About the Journal

DESCRIPTION

Journal of Business, published by Universidad del Pacífico, is a scientific journal committed to disseminating high-quality, high-impact scholarly knowledge in the field of business.

FOCUS AND SCOPE

The journal is dedicated to disseminating high-quality, high-impact scientific knowledge on business in emerging economies. Its main areas of publication include management, leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation, sustainability, corporate social responsibility, business ethics, and other current topics related to business.

AUDIENCE

The journal is intended for researchers, academics, research centers, and undergraduate and graduate students in business-related academic programs. Applied research articles may also be of interest to entrepreneurs and business executives.

The journal focuses on both public and private organizations and their impact on management and society.

PERIODICITY

Journal of Business is published twice a year, in January and July.

TYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS

Journal of Business of Universidad del Pacífico is a high-quality scientific journal that seeks to disseminate theoretical and applied research, as well as essays supported by a solid theoretical framework.

Its main areas of research include management, leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation, corporate social responsibility, and business ethics.

The journal publishes exclusively scientific and academic content.

PEER REVIEW

The journal publishes primarily in Spanish and English  and follows international standards of anonymous peer review through a double-blind review process.

All manuscripts undergo a preliminary assessment by the journal's editors. Journal of Business of Universidad del Pacífico uses a double-blind peer-review system. Manuscripts are also screened using plagiarism-detection software both before and after the peer-review process.

OPEN ACCESS POLICY

Journal of Business is an open-access publication that provides free, immediate, and unrestricted access to all its content, in accordance with the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI).

The journal promotes barrier-free dissemination of scientific knowledge as a means of strengthening global scholarly exchange, with particular emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbean.

Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles and may use them for lawful purposes without prior permission from the publisher or authors, provided that appropriate attribution is given.

All content is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits reuse, distribution, adaptation, and reproduction in any medium or format, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original source.

The journal does not charge article processing charges (APCs), submission fees, or publication fees. Editorial costs are fully funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research at Universidad del Pacífico through its Editorial Fund.

PROCESSING CHARGES

Authors submitting manuscripts to the journal, whether or not the manuscripts are ultimately published, are not required to pay any processing or publication fees for articles or reviews. Editorial costs are covered by the Office of the Vice President for Research of Universidad del Pacífico through its Editorial Fund.

PUBLICATION ETHICS AND PUBLICATION MALPRACTICE STATEMENT

Journal of Business bases its publication ethics policy on the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors issued by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). [Link]

Journal of Business is committed to publishing only articles that are free from fraudulent data and plagiarism. If you become aware of any suspected case of research misconduct or plagiarism, please contact the Editor at n.pecastaing@up.edu.pe.

INDEXING

Journal of Business of Universidad del Pacífico is indexed in a range of recognized databases and academic information platforms, helping ensure the visibility and accessibility of its content. These include:

• LATINDEX

• DIALNET

• MIAR

• ERIH PLUS

• ECONBIZ

• EBSCO

CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY

To prevent conflicts of interest, when a manuscript is submitted by an author affiliated with Universidad del Pacífico, the editorial process is handled by an external Associate Editor.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

The organizational structure of Journal of Business of Universidad del Pacífico (Lima, Peru) includes an Editor-in-Chief (Nicolas Pécastaing – n.pecastaing@up.edu.pe), an Editorial Assistant (Alejandra Alvarado Flores, Universidad del Pacífico), a team of translators and copy-editing specialists, and two external advisers with expertise in the OJS platform.

DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND PLAGIARISM POLICY

Journal of Business maintains its own digital archive and also makes its content available through SSRN.

Journal of Business actively works to prevent plagiarism and other forms of research misconduct. Manuscripts containing plagiarism are automatically rejected. All articles are screened using plagiarism-detection software.

If you believe that you have identified plagiarism in any content published by or submitted to the journal, please contact the Editor at n.pecastaing@up.edu.pe.

Journal of Business currently uses SafeAssign to detect plagiarism and, as part of its continuous improvement process, continues to assess new plagiarism-detection methods and technologies.

JOURNAL DIRECTOR

Journal of Business of Universidad del Pacífico is directed by Prof. Dr. Nicolas Pécastaing, Professor in the Academic Department of Management at the School of Business of Universidad del Pacífico.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For subscription requests, exchanges, manuscript submissions, follow-up inquiries, and other matters, please contact the journal at:

Postal address

Journal of Business
Universidad del Pacífico
Editor: Prof. Dr. Nicolas Pécastaing
Av. Salaverry 2020, Jesús María
Lima, Peru

Journal administration email

n.pecastaing@up.edu.pe

TERMS OF USE / COPYRIGHT POLICY

Journal of Business of Universidad del Pacífico is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Copying and distribution in any medium or format are permitted provided that appropriate attribution is given to the authors and to the journal as the original place of publication.

Authors retain copyright and all publication rights without restriction, granting the journal only a non-exclusive license to disseminate their work.

SPONSORS

This publication is funded by Universidad del Pacífico (Lima, Peru).

ISSN

The journal's record at the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) International Centre is available here: [Link]

DIGITAL PRESERVATION

The journal is digitally preserved through the CLOCKSS archival service.

Journal of Business can also be consulted through The Keepers Registry.

Universidad del Pacífico Business School (Lima, Peru) is accredited by AACSB.