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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #1,970Hybrid

Management Learning

Identifier (ISSN):1350-5076(Print)/1461-7307(Online)
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Publisher:SAGE
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.7↑ +0.7
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Management Learning

WoS Q2
12453.7420222.420232.82024320253.72026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.7
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.689
#1,970

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
96

96 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate21.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
41articles/year
62.31% Gold OA•95.45% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The nature of management learning - the nature of individual and organizational learning, and the relationships between them; "learning" organizations; learning from the past and for the future; the changing nature of management, of organizations, and of learning The process of learning - learning methods and techniques; processes of thinking; experience and learning; perception and reasoning; agendas of management learning Learning and outcomes - the nature of managerial knowledge, thinking, learning and action; ethics values and skills; expertise; competence; personal and organizational change

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
SociologyPsychologyPhilosophyComputer SciencePolitical ScienceEconomicsEpistemologyLawManagementBusinessEngineeringMathematicsPhysicsArts & HumanitiesBiologyEducationSocial SciencesQuantum Mechanics
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

MANAGEMENT

Q2
Rank166/426
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

MANAGEMENT

Q3
Rank234/426
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.7
Articles / Year58
Total Citations15
2025
IF3
Articles / Year71
Total Citations222
2024
IF2.8
Articles / Year44
Total Citations259
2023
IF2.4
Articles / Year44
Total Citations561
2022
IF3.738
Articles / Year49
Total Citations749

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #1,970Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1970-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingDecision Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.689

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.42

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,639 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations741
3-Year Documents124
Citable Documents120

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate56.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Management of Technology and InnovationQ1
Strategy and ManagementQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 21.4%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区MANAGEMENT
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Management Learning (ISSN: 1350-5076) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of MANAGEMENT, published by SAGE in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.70, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.689 (Q1), an H-index of 96.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 41 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,639 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
SAGE
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28