About Journal

International Journal of Business and Management (IJBM) is an international, double-blind peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the Canadian Center of Science and Education. IJBM is committed to publishing original research that enhances global insights into business practices, management theories, and organizational dynamics.

Mission Statement

IJBM aims to foster high-quality, ethically sound, and globally relevant research that addresses contemporary challenges in business and management—particularly in emerging economies, sustainable practices, digital transformation, and cross-cultural organizational dynamics.

Focus and Scope

Aims & Scope

IJBM aims to be a leading platform for research in international business, finance, marketing, and management studies. We encourage submissions of theoretical and empirically rigorous research that can significantly impact global business practice and academic theory. The journal covers, but is not limited to, the following areas: strategic management, organizational behavior, international trade, and human resource management.

We welcome original contributions that advance knowledge in, but not limited to, the following areas:

• Strategic Management & Corporate Governance
• Organizational Behavior & Leadership
• Marketing, Consumer Behavior & Digital Innovation
• Human Resource Management & Talent Development
• Finance, Accounting & Risk Management
• Entrepreneurship, SMEs & Innovation Ecosystems
• Operations, Logistics & Sustainable Supply Chains
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & ESG
• International Business & Global Strategy
• Business Ethics, Sustainability & Circular Economy

Interdisciplinary studies with clear implications for business theory or practice are especially encouraged.

Journal History

The International Journal of Business and Management (IJBM) was established in 2006 by the Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE) as an international, peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to disseminating high-quality research in business and management.

• ISSN (Print): 1833-3850
• ISSN (Online): 1833-8119
  Both ISSNs have remained unchanged since the journal's launch.

IJBM has been published continuously and without interruption since Volume 1, Issue 1 (February 2006). The publication frequency has evolved in response to editorial capacity and scholarly demand:

• 2006–2011 (Vol. 1, No. 1 – Vol. 7, No. 12): Monthly (12 issues/year)
• 2012–2013 (Vol. 8, No. 1 – Vol. 9, No. 24): Semi-monthly (24 issues/year)
• 2014–2022 (Vol. 10, No. 1 – Vol. 17, No. 12): Monthly (12 issues/year)
• 2023–present (Vol. 18, No. 1 onward): Bimonthly (6 issues/year; February, April, June, August, October, December)

From its inception, IJBM has maintained core scholarly standards:

• A blind peer review process has been applied to all submissions since 2006.
• All manuscripts undergo mandatory plagiarism screening using iThenticate, also implemented from 2006.
• The journal formally aligned its editorial policies with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Core Practices in 2017.
• Starting in 2006, every published article has been assigned a persistent DOI via Crossref and is archived for long-term preservation through the LOCKSS system.

All issues remain openly accessible on the journal's website, ensuring transparency, global reach, and compliance with international best practices in scholarly publishing.

Editorial Board & Responsibilities

Editorial Independence
IJBM maintains full editorial independence. All editorial decisions are based solely on scholarly merit, methodological rigor, and relevance to the journal’s scope—without influence from the publisher, sponsors, or authors.

Editorial Board
The journal is led by an international Editorial Board comprising active researchers and recognized experts from diverse geographic regions and institutional backgrounds..

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Editorial Team Selection
Board members are appointed based on academic standing, publication record, peer recognition, and commitment to ethical reviewing. Terms are reviewed every two years.

Peer Review Process

This journal is committed to rigorous and fair review standards, adhering strictly to the guidelines set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Review Model: Double-Blind Peer Review

This journal employs a double-blind peer review process, where both the reviewer and author identities are concealed from each other throughout the review process to ensure objective evaluation.

Standard Review Steps and Timeline

The standard steps for the review process are as follows:

1. Initial Screening, Quality Check, and Plagiarism Check

• Timeline: Within 3 business days.

• Procedure: The editorial office assesses the manuscript for its fit with the journal's scope, adherence to basic formatting requirements, and methodological completeness.

