International Journal of Innovation Studies

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Innovation Studies (IJIS) is an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal that seeks to advance theoretical and practical knowledge on innovation.

Main Subjects Covered: • The Brain and Innovation • Corporate Innovation System • Creating Innovators • Economics of Innovation • Entrepreneurship and Innovation • Evolutionary or Schumpeterian Economics • History of Innovation • Incentives of Innovative People • Innovation and Development • Innovation and Organizational Change • Innovation and Sustainability • Innovation Policy • Knowledge Management and Innovation • Management of Innovation • Managing Open Innovation • Micro Foundations of Innovation • National Innovation System • Philosophy of Innovation • Project Management of Innovation • Psychology of Innovation • R&D and Innovation • Regional Innovation System • Sectoral Innovation System • Strategic Management and Innovation • Total Innovation Management • User Innovation

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

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• Review url
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• Plagiarism url
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• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

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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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Artificial intelligence innovation in education: A twenty-year data-driven historical analysis

  Citation: 383

  Authors: Chong, Jian, Zhiying

• Holistic Innovation: An Emerging Innovation Paradigm

  Citation: 162

  Authors: Jin, Ximing, Liang

• The nature and variety of innovation

  Citation: 162

  Authors: Mónica

• The rise of the digital economy: Thoughts on blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies for the collaborative economy

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Myriam, Émilie

• Industry 4.0 technology implementation in SMEs – A survey in the Danish-German border region

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Fei, Tim

• Accelerating the renewable energy sector through Industry 4.0: Optimization opportunities in the digital revolution

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Vaishnavi, Anirbid, Namrata, Krishna, Kriti

• Innovation and financial performance of companies doing business in Brazil

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Juliana Albuquerquer, Leonardo Fernando, Herbert, Vinicius Amorim

• Influence of self-perceived creativity and social media use in predicting E-entrepreneurial intention

  Citation: 71

  Authors: Fadi, Hussam, Raya Masoud

• Leadership and organizational innovation in the third sector: A systematic literature review

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Francisco José Nave, João Carlos Correia

• Innovation attributes and managers' decisions about the adoption of innovations in organizations: A meta-analytical review

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Gianluca, Loredana