Welcome to Journal of International Business Studies

The official publication of the Academy of International Business, publishing papers of significant interest that contribute to the theoretical basis of business and management studies. The Journal of International Business Studies’ broad scope and developmental editorial policies create accessible, thought-provoking content for the general academic business community.

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Top 20 cited articles

2008 Volume 39
Eight issues per volume
ISSN: 0047-2506
EISSN: 1478-6990

Journal Citation Reports®
2007 Impact Factor: 2.283*

Rank:
7/72 - Business;
10/81 - Management

*Journal Citation Reports, Thomson-Reuters 2008

Editor:
Lorraine Eden, USA

Introduction

News

JIBS Impact Factor increases

Thomson Science has just published the latest (2007) Journal Citation Reports. JIBS has an improved ranking. An Impact Factor of 2.283 means that JIBS is now listed at number 7 in the Business category and also at number 10 in the Management category.

2008 JIBS Decade Award

Please join us in congratulating Professor John H. Dunning as the winner of the 2008 JIBS Decade Award for his 1998 article "Location and the Multinational Enterprise: A Neglected Factor?".

Lorraine Eden, Editor-in-Chief

With the publication of issue 39.1 of JIBS, the first issue with Lorraine Eden as Editor-in-Chief is now online. Read Lorraine Eden’s first JIBS editorial.

We have a new link on our menu to the left of this page - Journal activities - click here to see regularly updated information about JIBS workshops and events.

View the most cited JIBS articles for free!

To promote some of the finest research and scholarship published in JIBS, we have compiled a list of the 20 most cited articles that the Journal has published. These articles can be accessed for free for a limited time.

JIBS online submission system and policy documents

All submissions (manuscripts, reviews and editorial decisions) to JIBS (1) must be made through the JIBS online submission and peer review system at Manuscript Central and (2) must follow these Policy Guidelines:

New editorial team for JIBS

Here are details of the incoming JIBS Editors. There is also a new team of Consulting Editors and a new Editorial Review Board.

Journal of International Business Studies is increasing in frequency from seven issues in 2007 to eight issues in 2008!

Calls for Papers

Conflict, Security and Political Risk: International Business in Challenging Times

Submissions are requested for a Special Issue of Journal of International Business Studies.
Submission Start Date: October 1, 2008
Deadline for submission: October 17, 2008
Publication Date: Fall 2009 or Spring 2010
Access the call for papers.