The Global Journal of Strategic Management and Business Development is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity, transparency, research rigor, and responsible scholarly publishing.
The journal follows ethical publishing practices and expects authors, reviewers, and editors to uphold principles of honesty, fairness, accountability, and professionalism throughout the research, evaluation, and publication process.
Authors are responsible for submitting original research that accurately represents their work and contributes meaningfully to strategic management knowledge. Manuscripts must present theoretical frameworks, market survey data, empirical methodologies, and business analysis clearly and honestly. Submissions must not be under review elsewhere, and all co-authors must approve the final draft.
Editors ensure a fair, transparent, and objective evaluation based strictly on academic quality, originality, methodological rigor, and strategic business contribution, without discrimination based on institutional, political, or geographical background.
Reviewers provide objective, constructive, and evidence-based assessments. They treat manuscripts as confidential documents and must disclose any potential conflicts of interest before accepting a review assignment.
Financial support, grants, corporate sponsorships, institutional affiliations, and potential conflicts of interest must be explicitly disclosed in the manuscript prior to peer review.
The journal strictly prohibits unethical publication practices to preserve the integrity of the business development and strategic management literature:
| Plagiarism & Text Duplication | Uncredited text duplication, verbatim copying of management literature without attribution, and self-plagiarism are strictly screened out via similarity detection software. |
| Data & Case Fabrication | Falsification or fabrication of empirical market survey data, statistical modeling, executive interviews, or organizational case records is unacceptable. |
| Concurrent Submissions | Submitting the same manuscript simultaneously to multiple journals is considered a major ethical breach. |
| Inappropriate Authorship | Ghost authorship or guest authorship without substantial intellectual contribution to the research is strictly prohibited. |
Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial, corporate, consulting, personal, or institutional relationships that may influence the research, review process, or editorial decisions. Proper disclosure and active management of conflicts of interest safeguard public trust and preserve objectivity in strategic management scholarship.
The Global Journal of Strategic Management and Business Development is committed to maintaining the accuracy and reliability of the published academic record. If significant errors, ethical concerns, data inaccuracies, or errors are identified post-publication, the journal will act swiftly to publish formal corrections, clarifications, expressions of concern, or retractions depending on COPE guidelines.
Misconduct Investigations: Concerns related to research or publication misconduct are thoroughly investigated by the Editorial Board. Measures include seeking author clarifications, consulting institutional oversight committees, issuing formal corrections, or rejecting/retracting non-compliant manuscripts.
Commitment to Ethical Publishing: The journal promotes responsible business research practices, transparent editorial procedures, and ethical academic communication. Through adherence to international principles of publication ethics, the Global Journal of Strategic Management and Business Development provides a trustworthy publishing environment for researchers worldwide.