CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation

Aims & Scope

CIJ is an interdisciplinary, double-blind peer-reviewed journal seeking to advance theoretical and practical understanding and methodologies on how new knowledge turns into use for society.

The current pilot activities at CERN’s IdeaSquare are used as an initial reference point and open data depository for comparative research purposes.

The journal publishes original, short articles on in-situ innovation experiments dealing with various domains ranging from idea creation to consumer, end-user, business-to-business, policy decision-making or other topical areas.

The submitted manuscripts may consider empirically different contexts e.g. projects, start-ups, small-medium enterprises, large multinational, or governmental agencies.

The journal is receptive to all types of quantitative and qualitative methodologies investigating innovation management in-situ in these environments empirically.

Authors across the world from diverse disciplines and functional perspectives are welcome to submit to the journal.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Apc url

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Business, Management and Accounting and Decision Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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