• Plagiarism: All manuscripts are then screened for textual similarity using the latest version of Turnitin. Submissions that fail initial quality checks, lack necessary ethical declarations, or have high similarity rates are desk-rejected promptly by the Editor-in-Chief.

2. Double-Blind External Review

• Selection: Qualified manuscripts are sent to at least two (2) external domain experts. Reviewers are selected based on their specific research expertise, recent publications in the field, and confirmed lack of direct professional or personal affiliation (e.g., institutional or funding ties) with the authors.

• Review Criteria: Reviewers are instructed to evaluate the manuscript against criteria including: originality, methodological rigor, clarity of presentation, logical coherence, significance of findings, and compliance with ethical standards.

• Conflict of Interest (COI) Management: All selected reviewers must explicitly declare that they have no actual or perceived conflict of interest with the authors or the content of the manuscript.

3. Decision and Timeline

• Timeline: The average time to the first decision is 4–10 weeks from submission.

• Procedure: The Editor-in-Chief makes a final decision (Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision, or Reject) based on the comprehensive feedback and recommendations provided by the external reviewers.

4. Revision and Re-review

• Author Feedback: Authors receive detailed, aggregated feedback from the reviewers and the handling editor.

• Re-evaluation: Revised manuscripts undergo a rigorous re-evaluation, typically by the original reviewers, to ensure all comments and concerns have been addressed effectively and transparently. If revisions are insufficient, the manuscript may be rejected without further review.

5. Final Acceptance and Quality Assurance

• The manuscript is formally accepted for publication only after passing all final checks for formatting, data integrity, and strict adherence to the journal’s publication ethics policies.

Ethical and Accountability Statements

A. Strict Adherence to Ethical Guidelines

All reviewers, editors, and editorial staff strictly adhere to the guidelines established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), ensuring fairness, confidentiality, and professional standards throughout the process.

B. Conflict of Interest (COI) Declaration

• Mandatory Disclosure: All authors, reviewers, and editors are required to disclose any potential, perceived, or actual financial, professional, or personal conflict of interest that may bias the research or the review process. Failure to disclose COI may lead to rejection or retraction.

C. Data and Materials Transparency

• During the review process, authors may be required to provide access to relevant underlying data, code, and research materials for verification by the reviewers or editors, strictly for the purpose of ensuring the reproducibility and validity of the results.

D. Author Appeals Policy

• Authors have the right to formally appeal a rejection decision. Appeals must be submitted in writing to the Editor-in-Chief, clearly documenting the specific reasons (e.g., procedural error, evidence of factual misjudgment, or bias). Appeals will be handled by an independent Associate Editor or Editorial Board Member who was not involved in the original decision.

E. Post-Publication Corrections and Retractions

• The journal maintains a robust policy for issuing corrections, expressions of concern, and retractions in accordance with COPE guidelines, should significant errors, ethical breaches, or data fabrication be discovered after publication.

F. Acceptance Rate and Review Records

• Acceptance Rate: The average acceptance rate for this journal is currently maintained below 42% to ensure strict quality and impact standards.

• Record Keeping: All documentation related to the peer review process, including reviewer comments, revision letters, and editorial decisions, is securely archived for a minimum of five (5) years following the final decision date for accountability purposes.

Publication Ethics

This journal, IJBM, is a full member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and adheres strictly to its Core Practices and flowcharts. Our commitment to maintaining the highest standards of integrity applies to authors, reviewers, and editors alike.

We enforce strict policies and require mandatory compliance in the following areas:

A. Research Ethics and Compliance

• Ethical Approval: For all studies involving human participants, data, or materials, authors must provide evidence of review and approval from an appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Ethics Committee.

• Informed Consent: Authors must confirm that appropriate procedures for obtaining informed consent were followed for all human subjects involved, and that patient anonymity is maintained.

