Business Ethics Quarterly

Aims & Scope

Business Ethics Quarterly (BEQ) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal which publishes theoretical and empirical research relevant to the ethics of business, corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability.

Recognizing that contributions to the better understanding of these topics can come from any quarter, and that the best scholarship on these themes is often interdisciplinary in nature, it publishes scholarship from the humanities, social sciences, and professional fields, as well as scholarship that crosses disciplinary boundaries.

It has published articles and reviews on a broad range of topics, including the internal ethics of business organizations, the ethics of specific business practices such as marketing, stakeholder relations, and international business, the role of business organizations in larger social, political and cultural frameworks, corporate social responsibility, sustainability and environmental ethics in business, and the ethical quality of market-based societies and relationships.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3
2024	3.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1408

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	371

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.018

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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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 Arts and Humanities, Business, Management and Accounting and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 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.

• The Politics of Stakeholder Theory: Some Future Directions

  Citation: 1773

  Authors: R. Edward

• Value Maximization, Stakeholder Theory, and the Corporate Objective Function

  Citation: 1448

  Authors: Michael C.

• What Stakeholder Theory is Not

  Citation: 863

  Authors: Robert, R. Edward, Andrew C.

• Corporate Social Responsibility: A Three-Domain Approach

  Citation: 853

  Authors: Mark S., Archie B.

• The Ethical Context in Organizations: Influences on Employee Attitudes and Behaviors

  Citation: 753

  Authors: Linda Klebe, Kenneth D., Donald L.

• Managing Social-Business Tensions: A Review and Research Agenda for Social Enterprise

  Citation: 681

  Authors: Wendy K., Michael, Marya L.

• Getting to the Bottom of “Triple Bottom Line”

  Citation: 678

  Authors: Wayne, Chris

• Stakeholder Theory, Value, and Firm Performance

  Citation: 615

  Authors: Jeffrey S., Andrew C.

• Ethical and Unethical Leadership: Exploring New Avenues for Future Research

  Citation: 582

  Authors: Michael E., Marie S.

• Business Ethics and Stakeholder Analysis

  Citation: 549

  Authors: Kenneth E.

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