Aim and Scope

The Sophos Journal of Business Science (SJBS) is dedicated to publishing high-quality, original research that advances the existing body of knowledge in Business Science and allied disciplines. The journal provides a forum for the dissemination of scholarly work that is conceptually sound, methodologically rigorous, and relevant to contemporary academic, professional, and policy issues.

SJBS welcomes empirical research, review articles, case studies, and high-quality conceptual papers that contribute to theoretical development and practical application. The journal encourages interdisciplinary research that offers innovative perspectives and addresses emerging challenges in business, management, commerce, economics, and related fields. The journal serves a diverse readership comprising academicians, researchers, professionals, practitioners, policymakers, and students.

The journal invites original and unpublished manuscripts in the following areas, including but not limited to:

  • Accounting and Finance: Financial accounting, corporate finance, banking, financial markets, investment management, behavioural finance, FinTech, and digital finance.
  • Management and Organizational Studies: Strategic management, organizational behaviour, leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation, corporate governance, family business, MSME studies, and business ethics.
  • Marketing and Consumer Studies: Marketing management, consumer behaviour, branding, digital marketing, services marketing, retail management, marketing analytics, and customer relationship management.
  • Human Resource Management: Talent management, organizational culture, labour relations, HR analytics, employee engagement, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • Economics and Public Policy: Microeconomics, macroeconomics, public finance, monetary and fiscal policy, international trade, development economics, sustainability, environmental economics, and policy reforms.
  • Business Analytics and Information Systems: Artificial intelligence, business analytics, machine learning, big data, blockchain, digital transformation, Industry 4.0, and information systems.
  • International Business: Global business strategy, foreign direct investment, international marketing, cross-cultural management, emerging markets, and globalization.
  • Operations and Service Management: Operations and supply chain management, logistics, quality management, project management, tourism, hospitality, and service sector studies.
  • Business Law and Regulatory Framework: Company law, taxation, commercial laws, intellectual property rights, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance.
  • Emerging and Interdisciplinary Areas: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), corporate sustainability, green and climate finance, responsible business, business education, entrepreneurship education, financial literacy, and interdisciplinary studies related to Business Science and allied disciplines.

The above areas are indicative rather than exhaustive. The journal also welcomes manuscripts addressing emerging themes and contemporary issues that contribute to the continued advancement of Business Science and allied disciplines.