• Animal Research: Research involving animals must comply with relevant institutional and international guidelines for the care and use of laboratory animals.

B. Authorship and Integrity

• Authorship Criteria: IJBM strictly adheres to established international criteria for authorship (e.g., ICMJE guidelines), ensuring that all listed authors have made a substantial contribution to the work.

• Authorship Integrity: All authors must approve the final version of the manuscript and agree to its submission. Any changes to authorship after submission require written justification and approval from all authors.

• Data Fabrication/Falsification: We strictly prohibit and investigate any evidence of data fabrication, data falsification, or manipulation of images and results.

C. Transparency and Disclosure

• Conflicts of Interest (COI) Disclosure: Mandatory disclosure is required from all authors, reviewers, and editors regarding any financial, professional, or personal COI that could potentially bias the research or the review process.

• Plagiarism: Plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, is strictly prohibited. All submissions are screened using Turnitin.

• Duplicate or Redundant Publication: Manuscripts must be original and must not have been previously published or be under consideration elsewhere.

D. Reviewer and Editor Responsibilities

• Confidentiality: Reviewers and editors must treat manuscripts as confidential documents. Information obtained during the peer review process must not be used for personal gain.

• Objectivity: Reviewers must conduct reviews objectively, framing comments constructively, and making recommendations based solely on the scientific merit of the work.

E. Handling of Misconduct and Post-Publication Actions

• Misconduct Allegations: Allegations of scientific misconduct are investigated rigorously and fairly by the Editor-in-Chief, guided by COPE guidelines and flowcharts.

• Corrections and Retractions: Should errors, ethical breaches, or data fabrication be discovered after publication, transparent Corrections, Expressions of Concern, or Retractions are published promptly, clearly linked to the original article via DOI.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

All articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), permitting reuse with proper attribution.

Article Processing Charge (APC)

IJBM is a gold open-access journal. All articles are freely accessible worldwide immediately upon publication.

• APC: USD 300 per accepted manuscript
• What it covers: Peer review administration, copyediting, typesetting, DOI assignment, long-term archiving, and online hosting.
• Payment timing: After formal acceptance.
• Invoicing: Official invoice provided upon payment. No other fees.

Indexing & Abstracting

IJBM is included in major abstracting and indexing databases, ensuring that published research is widely accessible and recognized. The journal follows an open access policy, providing free and immediate access to its content to enhance the dissemination and impact of its published research.

IJBM is indexed in major academic databases including:
EBSCOhost, RePEc (IDEAS/EconPapers), ROAD, Scilit, WorldCat, SHERPA/RoMEO, and Publons.

The journal is also included in national evaluation systems such as ANVUR (Italy) and Qualis/CAPES (Brazil), and archived in global preservation networks (LOCKSS).

Digital Preservation and Accessibility

IJBM ensures long-term preservation through the LOCKSS system.

Citation Reports & Statistics Metrics

1. Googlescholar Metrics

• h-index (2025): 174

The h-index is an author-level metric that attempts to measure both the productivity and citation impact of the publications of a scientist or scholar.

h-index is the largest number h such that h publications have at least h citations.

The data was calculated based on Google Scholar Citations

• i10-index (2025): 1295

i10-index is the number of publications with at least 10 citations.

The data was calculated based on Google Scholar Citations

2. Scilit Citation Indacatiors 

• I3 (2024): 78
• I3/N (2024): 0.82

Integrated Impact Indicators (I3), is a new set of indicators calculated and released annually by Scilit to help evaluate the impact of journals. It consists of two indicators, I3 and I3/N.

3. Journal Statistcs Metrics (Update to 2024)

Contact 

For general inquiries, editorial matters, or technical support, please contact the journal's editorial office:

Editorial Office

International Journal of Business and Management (IJBM)
Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE)
1595 Sixteenth Ave, Suite 301
Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 3N9
Canada

E-mail: ijbm@ccsenet.org
Website: http://ijbm.ccsenet.org