About the Journal

About JOSI

Country of publication: UK

Date of First Publication: 2014

Available from: Web of Science, EBSCOhost, & Google Scholar

Journal Metrics: Google Scholar

Impact Factor: JCR (.1) and GIF (1.5217)

Acceptance Rate: About 18% in 2023

Frequency: Quarterly

Language: English

Scope: Business and Management (all disciplines)

Article Processing Charges: No (Subject to change)

Type of Journal: Academic/Scholarly

Open Access: Yes

Indexed & Abstracted: Yes

Review Process: Double-blind peer review

Plagiarism Screening: Grammarly, iThenticate and Turnitin

Review Time: 6-8 Weeks Approximately

Contact & Submission e-mail: journal@mbacademy.org.uk

Copyright: Check the website

The primary purpose of the Journal of Organisational Studies and Innovation (JOSI) is to publish scholarly research papers from various fields in business and management studies. As it is implied in the title of the journal, JOSI calls for original papers on any business or management topic or discipline which challenges traditional wisdom.

Moreover, JOSI is mainly focused on publishing research that systematically tests theories about organisational studies, culture, leadership, effectiveness, organisational behaviour and the social sciences. JOSI will consider for publication systematic reviews, conceptual papers, and research papers on all aspects of business and management.

The Journal of Organisational Studies and Innovation (JOSI) is a scholarly and double-blind peer-reviewed journal. JOSI is committed to promoting the advancement of organisational studies and innovation around the world. JOSI is an international open-access journal published quarterly in the online version as well as hard copy. We strongly encourage manuscripts that offer a strong theoretical, conceptual and practical contribution in the area of business and management. JOSI is an open-access journal, which publishes organisational studies research from all disciplines. There is no Processing Charge associated with this journal.

Journal of Organisational Studies and Innovation (JOSI) is now to be included in Thomson Reuter’s Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). ESCI provides an additional level of inclusion in the Web of Science and increased transparency regarding Thomson Reuters’ selection criteria. A journal in this new edition is searchable, discoverable, and citable; publishers get real-time insight into a journal’s citation performance while the content is considered for inclusion in other Web of Science collections. JOSI is also under review for inclusion in DOJA, ProQuest.

JOSI Aims & Scopes

The primary purpose of the Journal of Organisational Studies and Innovation (JOSI) is to publish scholarly research papers from various research fields in business and management studies. We welcome manuscripts from all disciplines in the business and management subject area that cover theoretical and practical issues. Our aim is to facilitate and provide a means of communication among academics, practitioners and experts to share their most recent research.

JOSI only publishes original papers that have not been published and are not under consideration for publication anywhere else. We have a policy of only publishing high quality theoretical, conceptual and research manuscripts.

The subject areas covered by this journal include, but are not limited to:

  • Business management
  • Organisational studies
  • Organisational change
  • Organisational culture
  • Leadership
  • Organisational effectiveness
  • International business
  • Entrepreneurship and innovation
  • Human Resources Management (HRM)
  • Customer relationship management
  • Business ethics
  • E-business and E-governance