authors to disclose the contributions of ind…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving Policy
Self-archiving permitted for pre-print, post-print, and publisher's version with acknowledgement of publisher's copyright, full citation, DOI link, and licence copy. Model summary
Authors may archive their work as follows: Pre-print (pre-refereeing version) may be posted on any website. Post-print (final draft post-refereeing) may be posted on the author's personal website, institutional open access repository, or academic social networks. Publisher's version (PDF) may be posted in any of the locations listed above.
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
- Cracow University of Economics
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2720-7277
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 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 Social Entrepreneurship Review
How long does peer review take at Social Entrepreneurship Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Social Entrepreneurship Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Social Entrepreneurship Review based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (6), Italy (2) and Ukraine (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Social Entrepreneurship Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Social Entrepreneurship Review is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Social Entrepreneurship Review open access, and what is the APC?
Social Entrepreneurship Review 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .