Evan Lau, PhD.Associate ProfessorManaging Editor, International Journal of Business and Society (IJBS)

Journey with IJBS

Challenges of the journal1. Influx of submissions2. Ranking/indexed concern3. Financial sustainability (budget cuts)4. Citations5. Publishing trends6. Top Management demands7. Smart Partnership (Local and International)

Aim of the journal• The International Journal of Business and Society (IJBS) is

a double-blind reviewed international scholarly journaldevoted in publishing high-quality papers usingmultidisciplinary approaches with a strong emphasis onbusiness, economics and finance.

• It intends to serve as an outlet with strong theoretical andempirical research and the papers submitted to IJBSshould not have been published or be under considerationfor publication elsewhere.

ABOUT IJBS

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a.Challenge in the current time is the growthof partnership, in other words, thecollaboration.

b.Competitive HE environment – journal aretrying to cooperate with external partiesto ensure their growth, relevance andsustainability.

c. It can be a source of competitiveadvantage and have long lasting positiveimpact.

What Strategic partnership that IJBS engaged?

International Conference Outside

Malaysia

22

International Conference in

Malaysia

38

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