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South Asian Journal of Global Business Research is accepting ideas and guest editors for Special Issues. Please see details below:
Call for Special Issue Ideas and Guest Editors
South Asian Journal of Global Business Research
We are pleased to invite innovative and cutting-edge topic ideas for Special Issues to be published in the South Asian Journal of Global Business Research (SAJGBR), with the purpose of generating a scholarly debate on South Asian businesses and organizations that inform IB theory and practice.
Requirements include submission of: a) a 2-3 page abstract including description of the issue, and b) proposed guest editors and their brief bios. The due date is July 30th.
Why publish with SAJGBR?
SAJGBR is unique in its scope and mission- "The mission of SAJGBR is to advance theoretical and empirical knowledge of business issues facing multinational and local organizations of South Asia and South Asian diaspora. We are committed to providing a unified platform to publish research that links scholarly communities in South Asia with the rest of the world. We are open to all empirical methods including qualitative, quantitative and mixed approaches. To be published in SAJGBR, a manuscript must use one or more South Asian countries as the context of its study. We use The World Bank definition of South Asia [available at:
www.worldbank.org], which includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka". Hence,
1. SAJGBR offers the opportunity to showcase new, context-rich and high-quality research related to one of the world's most dynamic, fastest growing (World Bank, 2011), and most populous regions in the world (Bloom and Rosenberg, 2011; World Bank, 2011), that has been neglected in the literature.
2. Khilji and Matthews (2012) argue that several South Asian countries provide rich contexts for questions that have recently been raised in IB and management literatures. SAJGBR allows for publishing research that explores and exploits, and applies theory as well as creates theory that relates to South Asia.
3. We offer a quick turnaround of 90 days or less. In most instances, authors receive detailed and constructive feedback from the Editor-in-Chief (EIC) within the first two weeks of submission.
4. As the only business journal dedicated to focusing upon South Asia, SAJGBR offers a globally wide readership. Different statistics provided by Emerald Publishers indicate significantly high usage and downloads for a new journal such as SAJGBR. This is likely to result in increased citation of your work.
Editorial Criteria
SAJGBR is multidisciplinary in scope. We accept submissions in any of the business fields-Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing and Technology-and are open to other disciplines that enhance understanding of international business activity, including anthropology, political science, psychology and sociology, etc. However, authors must clearly underline how their study relates to the advancement of international business theory and/or practice. We are especially interested in manuscripts that integrate theories and concepts taken from different fields and disciplines.
We aim to publish high quality research articles, policy reviews, book reviews, country/practitioner/personal perspectives, conference reflections and commentaries , which contribute to the scholarly and managerial understanding of contemporary South Asian businesses and diaspora. We encourage authors to study relevance of mainstream theories or practices in their fields of interest, critique and offer fresh insights on South Asian businesses and diaspora, as well contribute to the development of new theories.
Editorial team includes:
Founding Editor-in-Chief: Shaista E. Khilji (The George Washington University, USA)
Senior Editor (Management): Naresh Khatri (University of Missouri, USA)
Associate Editor (Marketing): Sajid Khan (American University, Sharjah, UAE)
Associate Editor (Finance/ Accounting/ Economics): Shrimal Perera (Monash University, Australia)
Associate Editor (Finance/ Accounting/ Economics): Laurens Swinkels (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Book Review Editor: Keith Jackson (University of London, UK)
Book Review Editor: Pramila Rao (Marymount University, USA)
Managing Editor: Qaisar Abbas (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan)
Key Features of SAJGBR
• Provides a much-needed platform for showcasing high-quality academic & practitioner research related to business & management practices, policies and strategies in South Asia.
• Provides empirical evidence & advances theoretical understanding of issues relevant in the world's most populous & economically vibrant region.
• Creates a repository of knowledge of South Asian business issues, & integrates South Asian perspectives & approaches to international business and management literatures.
• SAJGBR heightens awareness & understanding of issues facing South Asian organizations and managers.
• SAJGBR stimulates interest in South Asian business theory & practice.
Submission guidelines and further informationPlease submit all abstracts and inquiries to:
sajgbr@emeraldinsight.com by July 30th.
For full author submission guidelines and editorial team details see:
www.emeraldinsight.com/sajgbr.htm SAJGBR is published by Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
References:
Bloom, D. E. and Rosenberg, L. (2011), "The future of South Asia: population dynamics, economic prospects and regional coherence", Program on the Global Demography of Ageing, working paper series, Harvard University, Harvard, available at:
www.hsph.harvard.edu/pgda/working.htm (accessed October 30, 2011).
Khilji, S. E. and Matthews, C. D. (2012), "Published South Asian research: Current standing and future directions", South Asian Journal of Global Business Research, Vol. 1 No. 2. (pp. forthcoming).
World Bank (2011), "World economic situation and prospects 2011: global outlook", available at: