Aims & Scope

The journal provides original contributions that add to the understanding of business responses to improving development and contributing to national and international development goals.

It examines links between competitive strategy and development with an emphasis on the private sector's role in alleviating poverty and improving the livelihoods of low income populations.

It considers a wide range of social needs but encourages research addressing poverty alleviation through inclusive business models, and examines the linkages between business strategy and community investment initiatives in order to identify positive outcomes for development led by businesses.

It examines links between meeting social needs through leveraging corporate assets and expertise in order to enhance a company's competitive strategy and the development of new business opportunities.

It examines the co-creation of shared value initiatives through partnerships with a range of stakeholders.

Contributions are encouraged which examine the ways in which the private sector can contribute to development through its goods and services, management of value chains and through partnerships with other stakeholders to create positive development outcomes.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year Value
2024 0.827

Quartile

Year Value
2024 Q1

Journal Rank

Year Value
2024 6456

Journal Citation Indicator

Year Value
2024 15209

Impact Factor

Year Value
2024 4.80

Impact Factor Trend


Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.


Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.


Quick Facts

Current Factor
4.80
First Published: 2024

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

SJR
0.827
First Published: 2024

Quartile

Current Quartile
Q1
First Published: 2024

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