Submission Schedule for Vol. 22 No. 1 (February 2027) — International Journal of Business and Management (IJBM)

Posted on Nov 15, 2026

Vol. 22 No. 1 is scheduled for publication in February 2027. The journal appears six times a year, in February, April, June, August, October, and December.

Submission Schedule
For IJBM Vol. 22 No. 1 (February 2027), please submit by January 20, 2027; otherwise we accept submissions on a rolling basis. This date applies to issue scheduling only; it is not a closing date for the journal. Manuscripts received after this date remain eligible for later issues.

Focus and Scope
IJBM is an international journal publishing original scholarship on problems, phenomena, and decisions in business and management, spanning the areas listed below. The wording follows the journal's About page.

- Strategic management and corporate governance
- Organizational behaviour and leadership
- Human resource management and organizational development
- Marketing and consumer behaviour
- Entrepreneurship, innovation, and small business management
- International business and cross-cultural management
- Operations, supply chain, and service management
- Financial management and accounting
- Digital transformation, e-business, and emerging technologies in management
- Sustainability and corporate social responsibility

Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods designs are judged by their fit with the research question and the transparency of evidence.

The journal welcomes research from all geographic contexts; cross-national, cross-cultural, and comparative research is particularly encouraged, as are studies from emerging, developing, and transition economies. Single-country studies should articulate what their findings contribute beyond the immediate setting.

Submissions from adjacent disciplines must deliver a clear business or management contribution — pure economics, environmental science, public administration, sports science, and purely technical studies without a management focus are outside scope. IJBM considers empirical research articles, conceptual papers, systematic reviews, and case studies.

Peer Review and Publication Ethics
- All papers follow the journal's standard double-anonymized peer review.
- All submissions are screened with iThenticate.
- The journal's ethics framework is aligned with the COPE Code of Conduct.

Article Processing Charge
If the manuscript is accepted for publication, an Article Processing Charge (APC) of USD 300 per article applies. No submission fee is charged. The APC is requested only after final acceptance, and payment does not influence editorial decisions. CCSE does not offer fee waivers or discounts. For payment methods and refund policy, please visit the Fee Payment page.

How to Submit
- Start an online submission (no registration required):
https://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ijbm//submission/start
- By e-mail: ijbm@ccsenet.org

Contact
Editorial Office, International Journal of Business and Management (IJBM)
Canadian Center of Science and Education
ijbm@ccsenet.org | https://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ijbm