Business and Society Review

Aims & Scope

Business and Society Review addresses a wide range of ethical issues concerning the relationships between business, society, and the public good.

Its contents are of vital concern to business people, academics, and others involved in the contemporary debate about the proper role of business in society.

The journal publishes papers from all those working in this important area, including researchers and business professionals, members of the legal profession, government administrators and many others.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	1.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11858

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	289

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.486

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Opportunity Platforms and Safety Nets: Corporate Citizenship and Reputational Risk

  Citation: 805

  Authors: Charles J., Naomi A., Michael L.

• Parallel Universes: Companies, Academics, and the Progress of Corporate Citizenship

  Citation: 432

  Authors: Sandra

• The Four Faces of Corporate Citizenship

  Citation: 377

  Authors: Archie B.

• CSR and Small Business in a European Policy Context: The Five “C”s of CSR and Small Business Research Agenda 2007

  Citation: 239

  Authors: LAURA J.

• Creating the Partnership Society: Understanding the Rhetoric and Reality of Cross‐Sectoral Partnerships

  Citation: 238

  Authors: Bradley K., Steven A

• Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Citizenship: Towards Corporate Accountability

  Citation: 220

  Authors: CARMEN

• Making Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Operable: How Companies Translate Stakeholder Dialogue into Practice

  Citation: 212

  Authors: ESBEN RAHBEK

• The Case for Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility in Developing Countries

  Citation: 171

  Authors: DIMA

• Toward Effective Stakeholder Dialogue

  Citation: 150

  Authors: Muel, Rob

• Institutional Pressures, Corporate Reputation, and Voluntary Codes of Conduct: An Examination of the Equator Principles

  Citation: 147

  Authors: CHRISTOPHER, ALEXIS

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