European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy

What European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy does

The European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy (EJSICE) is a quarterly, diamond open-access academic journal published by the University of Turin (Università degli Studi di Torino) through its SIRIO@UniTO publishing platform. It targets academic researchers, university professors, PhD students, and practitioners in the fields of social impact and circular economy, with the stated mission of advancing both the theory and the practice of research methods in these domains. The journal operates editorially autonomously under its own Director and Editorial Committee, while relying on the university's Open Science project unit for technical infrastructure and DOI assignment services through the CRUI DataCite consortium.

The technical foundation is Open Journal Systems (OJS), an open-source editorial management platform, with content distributed under Creative Commons licensing and potentially indexed in DOAJ, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science depending on inclusion criteria. No fees are charged to authors for submission or publication, and no fees are charged to readers for access, making the journal a non-commercial dissemination vehicle funded implicitly through its parent institution. The entity operates as a nonprofit organization with approximately six personnel and a single product (the journal itself), with no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no disclosed revenue streams.

From a commercial standpoint, the journal has no traditional revenue mechanics: there are no APCs, no subscription revenues, no advertising inventory, and no ancillary paid services. Marketing and distribution are conducted almost entirely through academic indexing channels and the University of Turin's institutional networks. The parent institution (University of Turin) provides the platform, technical support, and institutional credibility, while editorial direction rests with the journal's own governance. The entity is headquartered in Turin, Italy, and serves a global academic audience.

Name

European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy

Legal name

European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy

Website

https://ojs.unito.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy is a diamond open-access academic journal, published quarterly by the University of Turin via its SIRIO@UniTO platform, targeting researchers, professors, and PhD students working on social impact and circular economy.

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Product category

Academic Journal Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Open Access Scholarly Journals & Monographs (EDAGAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC), Social Sciences Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAD), Circular Economy & Resource Efficiency (BPADALAM), Circular Economy & Sustainable Products (Reuse, Repair, Upcycling) (BPAGALAF)

Keywords

• Academic journal publishing
• Open access research
• Peer-reviewed journals
• Social impact research
• Circular economy studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Turin

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Open Access Publishing: The journal operates as a diamond open-access publication, meaning it does not charge authors for publication fees nor readers for access. The platform is hosted by the University of Turin and maintained as part of their Open Science initiative.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes open-access articles focused on social impact measurement methodologies and circular economy research. It operates on a diamond open-access model via the SIRIO@UniTO platform hosted by the University of Turin, charging no fees to either authors or readers, and aligns with the Berlin Declaration on Open Science.

Product overview

The European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy is a single academic journal product published on the SIRIO@UniTO Open Access platform (SIstema RIviste Open access) at the University of Turin. It operates as an open-access peer-reviewed journal without additional modules or sub-products. The journal is hosted on the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform and uses Creative Commons licensing for content distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy A quarterly diamond open-access peer-reviewed academic journal published on the SIRIO@UniTO platform by the University of Turin, serving researchers, academics, PhD students, and professionals studying social impact measurement and circular economy topics. Articles are published under Creative Commons licensing with no fees for authors or readers.

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• University of Turin (Università degli Studi di Torino)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe journal is hosted on the SIRIO@UniTO platform operated by the University of Turin. The university provides the infrastructure, technical support through the Open Science project unit, and institutional backing. The journal operates autonomously with its own Director and Editorial Committee while utilizing the university's OJS platform and DOI assignment services through the CRUI DataCite consortium.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Societal Impacts (Elsevier): Peer-reviewed journal focused on social impact assessment and societal outcomes of science, technology, and policy. Directly comparable on the social impact dimension of EJSICE's scope and serves a similar academic audience.
• Sustainability (MDPI journal): Open-access peer-reviewed journal publishing research across sustainability, circular economy, and social impact topics. Closely comparable as a diamond/platinum-style OA venue targeting interdisciplinary sustainability research with similar audience of researchers and PhD students.
• Frontiers in Sustainability: Open-access peer-reviewed journal publishing interdisciplinary sustainability research. Comparable open access model, peer review workflow, and audience of academic researchers publishing sustainability and circular economy scholarship.
• Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions (Elsevier): Peer-reviewed journal covering the transition to sustainability including socio-economic and circular economy dimensions. Directly comparable intersectional scope combining environmental/sustainability with social science perspectives.
• Circular Economy and Sustainability (Springer): Peer-reviewed journal dedicated specifically to circular economy research, including social and policy dimensions. Directly comparable thematic focus, peer-reviewed open access model, and target audience of researchers in circular economy.

Others

• SIRIO@UniTO platform journals (University of Turin): Other open-access academic journals hosted on the same University of Turin SIRIO@UniTO OJS platform (e.g., Animot, Archeologie sperimentali, Artifara). Comparable as co-tenants sharing the same institutional infrastructure, open access model, and editorial workflow approach.

Broad incumbents

• Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier): Large established peer-reviewed journal covering sustainable production, consumption, and circular economy topics including social impact aspects. Comparable as a major venue where many social impact / circular economy researchers currently publish.
• Journal of Industrial Ecology: Well-established peer-reviewed journal on industrial ecology, material flows, and circular systems. Comparable as a venue where circular economy researchers publish, particularly for technical and systems-oriented contributions overlapping with EJSICE's scope.
• Resources, Conservation and Recycling (Elsevier): Long-established peer-reviewed journal at the intersection of resource management, circular economy, and sustainability. Comparable audience and thematic overlap, particularly for the circular economy side of EJSICE's scope.

Emerging players

• Journal of Social Entrepreneurship: Peer-reviewed journal focused on social entrepreneurship and social impact research. Comparable on the social impact side of EJSICE's scope, though with a stronger entrepreneurship/management framing than circular economy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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