Aim & Scope
Aim & Scope
Aims
The Vision International Journal of Business and Economics (VIJBE) is a peer-reviewed, international scholarly journal committed to publishing high-quality, original, and ethically grounded research in the field of business and economics science. The journal seeks to advance theoretical understanding, empirical knowledge, and policy-relevant insights into social, economic, political, and cultural processes shaping contemporary societies.
VIJBE aims to function as a credible and stable academic platform that connects regional scholarship with global debates. It promotes rigorous inquiry, methodological transparency, and critical reflection, with particular attention to issues relevant to developing and emerging societies.
The journal’s core aims are to:
Publish innovative and methodologically sound research that contributes meaningfully to social science scholarship.
Encourage interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives on social phenomena.
Support evidence-based policy analysis and socially responsive research.
Strengthen academic dialogue between scholars from diverse intellectual and geographic backgrounds.
Enhance the international visibility of high-quality research from South Asia and comparable regions.
Uphold the highest standards of academic integrity, editorial independence, and publication ethics.
Through these aims, VIJBE seeks to contribute to the development of socially responsible knowledge and to foster informed public and scholarly discourse.
Scope
VIJBE publishes original and unpublished work that addresses both classical and emerging issues in the business studies. Submissions are expected to demonstrate conceptual clarity, analytical rigor, and relevance to contemporary scholarly and policy debates.
The journal welcomes manuscripts employing qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches, as well as theoretical and comparative frameworks.
Core Areas
VIJBE covers, but is not limited to, the following core disciplines:
VIJBE covers a variety of original publications comprising Economics, Management & Business Administration focusing the specialized research in Business Economics, Leadership, Business Ethics, Organizational Behavior, Marketing Management, Change Management, Finance Management, Risk Management, Operation Management, E-Business, Strategic Management, International Business, Entrepreneurship, Knowledge Management, Innovation and Competitiveness, Management Accounting, Sustainable Development, Management Control System, Human Resource Management, Information System, Supply Chain Management, Economics, Economics & Law, Development Economics, Environment Economics, Industrial Economics, Corporate Law, Economics and Finance, Energy Economics, Resources Economics, Urban Economics, Regional Economics, Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business Analytics, Pharmaceutical Management, Emotional Intelligence, Family Business Management, Hospital/Healthcare Management, Leadership, Accounting & Finance, Business Finance.
Types of Contributions
VIJBE considers the following categories of manuscripts:
Original Research Articles
Review and Meta-Analysis Articles
Theoretical and Conceptual Papers
Methodological and Research Design Studies
Policy and Practice-Oriented Analyses
Research Notes and Short Communications
Book Reviews (by invitation)
All submissions are evaluated through a rigorous double-blind peer-review process.
Target Audience
The journal serves an international readership, including:
University faculty and academic researchers
Graduate and postgraduate students
Policy makers and development professionals
Research institutes and think tanks
National and international organizations
VIJBE aims to facilitate knowledge exchange between academic and policy communities.
Editorial Policy and Publication Ethics
VIJBE adheres to internationally recognized standards of scholarly publishing and research integrity. The journal is committed to:
Transparent, impartial, and timely peer-review procedures
Compliance with COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) principles
Systematic plagiarism detection and originality verification
Ethical handling of conflicts of interest and research misconduct
Protection of author, reviewer, and editorial independence
The editorial process emphasizes fairness, accountability, and academic merit.
Quality Assurance and Indexing Orientation
VIJBE is dedicated to continuous improvement in editorial quality, publication regularity, and citation performance. The journal aligns its policies, workflows, and metadata standards with the requirements of leading abstracting and indexing services, including Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science), Scopus, and related international databases.
Strategic priorities include:
Maintaining consistent publication schedules
Strengthening peer-review standards
Enhancing international authorship and readership
Improving article visibility and citation impact
These measures support the journal’s long-term sustainability and indexing objectives.
Language and Accessibility
VIJBE publishes manuscripts in English to ensure maximum international reach and scholarly engagement. Authors are expected to present their work in clear, precise, and academically appropriate language.
The journal supports responsible open scholarly communication and seeks to make high-quality research accessible to diverse academic and professional communities worldwide.
