JIBP Call for Proposals: Special Issues

JIBP has issued a call for Special Issue proposals, with a deadline of June 1, 2023. We are primarily interested in emerging policy-relevant topics that affect or relate to international business activity. Themes for Special Issues may involve new theoretical approaches, or substantial reorientation of existing theories, and may open up new areas of empirical research. JIBP is a cross-disciplinary journal and especially welcomes Special Issues that introduce novel concepts and perspectives from related (or hitherto-unrelated) fields.

 

Special Issue Guidelines

Special Issues are an important part of the Journal of International Business Policy (JIBP). JIBP considers proposals for Special Issues once a year; the closing date is June 1st every year. Proposals should be submitted to the JIBP Managing Editor, Anne Hoekman ([log in to unmask]). We are primarily interested in emerging policy-relevant topics that affect or relate to international business activity. Themes for Special Issues may involve new theoretical approaches, or substantial reorientation of existing theories, and may open up new areas of empirical research. JIBP is a cross-disciplinary journal and especially welcomes Special Issues that introduce novel concepts and perspectives from related (or hitherto-unrelated) fields.

 

Special Issues need to assemble a coherent set of articles that come out of an open call for papers and aim to move the understanding of a topic forward empirically and theoretically. Therefore, as a rule, JIBP will not publish Special Issues based on a set of conference papers or that do not rely on an open call for papers to the academic community at large. All Special Issue paper submissions will undergo a full review process. The guest editors may organize a Paper Development Workshop or a conference around the Special Issue, as long as they guarantee that the Special Issue remains open to submissions from authors not able to attend these events.

 

The team of Guest Editors for a Special Issue will typically include at least one JIBP Editor, but there is no requirement to include a JIBP Editor in the initial Special Issue proposal. All guest editors need to have read and comply to the Journals Code of Ethics of the Academy of International Business and need to adhere to JIBP’s high standards of scholarly review. It is important to note that Guest Editors are not permitted to publish papers in the Special Issue apart from the editorial introduction, nor may they commission content without the prior agreement of the Editor-in-Chief and the designated editor in charge of the Special Issue.

 

Proposing a Special Issue

Proposals for a Special Issue should send a written proposal via email to the JIBP Managing Editor, Anne Hoekman ([log in to unmask]), before the June 1st deadline each year. Your proposal should be approximately three pages long, excluding the cover letter, references and bios.  

 

The proposal should contain:

  1. Call for papers, including a provisional title, a description and justification of the topic, the objectives and scope of the Special Issue, a list of core questions to
    be addressed, and a proposed timeline.
  2. Evidence that the Special Issue will attract a relatively broad interest and receive meaningful citations (e.g., a list of representative set of scholars who may be interested in submitting or acting as potential reviewers for your Special Issue). 
  3. Evidence of how the Special Issue will fit the goals of JIBP, including evidence of the appeal for academic and non-academic communities.
  4. Lists of proposed guest editors (with bios in the appendix that includes their academic qualifications and editorial experience Bios should be limited to 400 words per contributor.)
  5.  

JIBP’s Editorial Team will select Special Issue proposals based on their potential value and contribution to research conversations in emerging or contested areas of research.

 

In addition, a significant factor in the decision to accept a Special Issue proposal is the proposed editorial team. It is important that the editorial team comprises members who are recognized experts in the topic of the special issue. The JIBP editorial team reserves the right to propose changes and/or additions to the editorial team, and ask for revisions to the Special Issue proposal in order to maximize its impact.

 

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