Fifteen years of theSocial Responsibility Journal: a retrospective using bibliometric analysis

Purpose - TheSocial Responsibility Journal(SRJ) celebrates 15 years of publication in 2019. The purpose of this study is to map the development in the publication, citation and themes ofSRJarticles between 2005 and 2019. Design/methodology/approach - This study uses the Scopus database to analyze the highest contributing authors, institutions and countries published inSRJ. It also identifies the most citedSRJarticles, journals citingSRJand journals cited bySRJ. This study conducts a performance analysis using bibliometric indicators to analyze the publication and citation structure ofSRJ, in addition to science mapping using bibliographic coupling to analyze the themes ofSRJ. Further, this study provides a temporal analysis ofSRJpublishing across three different time periods over its 15-year run. Findings - From 2005 to 2019,SRJincreased its annual publication from 23 to 63 articles. The citations have followed a similar trend, with an increase from zero citations in 2005 to more than 1,200 citations in 2019. Authors from all around the world have contributed to the journal on themes like business ethics, corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, firm outcomes and stakeholders. Attention to themes related to corporate social responsibility, corporate governance and their influence on firm outcomes has increased across different time periods, while themes related to business ethics and stakeholders have garnered continuous – if not increasing – attention across different time periods. Research limitations/implications - This study is limited to data acquired from the Scopus database. Originality/value - This study provides the first overview ofSRJ’s publication and citation trends alongside its thematic structure.