About the Journal

Summary

The International Journal of Applied Research in Business and Management (IJARBM, ISSN 2700-8983) is an academic journal that provides a platform for applied, practice-oriented research in the fields of business administration and management. It aims to close the gap between theory and practice by publishing contributions that combine academic rigor with practical relevance for organisations, managers, and decision-makers across industries.

Aim & Scope

IJARBM publishes articles that advance knowledge in applied business research and deliver tangible implications for practice. The journal welcomes empirical studies, conceptual contributions, case analyses, and best practice approaches.

Example topics include:

  • strategic and digital transformation,
  • marketing strategies and consumer behaviour,
  • sales management and CRM,
  • leadership and organisational behaviour,
  • accounting and management accounting,
  • business analytics and data-driven decision-making,
  • innovation management and entrepreneurship,
  • operations and supply chain management,
  • corporate governance and ethics,
  • human resource management,
  • customer experience and service management,
  • management of small and medium-sized enterprises

All articles in IJARBM are

  • rigorously, timely and construcively peer-reviewed
  • freely available Open Access (CC BY 4.0 license)
  • indexed in Crossref, DOAJ, EBSCO, EconBiz, Google Scholar, ResearchGate and Semantic Scholar
  • assigned with a DOI

Indexing

The journal is indexed in established international databases and catalogues, including Crossref, DOAJ, EBSCO, EconBiz, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, and Semantic Scholar. It is further registered in the ISSN Portal and listed by the German National Library. Each published article receives a DOI.

Submission and Publication

Authors may submit manuscripts using the Wohllebe & Ross submission portal. Following acceptance, articles are edited, typeset, and published in the current issue without delay, ensuring rapid dissemination. Accepted contributions are assigned a DOI and are made available under the current issue immediately upon completion of production.

Peer Review

This journal uses a double-blind peer review process. The identities of authors and reviewers remain concealed from each other throughout the review stage. The editorial team ensures that submitted manuscripts are anonymized before they are sent to reviewers. Authors are not required to anonymize their submissions themselves.

Authors may suggest potential reviewers when submitting their manuscript. These suggestions are taken into consideration but are not binding. Reviewers are selected based on their academic or professional qualifications relevant to the topic of the manuscript and must not have a conflict of interest. Reviewers are expected to evaluate the manuscript’s quality, originality, clarity, and contribution, maintain confidentiality, and provide constructive and objective feedback. Reviewers must not attempt to identify the authors.

Manuscripts are generally reviewed by two or more independent reviewers. Editorial decisions are based on the reviewer reports and the journal’s academic standards.

Conflicts of interest must be disclosed by authors, reviewers, and editors. If a manuscript is submitted by a member of the Editorial Board, the selection of reviewers and the editorial decision are handled by another member of the Editorial Board in order to ensure impartiality. Otherwise, submissions by Editorial Board members are treated the same as any other submission.

Authors are responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the data and arguments presented in their manuscript and must comply with relevant ethical standards. Research involving human or animal subjects must show evidence of appropriate ethical approval where required.

Authors may appeal editorial decisions by submitting a reasoned request. Appeals are reviewed by an editor who was not involved in the original decision. Complaints or concerns regarding ethical or procedural issues are handled in line with established academic publishing standards.

The journal is committed to fairness, academic integrity, and transparency in its review process.

Open Access, Copyright, Licensing

This journal operates on an Open Access basis. All articles are made available immediately upon publication in PDF format, free of charge and without subscription barriers. Users are permitted to download, print, copy, and otherwise use the articles for any lawful purpose, provided that the terms of the license are followed.

Authors retain full copyright and publishing rights for their articles without any restrictions. The submitting author confirms that the manuscript is original and authored by them and any listed co-authors. Where the manuscript includes text, figures, data, or other material from third-party sources, the submitting author affirms that all necessary permissions have been obtained.

All articles in this journal are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license allows users to share and adapt the material in a reasonable manner, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and that any changes are clearly indicated. Users may not impose additional legal or technological restrictions and must make the work available under the same license (CC BY 4.0).

Plagiarism Screening

IJARBM adheres to a strict anti-plagiarism policy. All submissions are checked using professional plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. If plagiarism is detected, the submission is rejected immediately. In cases of proven academic misconduct, the article and the author may be publicly listed, and future submissions may be barred. This rigorous approach protects both the reputation of the journal and the trust of its readership.

Publication Frequency

The journal publishes twelve (12) issues per year. It follows a continuous publication model, whereby accepted and finalised articles are immediately placed into the current open issue, ensuring timely availability of new research.