Scope Clarity — What IBSM Publishes
Innovations in Business and Strategic Management (IBSM) is dedicated to publishing research that shapes the future of business and management practice. Our scope embraces business innovation, strategic planning, digital transformation, and corporate governance—domains that define how organizations compete, grow, and serve society. By clarifying our scope, we guide authors to align their work with the journal’s mission and help reviewers and readers quickly recognize the contribution of each submission. IBSM welcomes rigorous empirical studies, theory-building work, and practice-oriented analyses that translate insight into action for executives, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and educators across industries and regions.
Core Focus Areas
Business innovation and strategic management
We invite work on innovation ecosystems, new product and service development, and the strategic choices that sustain competitive advantage. Studies may explore how firms design portfolios, allocate resources, and build dynamic capabilities; how open collaboration with partners and universities accelerates discovery; and how knowledge management processes turn ideas into scalable outcomes.
Strategic planning and corporate governance
Submissions can examine planning frameworks, scenario analysis, risk oversight, and the governance mechanisms that align management behavior with long-term value creation. We are especially interested in board decision processes, executive incentives, stewardship, compliance, and the ways governance supports responsible, sustainable growth.
Digital transformation and entrepreneurship research
We welcome research on data-driven business models, platform strategy, AI adoption, and technology-enabled process redesign. Papers may analyze startup formation and scaling, corporate venturing, intrapreneurship, and the conditions under which digital tools improve productivity, customer experience, and organizational learning.
Competitive advantage and leadership management
We encourage work on leadership practices that enable strategy execution—culture, change management, talent development, and the social architecture of high-performing organizations. We are keen to see evidence on how leaders cultivate resilience, inclusivity, and ethical decision-making during periods of uncertainty.
Why Scope Matters?
A clear scope helps authors craft manuscripts that resonate with IBSM’s readership and helps reviewers evaluate contributions with precision. For authors, scope clarity means you can position your study in the right scholarly conversation—whether you’re examining strategy formulation, technology adoption, or governance. For readers, it signals that each paper advances understanding of how organizations innovate and perform. For search engines, consistent topic signals improve discoverability, making it easier for prospective authors and practitioners to find and cite your work.
In practice, this means we value manuscripts that:
- Address a consequential managerial problem with theoretical or practical significance.
- Use robust methods and transparent reporting to support credible conclusions.
- Provide actionable implications for leaders, entrepreneurs, and policy stakeholders.
- Engage with current literature while mapping clear avenues for future research.
What We Publish?
IBSM publishes original research articles, review papers, short communications, case studies, editorials, narratives, and letters to the editor. We welcome interdisciplinary submissions at the intersection of strategy, technology, finance, marketing, human resources, and operations. Articles may be qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods; comparative or single-site; experimental or field-based. We also welcome design science, replication studies that clarify prior results, and methodological primers that help the community raise research quality.
Examples of suitable topics include:
- Business model innovation and ecosystem strategy
- Strategic planning under uncertainty and scenario-based foresight
- Corporate governance and risk management in complex environments
- Digital transformation roadmaps, data governance, and analytics at scale
- Entrepreneurship research on venture growth, financing, and market entry
- Sustainability in business and responsible innovation across supply chains
- Organizational behavior and culture shaping strategic execution
- Marketing and sales strategy aligned with customer-centric transformation
- Financial management practices enabling strategic investments and M&A
Editorial Standards & Peer Review
We follow a double-blind peer review process designed to be fair, constructive, and timely. Manuscripts are assessed for originality, methodological rigor, and contribution to knowledge and practice. We expect:
- Clear research questions and grounded hypotheses or interpretive aims.
- Transparent methods, including sampling, measures, and data analysis.
- Robustness checks, limitation statements, and ethical compliance.
- Tables and figures that communicate results effectively and concisely.
Who Should Submit?
IBSM is a forum for scholars, practitioners, and policy thinkers whose work advances management knowledge and its application. We especially encourage submissions from:
- Academics developing new theory or testing theories in field contexts.
- Executives and practitioners presenting evidence-based insights or high-quality cases.
- Entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders offering lessons from scaling innovations.
- Public sector and non-profit leaders examining strategy and governance in mission-driven organizations.
How to Align Your Manuscript?
Before submitting, consider the following checklist to align your work with IBSM’s scope and standards:
- Fit and Contribution: State the managerial or societal problem; explain how your study advances prior research.
- Method Transparency: Describe design choices, data sources, measures, and analysis procedures in enough detail for replication.
- Context and Boundaries: Clarify setting, sample, and generalizability. Discuss constraints honestly.
- Results and Implications: Connect findings to decision-making—strategy choices, resource allocation, talent, technology, and governance.
- Structure and Clarity: Use headings and figures that guide the reader from question to insight. Provide a crisp abstract that communicates value.
- Ethics and Data: Confirm approvals (when needed), protect confidentiality, and share materials or code where feasible.
Impact Beyond Publication
We aim to make research usable. Articles are selected not only for scholarly merit but also for their capacity to inform strategy, guide digital transformation, strengthen governance, and elevate leadership practice. To extend reach, we support accessible summaries and encourage authors to highlight practical recommendations, decision frameworks, and implementation steps that readers can adopt.
Ready to Submit?
When your manuscript is ready, register and submit through our online system. Ensure your cover letter briefly explains why IBSM is the right venue, how your work advances our core domains, and what audience will benefit most. Our team strives to provide timely decisions and constructive feedback that strengthen your work—whether it proceeds to publication or returns with clear guidance for revision.
Conclusion
IBSM’s scope is broad enough to capture the realities of modern organizations yet focused on the themes that matter most: innovation, strategy, digital transformation, and governance. Authors can be confident that rigorous, well-reported research on these topics—anchored in real managerial challenges and opportunities—will find a suitable home here. We invite you to submit your next manuscript and contribute to a global conversation shaping smarter strategies, stronger leadership, and sustainable growth.