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About Business Perspectives and Research

Business Perspectives and Research (BPR) is the management journal of K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai. It aims to publish empirically, applied, and conceptual research in the field of Management. The journal aims to expand and enhance the understanding of business and management through empirical investigation and theoretical analysis. BPR is also a platform for insightful and theoretically strong conceptual and review papers that would contribute to the body of knowledge.

BPR adheres to a rigorous double-blind reviewing policy in which the identity of both the reviewer and author are always concealed from both parties. Online First allows final articles (completed and approved articles awaiting assignment to a future issue) to be published online before their inclusion in a journal issue, which significantly reduces the lead time between submission and publication. The journal is fully integrated with the Publons platform.

Business Perspectives and Research started in the year 2002 under the name ‘Synergy’. In 2011 it was registered under the new title ‘Business Perspectives and Research’. The first issue of BPR published under SAGE Publications was Volume 3, issue 1 (Jan 2015). At present, the journal is Scopus indexed and is also part of multiple indexed databases like the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC), Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS), Indian Citation Index (ICI), UGC-CARE (GROUP II), J-Gate DeepDyve, Portico, Dutch-KB, EBSCO, OCLC, Ohio. From January 2021, BPR is published thrice a year.

The journal periodically comes out with special issues under Guest Editors.

  • In 2016 David R. Caruso, Yale University, USA wrote the Guest Editorial note for a special issue on emotional intelligence.
  • In 2020 the special issue on Contemporary Issues in Management and Marketing Research was guest-edited by Demetris Vrontis University of Nicosia Nicosia Cyprus
  • In 2021 the special issue on ‘Era of Disruption: Opportunities and Challenges for Businesses in India’ is guest-edited by a team comprising of Vishal Gupta, IIM Ahmedabad, Upam Pushpak Makhecha, IIM Tiruchirappalli, and Farheen Fatima Shaik, IIM Tiruchirappalli India.

Forthcoming issues of 2023 are Marketing Frontiers and online Marketing trends and Recent Trends in Finance and Economics

As economies around the world undergo a huge transformation, the importance of studying and attempting to understand all aspects of businesses from the perspective of consumers, stakeholders, employees, and society at large has increased. This presents new opportunities to research industries like Information technology, media, health care, consumer products, startups, government, etc. The journal encourages submission that focuses on a unique contribution to contemporary business practices.

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Aim & Scope

Business Perspectives and Research (BPR) aims to publish empirically, applied, and conceptual research in the field of management. The goal is to expand and enhance the understanding of business and management through empirical investigation and theoretical analysis. BPR is also a platform for insightful and theoretically strong conceptual and review papers that would contribute to the body of knowledge. BPR adheres to a rigorous double-blind reviewing policy in which the identity of both the reviewer and author are always concealed from both parties.

BPR welcomes research articles that draw upon, but not restricted to:

  • Advances in operations, logistics, and supply chain management
  • Business performance and innovativeness
  • Contemporary issues in management
  • Contours of marketing, customer engagement and loyalty
  • Digital disruptions
  • Economic growth, development and market dynamics
  • Entrepreneurial ventures including start-ups
  • Management of professional services such as healthcare and sports
  • Organizational and human resource perspective in business
  • Organizational psychology
  • Research methods and analytics
  • Retailing and services marketing
  • Strategic decisions in finance and risk management
  • Strategy and business decisions

The journal seeks to advance the understanding of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations through empirical and conceptual work. It also publishes a critical review of newly released books under the Book Review section. The aim is to popularize and encourage discussion on ideas expressed in newly released books connected to management and allied disciplines.

BPR also periodically publishes management cases grounded in theory and communications in the form of research notes or comments from researchers and practitioners on published papers for critiquing and/or extending thinking on the area under consideration. The overarching aim of Business Perspectives and Research is to encourage original/innovative thinking through a scientific approach.

The journal provides access to the latest research work with practical applications, aiding academic researchers, young scholars and business managers to leverage valuable insights at their academic institutions and business organizations.

 

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Editorial Board

Editor  
Dr. Preeti S. Rawat KJ Somaiya Institute of Management
Associate Editor Team  
Dr Salil Khetani Heidelberg University, Ohio
Prof. Amit Mokashi New Jersey City University, School of Business, Management Dept.
Prof. Upam Pushpak Makhecha IIM Trichy
Prof. Ashish Galande IIM Udaipur
Prof. Anand S Financial Studies Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Prof. Mayank Joshipura School of Business Management, NMIMS, Mumbai
Dr. Prema Basergekar K J Somaiya Institute of Management
Dr. Shalini Talwar SPJAIN Institute of Management and Research
Dr Rushi Anandan K J Somaiya Institute of Management
Dr. Prerna Mahindroo KJ Somaiya Institute of Management
Dr. Anjali Chopra K J Somaiya Institute of Management
Prof Shiji Lyndon KJ Somaiya Institute of Management
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Indexing

Sl. no. Indexing
1 Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC)
2 Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS)
3 DeepDyve
4 Dutch-KB
5 EBSCO
6 Indian Citation Index (ICI)
7 J-Gate
8 OCLC
9 Ohio
10 Portico
11 ProQuest Central
12 ProQuest Central Basic
13 ProQuest One Business
14 ProQuest: ABI/INFORM Collection
15 ProQuest: ABI/INFORM Global
16 Proquest: Business Premium Collection
17 SCOPUS
18 UGC-CARE (GROUP II)
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Some Facts

  • H index 11, SJR rank 0.29, cite score 1.8 and is a Q3 journal, it is ABS- 1 and ABDC- C category journal
  • The journal is being widely read in academic circles.
  • 67,883 full-text downloads in 2021
  • Average Acceptance rate for last 3 years 7%
  • The journal follows the policy of ‘online first’ to make available the paper the moment is gets the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) number
  • SAGE offers a 60-day free trial as a thank-you gesture to the reviewers for their work and as an incentive to further engage with the journal.
  • SAGE has partnered with Publons to give reviewers credit for their work and recognize the vital role they play in delivering timely, quality-assured publications.
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