Business Ethics, the Environment and Responsibility

Aims & Scope

Business Ethics, the Environment and Responsibility is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal dedicated to business ethics and business and society research.

The journal seeks original high-quality scholarship relating to Business Ethics, the Environment, and Social Responsibility.

The range of contributions reflects the variety and scope of ethical, sustainability, and responsibility issues faced by business organizations worldwide.

Of note, the journal seeks under-represented views and voices across the globe, with particular emphasis on high-quality scholarship contextualized in developing countries.

BEER employs a comprehensive view of scholarship, drawing on a variety of methodologies and disciplinary perspectives, to advance knowledge, discourse and practice in relation to Business Ethics and Business-Society relations in the broadest sense.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.2
2024	3.60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6315

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1414

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.840

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, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Environmental Science, 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.

• Assurance of corporate social responsibility reports: Does it reduce decoupling practices?

  Citation: 91

  Authors: Isabel‐María, Nazim, Cristina, Beatriz

• Ethical implications of text generation in the age of artificial intelligence

  Citation: 81

  Authors: Laura, Elanor, Stelios

• Impact of digital transformation on performance of environment, social, and governance: Empirical evidence from China

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Quan‐Jing, Hai‐Jie, Gen‐Fu, Chun‐Ping

• How does consumer pressure affect green innovation of manufacturing <scp>SMEs</scp> in the presence of green human resource management and green values? A moderated mediation analysis

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Abdullah Kaid, Mohammed A., Hamid Mahmood, Saheim Khalaf A. J.

• The role of the audit committee in enhancing the credibility of <scp>CSR</scp> disclosure: Evidence from <scp>STOXX</scp> Europe 600 members

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Aladdin, Rasmi, Elies, Guillermina

• Greenwash and green brand equity: The mediating role of green brand image, green satisfaction and green trust and the moderating role of information and knowledge

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Minh‐Tri, Vo Thi Kim, Phuong N. D.

• Digital transformation and greenwashing in environmental, social, and governance disclosure: Does investor attention matter?

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Ziyuan, Xiao, Wenjiao, Wei

• Team‐level servant leadership and team performance: The mediating roles of organizational citizenship behavior and internal social capital

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Pablo, Jorge, Dioni

• What do we know about corporate philanthropy? A review and research directions

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Wonsuk, Ujvala

• Entrepreneurial orientation, entrepreneurial competencies, innovation, and performances in SMEs of Pakistan: Moderating role of social ties

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Junaid, Monica, Huma, Muhammad Ishtiaq

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