Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management (JCOM) aims to be the leading international journal for the study of co-operatives.

JCOM will provide the primary forum for advancement and dissemination of scientific knowledge on co-operative organizations and their management.

The journal will include up-to-date, high-quality, and original contributions - research papers, reviews, and syntheses as well as book and conference reviews - dealing with questions on how, why and when co-operative organizations occur and succeed, fail and disappear, and what can be done to influence the outcome.

Co-operative organization is broadly defined.

It refers not only to co-operatives as an institutional form, but any other organization that follows the principles of co-operation.

Examples include consumer, housing, producer, and worker co-operatives, credit unions and mutuals, multiparty alliances as well as different forms of collective, community, and social entrepreneurship.

In addition to these types of co-operative entities, a variety of non-profit and voluntary organizations will be covered in the journal.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.5

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7423

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	214

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.749

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	25

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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, 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.

• Individuality vs. communalityâ¿¿A new dual role of co-operatives?

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Anu, Kirsi, Antti

• The feasibility of platform cooperatives in the gig economy

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Damion Jonathan, Martijn, Koen, Tine

• Cooperative organizations as an engine of equitable rural economic development

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Morris

• The member wears Four Hats: A member identification framework for co-operative enterprises

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Elena, Tim, Geoffrey N., Kadambot H.

• Co-operative identity and the dual nature: From paradox to complementarities

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Sonja, Anu, Karen

• Trust and reciprocity in building inter-personal and inter-organizational commitment in small business co-operatives

  Citation: 41

  Authors: O., T., R., W.C., J.F.

• Mission lost? Dilemmatic dual nature of co-operatives

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Anu, Kaarina, Antti

• The impact of agricultural co-operatives on women’s empowerment: Evidence from Uganda

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Els

• One governance theory to rule them all? The case for a paradoxical approach to co-operative governance

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Myriam, Luc K.

• The Impact of Size and Specialization on the Financial Performance of Agricultural Cooperatives

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Krishna Prasad, David W, Allen M

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