CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue of the Journal of International Business Studies
THE JIBS40/AIB50 ANNIVERSARY ISSUE
INNOVATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS THEORY
Submissions accepted: Open for submissions from July 1, 2007 through
March 15, 2008
Tentative publication date: June 2009
1. Background
The Academy of International Business (AIB) is the leading global
association of scholars and specialists in the field of international
business. Established in 1959, AIB now has more than 3500 members, in 75
countries around the world, involved in the creation and dissemination
of knowledge about international business and policy issues. The
objectives of AIB, as set forth in its constitution, are to foster
education and advance professional standards in the field of
international business. The Association is designed to transcend the
boundaries of single academic disciplines and managerial functions to
enhance international business education, research and practice.
The Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) is the official
publication of the Academy of International Business. The Journal's goal
is to publish insightful, influential and timely research on
international business. JIBS publishes papers that make significant
contributions to knowledge in international business, particularly the
international dimensions of management, finance, marketing, accounting,
organizational theory, and institutions Its broad scope and
developmental editorial policies create accessible, thought-provoking
content for the general academic business community.
In 2008, AIB will celebrate its 50th anniversary, and in 2009, JIBS will
celebrate its 40th anniversary. To celebrate these two milestones, the
JIBS editors have decided to publish a Special Issue of the Journal,
called the JIBS40/AIB50 Anniversary Issue.
2. Call for Submissions
The purpose of the JIBS40/AIB50 Anniversary Issue is to publish a set of
articles that typify the very best of what the JIBS editorial team would
like to see appear regularly in the Journal in terms of insightful and
influential theory. The Anniversary articles should be the new benchmark
against which other articles are measured; this benchmark is, of course,
a moving target as JIBS continues to accelerate into a new frontier.
(JIBS is now ranked 8th among all Business journals and 8th among all
Management journals on the Social Sciences Citation Index.) We expect
the Anniversary articles to be widely read, highly cited, and
exceptionally influential within the international business field.
The editorial team has consciously chosen not to restrict the subject
areas for this Special Anniversary Issue, but to open the door wide to
all scholars publishing in international business. Scholars are invited
to send their very best work to be showcased in the Anniversary Issue.
All topics that fit within the domain of the new JIBS Statement of
Editorial Policy will be considered. The key criteria for manuscript
acceptance will be innovativeness and potential contribution to
international business theory. Manuscripts may also have empirical
content as long as they are guided by newly developed theory. Please
note that the editorial team may decide that a submission is not
acceptable for the Anniversary Issue, but does meet the general,
rigorous JIBS quality standards; in these cases, the manuscript will
appear in a regular issue of the Journal.
Examples of possible international business theory topics for the
Anniversary Issue include:
* Building on existing theories from other disciplines (for
example, economics, sociology or political science) and reinterpreting
them in terms of international business theory.
* Creating new theory about old or new forms of international
business (for example, business groups, cross-national networks,
e-business, emerging market firms, international entrepreneurship,
mergers and acquisitions or offshoring).
* Creating new theory on existing constructs in international
business (for example, clustering, corruption, knowledge seeking FDI,
liability of foreignness, institutional or cultural distance, political
risk, semi-globalization or tacit knowledge).
* Developing new theory based on existing international business
theory (for example, internalization theory, the OLI paradigm or the
"stages theory" of internationalization).
* Developing a theoretical paper on innovation or innovations in
international business.
* Proposing a new "big idea" for international business theory.
We hope that the prestige of being included in the Anniversary Issue
will motivate top scholars in international business and related fields
such as economics, sociology, psychology and geography to send their
best work to JIBS. Fast turnaround time with excellent feedback should
encourage more submissions to the Journal in subsequent years. The
Anniversary Issue offers the opportunity to increase JIBS's journal
impact factor and create wider visibility for JIBS in the international
business community and related fields.
3. Submission Process
As of July 1, 2007, all new manuscript submissions go to the 2008-2010
editorial team led by Editor-in-Chief Lorraine Eden (Texas A&M
University) and the new JIBS Editorial Office run by Managing Editor
Anne Hoekman (Michigan State University). See http://www.jibs.net for
more information. Please address any questions to the Editor-in-Chief at
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The closing date for submissions to the Anniversary Issue is March 15,
2008. Manuscripts must be submitted through the new JIBS Management
Central submission system at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jibs.
Submissions must follow the new JIBS policy statements, including the
Statement of Editorial Policy, Information for Contributors, Style Guide
and Code of Ethics. More information about submissions is posted at
http://www.jibs.net. Please include at the top of your Title Page
"JIBS40/AIB50 Anniversary". The JIBS Management Central system has a
track labeled "Anniversary", which authors should select from the
drop-down menu for special issues, at the time of submission. All
submissions will go through the JIBS regular double-blind review
process, and will be fast tracked by the editors to ensure publication
of the Anniversary Issue to coincide with the AIB San Diego annual
meetings in June 2009. As manuscripts are accepted for publication, they
will be posted on the Internet in Palgrave's Advance Online Publication
system at http://www.jibs.net.
We welcome your submissions!
Lorraine Eden
Editor in Chief Elect, Journal of International Business Studies
Professor of Management
TAMU 4221, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4221
Phone: 979/862-4053 Fax: 979/845-9641
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