Journal information

Maritime Business Review (MABR) addresses the issues arising from the maritime business environment which is dynamic and complex. This journal covers a broad range of elements of maritime business and uses multi-disciplinary approach.

MABR will publish 4 issues per annum from 2017 onwards.

Aims and scope

Maritime Business Review aims to provide the latest research insights and state-of-the-art of the theory and management practice to maritime researchers and practitioners on all aspects of maritime business.

MABR will serve all maritime business disciplines that include, but are not limited to:

• Shipping market analysis and forecasting
• Customer services and marketing
• Organisational behaviour in maritime business
• Innovation management
• Maritime security
• Safety management
• Shipping finance
• Marine insurance
• Ship chartering
• Bulk shipping
• Fleet management
• Maritime education and training
• Human resource management
• Strategic alliance
• Intermodal transport operations
• Port management and operations
• Terminal management
• Green ports
• Cruise operations and management
• Shipping sustainability and social responsibility
• Technology in maritime business
• Legal aspects in maritime business

Peer review

MABR operates a double blind peer review model. All articles undergo an initial assessment by the journal editor. If they are considered suitable for peer review, articles will then be a reviewed by a minimum of two external reviewers to assess its suitability for publication. Final responsibility for editorial decisions rest with the journal editor.

Publishing Services partnership

MABR is published by Emerald Publishing on behalf of Pacific Star Group Educational Foundation. MABR is owned by Pacific Star Group Educational Foundation. MABR is published under a platinum OA arrangement, in that all charges for publishing an OA article in MABR are funded by Pacific Star Group Educational Foundation. There is no charge to the author.

You can view the journal's tranparency statement here.

This journal is ranked by: Norwegian Register for Scientific Journal

This journal is abstracted and indexed by:

• British Library
• Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics)
• Cabell’s Directories
  

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