About the Journal

The Journal of Management Info (JMI) (ISSN: 2313-3376) is a quarterly, Gold Open Access journal published by Readers Insight Publisher. JMI provides a high-impact global platform for peer-reviewed, transdisciplinary management research bridging the academic-practitioner divide across private, public, and international sectors.

Core Scope & UN SDG Alignment

JMI's research priorities are explicitly aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to ensure scholarly work drives sustainable global progress:

  • Private Enterprises & Strategic Innovation: Aligned with SDG 8 (Decent Work), SDG 9 (Resilient Infrastructure), and SDG 12 (Responsible Production).
  • Public Administration & Ethical Governance: Aligned with SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions).
  • International Organizations & Global Leadership: Aligned with SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).
  • Emerging Themes: We actively welcome submissions exploring artificial intelligence and workforce dynamics (SDG 8, 9), CSR & environmental stewardship (SDG 12, 13), and workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion (SDG 5, 10).

Open Access & Copyright Policy

  • Licensing: Published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. Articles are immediately, permanently, and freely accessible worldwide.
  • Copyright: Authors retain full copyright of their work without restriction, granting JMI a non-exclusive license to publish and archive.
  • Open Science: JMI supports FAIR data principles and encourages sharing minimal datasets in trusted public repositories.

Peer Review & Ethical Standards

  • Rigor: Enforces a strict double-blind peer-review process (minimum of two reviewers) with mandatory reviewer identity verification (using ORCID and institutional emails) to prevent peer-review fraud and "paper mills."
  • COPE Compliance: Features an independent, multi-tiered appeals escalation pathway beyond the Editor-in-Chief and transparent, permanently linked retraction mechanics with watermarked PDFs to maintain the integrity of the Version of Record (VoR).
  • Data Privacy & Ethics: Mandates formal organizational consent for studies involving corporate databases or employees, adhering strictly to GDPR and ethical research standards.
  • AI Policy: Prohibits generative AI from being credited as an author; AI is permitted solely for minor linguistic editing.

Archiving & Preservation

  • Digital Preservation: Fully integrated with LOCKSS and CLOCKSS archival systems to guarantee perpetual, decentralized global access to the journal's back catalog.
  • Metadata Standards: Member of Crossref (assigning unique DOIs to all articles) and utilizes JATS XML formatting to ensure high-fidelity search, discovery, and citation tracking.
  • Roman-Script Mandate: All bibliographic citations must be submitted in Roman script (Latin alphabet) to facilitate automated Scopus indexing.

Sponsorship & Independence

  • Funding: Sustained through transparent Article Processing Charges (APCs), with robust waiver programs for authors from low- and middle-income nations.
  • Editorial Firewall: Adhering to COPE guidelines, JMI enforces an absolute firewall between financial transactions and editorial decisions to ensure peer-review integrity.