Journal profile · MANAGEMENT
Social Responsibility Journal
ISSN 1747-1117 · eISSN 1758-857X · Emerald
Social Responsibility Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 126 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Social Responsibility Journal is published by Emerald 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 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, Environmental Sustainability in Business and Ethics in Business and Education, together about 57% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MANAGEMENT
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting27.7%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting22%
- Ethics in Business and EducationDecision Sciences7.4%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting3.1%
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science3.1%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting3.1%
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
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 91OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 821OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 122LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,451 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 115 | 15 | 54 |
| 2025 | 126 | 26 | 530 |
| 2024 | 99 | 14 | 1,035 |
| 2023 | 76 | 20 | 1,634 |
| 2022 | 74 | 9 | 1,672 |
| 2021 | 91 | 10 | 2,047 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 1747-1117
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-857X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Social Responsibility Journal
What CAS zone is Social Responsibility Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Social Responsibility Journal 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.
Which databases index Social Responsibility Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Social Responsibility Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Social Responsibility Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Social Responsibility Journal is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .