About Journal

The International Journal of Business and Management (IJBM) is an international, double-blind peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal published by the Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE).

Published since 2006, IJBM is dedicated to advancing research and knowledge in business management, organizational studies, and related disciplines. The journal provides a platform for researchers, academics, and practitioners to exchange theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and practical insights addressing contemporary issues in business and management.

IJBM publishes original research articles, review articles, conceptual papers, and case studies that contribute to the development of management theory, organizational practice, and evidence-based decision-making.

Journal Information

Journal Title: International Journal of Business and Management

Acronym: IJBM

ISSN (Print): 1833-3850

ISSN (Online): 1833-8119

Publisher: Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE)

Publication Frequency: Bimonthly (6 issues per year)

Year of First Publication: 2006

Publication Language: English

Peer Review Model: Double-blind peer review

Average Review Time: 4–10 weeks (from submission to first decision)

Article Processing Charge (APC): USD 300 per accepted article (no submission fee)

License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

DOI Assignment: All articles assigned DOIs via Crossref

Archiving: LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe)

Website: https://ijbm.ccsenet.org

Focus and Scope

The International Journal of Business and Management (IJBM) aims to promote rigorous and original research that contributes to the advancement of business and management scholarship.

The journal welcomes theoretical, empirical, and applied studies examining how organizations develop strategies, manage resources, foster innovation, improve performance, and respond to challenges in dynamic global business environments.

IJBM encourages quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, conceptual, comparative, and review studies that demonstrate theoretical contribution, methodological rigor, and relevance to international business and management research.

Core Research Areas

IJBM publishes research covering a broad range of topics in business management and organizational studies, including but not limited to:

1. Strategic Management and Organizational Studies

• Strategic management
• Competitive advantage
• Corporate governance
• Organizational capabilities
• Organizational change and development
• Managerial decision-making

2. Human Resource Management and Workplace Studies

• Human resource management
• Employee engagement and performance
• Talent management
• Organizational culture
• Leadership effectiveness

3. Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Business Transformation

• Entrepreneurship
• Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
• Innovation management
• Digital transformation
• Business model innovation

4. Marketing, International Business and Sustainable Management

• Marketing strategy
• Consumer behavior
• International business
• Cross-cultural management
• Corporate sustainability
• Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
• Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices

Article Types

IJBM considers manuscripts that provide meaningful academic contributions to business and management research. The journal publishes the following manuscript types:

• Original Research Articles
• Review Articles
• Conceptual Articles
• Case Studies

All submissions are expected to demonstrate originality, academic significance, appropriate methodology, and a clear contribution to existing literature.

Editorial Board

IJBM is led by an international editorial team and supported by a global pool of more than 100 academic reviewers across 40+ countries.

Editor-in-Chief

Man Lai Cheung
University of Newcastle, Australia

Associate Editors

Anant Deshpande
SUNY Empire State College, United States of America

Danilo Conte
LUM Giuseppe Degennaro University, Italy

Francesco Scalera
University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy

Orlando Troisi
University of Salerno, Italy

Editorial Assistant

Stephen Lee
Canadian Center of Science and Education
ijbm@ccsenet.org

View the full Editorial Team and reviewer list

Editorial Policy and Peer Review Process

IJBM follows a rigorous double-blind peer review process to ensure fairness, objectivity, and academic quality in manuscript evaluation.

1. Initial Screening (Desk Review)

All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial assessment to determine their suitability regarding journal scope, academic quality, and submission requirements. A mandatory plagiarism screening is performed using iThenticate. Manuscripts that fail this stage are rejected without external review.

2. Double-Blind Peer Review

Manuscripts that pass the initial assessment are reviewed by independent experts with relevant academic expertise.

• Anonymity: Identities of both authors and reviewers are strictly concealed.
• Reviewer Selection: Reviewers are selected based on their specific expertise and absence of conflicts of interest. Each manuscript is typically reviewed by three experts (two external reviewers and one editorial board member).
• Evaluation Criteria: Originality, methodology, clarity, theoretical contribution, and relevance to the field.
• Timeline: The average time from submission to the first decision is approximately 4–10 weeks.

3. Editorial Decision

Reviewer comments are considered by the Editor when making the final publication decision: Accept, Minor/Major Revisions, or Reject. The final decision regarding publication is made by the Editor based on reviewers' comments and editorial judgment.

Editorial Independence and Governance

IJBM maintains full editorial independence in all publication decisions. Manuscript decisions are made solely by the academic editors on the basis of scholarly quality, originality, methodological rigor, and relevance to the journal's scope. The publisher plays no role in the acceptance or rejection of individual manuscripts and exerts no commercial influence on editorial decisions.

Editors and editorial board members are required to declare any conflicts of interest and to recuse themselves from handling manuscripts in which they have a competing interest (for example, manuscripts authored by close collaborators, colleagues from the same institution, or works in which they have a personal or financial stake).

Editorial Board Selection and Diversity

Editorial board members are selected on the basis of their academic standing, publication record, subject expertise, and their capacity to contribute to fair and rigorous peer review. The journal actively works to broaden the geographic and disciplinary representation of its editorial board and reviewer pool, with particular attention to expanding representation across East Asia, South Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East.

The reviewer panel currently includes scholars affiliated with institutions across more than 40 countries and regions on six continents:

• Asia: China, Hong Kong (China), Taiwan (China), India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
• Europe: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, the United Kingdom
• Middle East: Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates
• Africa: Cameroon, Egypt, Morocco
• Americas: Canada, Mexico, the United States
• Oceania: Australia, New Zealand

Publication Ethics

IJBM is committed to maintaining high standards of publication ethics and research integrity. The journal follows internationally recognized principles concerning authorship responsibility, conflicts of interest, plagiarism prevention, research integrity, corrections, and retractions.

IJBM supports the principles and recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and promotes responsible publishing practices among authors, reviewers, and editors. The journal aligns its policies with the COPE Core Practices.

Key Policies

• Zero Tolerance on Plagiarism: All submissions are screened using iThenticate before being sent to reviewers.
• Data Integrity: Authors must be ready to provide raw data upon request; fabrication/falsification is prohibited.
• Authorship & Conflicts of Interest: All listed authors must have made a significant contribution; competing interests must be declared.
• Generative AI Disclosure: Authors must explicitly disclose the use of any Generative AI tools in the Methods section; AI tools cannot be listed as authors.
• Corrections & Retractions: The journal follows COPE flowcharts; corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern are published when necessary.

For the full policy covering publishers, editors, reviewers, and authors — including appeals and complaint procedures — see our Ethical Guidelines.

Open Access Policy

IJBM is an open-access journal that provides free and immediate access to published research articles.

• Access: All articles are freely available to readers immediately upon publication.
• Licensing: Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
• Copyright: Authors retain the copyright of their published work.

Article Processing Charges (APC)

Current APC: USD 300 per accepted article

Submission Fee: None (free to submit)

Payment Timing: Charged only after manuscript acceptance

What APC Covers: Peer review administration, copyediting, formatting, online hosting, archiving (LOCKSS), DOI registration via Crossref

The APC does not influence editorial decisions. Manuscripts are evaluated solely according to academic quality, originality, relevance, and methodological rigor.

Archiving and Digital Preservation

IJBM supports long-term accessibility and preservation of published research:

• LOCKSS: The journal utilizes the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries.
• DOI Registration: All published articles are assigned permanent DOIs through Crossref.
• National Libraries: Journal content is deposited with the Library and Archives Canada and the National Library of Australia.

Abstracting and Indexing

IJBM is registered and indexed in selected scholarly discovery services, academic databases, library catalogs, and journal information platforms to improve accessibility and dissemination of published research.

Scholarly Databases and Discovery Services

• RePEc (IDEAS/EconPapers)
• Google Scholar
• WorldCat
• Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory
• Scilit
• EBSCOhost
• CNKI Scholar
• Genamics JournalSeek
• JournalTOCs
• Electronic Journals Library (EZB)
• IBZ Online
• IDEAS
• iDiscover
• PKP Open Archives Harvester
• ZBW — German National Library of Economics

National Evaluation and Academic Recognition Systems

• ANVUR (Italy)
• Qualis/CAPES (Brazil)
• Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)
• Norwegian Centre for Research Data (NSD)

Open Access and Policy Registries

• ROAD (Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources)
• SHERPA/RoMEO
• Standard Periodical Directory
• ACNP (Italian National Catalogue of Periodicals)
• AIDEA List (Italian Academy of Business Administration)
• MIAR (Matrix of Information for the Analysis of Journals)
• Publons

The journal is committed to continuously expanding its indexing coverage to adhere to international standards of scholarly publishing.

Journal Metrics

IJBM's citation performance is tracked through publicly available scholarly metrics. According to Google Scholar Citations (latest available snapshot):

• h-index: 174
• i10-index: 1295

These metrics reflect citations indexed by Google Scholar and are provided for transparency. The journal is not currently indexed in Web of Science or Scopus.

Contact Information

Editorial Office: International Journal of Business and Management (IJBM)

Publisher: Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE)

Address: 1595 Sixteenth Ave, Suite 301, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 3N9, Canada

Telephone: +1-416-642-2606

Email: ijbm@ccsenet.org

Website: https://ijbm.ccsenet.org

For submission guidelines, manuscript formatting requirements, and the full archive of published volumes, please visit the Author Guidelines and Issue Archive pages.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.