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Vilakshan – XIMB Journal of Management (XJM) publishes scholarly empirical and theoretical research papers, perspectives, case studies, and book reviews that can have potential impact on the field of management and business studies. Access previous issues of XJM here: https://ximb.edu.in/vilakshan/Vilakshan-Issue.html

ISSN: 0973-1954
eISSN: 2633-9439
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Journal Owners

Aims and scope

The journal is published bi-annually and occasionally publishes special issues on contemporary themes. XJM encourages new ideas that can contradict or improve existing management theories. The journal covers functional areas of management, including:

  • Strategic Management
  • Research Methods
  • Organization Theory
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Innovation and Creativity
  • Sustainability
  • Rural Management
  • Information Technology
  • Operations Management
  • Marketing

To submit to the journal, please go to ScholarOne manuscrips portal. Please follow the author guidelines before submitting.

All articles are published open access, so are made freely available at no charge to the author.

Access previous issues of XJM here: https://ximb.edu.in/vilakshan/Vilakshan-Issue.html

 

XJM is published by Emerald Publishing on behalf of Xavier Institute of Management, XIM University, Bhubaneswar India, who owns the title. XJM is published under a platinum OA arrangement, in that all charges for publishing an OA article in the Journal are funded by Xavier Institute of Management, XIM University, Bhubaneswar India. Therefore, there is no charge to the author. Access previous issues of XJM here: https://ximb.edu.in/vilakshan/Vilakshan-Issue.html

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Transparency statement for VILAKSHAN - XIMB Journal of Management 

  1. Journal Ownership: VILAKSHAN - XIMB Journal of Management is published by Emerald Publishing on behalf of the Xavier Institute of Management, XIM University, Bhubaneswar. 

 

  1. Governing Body: The editorial team is appointed and managed by the Xavier Institute of Management, XIM University, Bhubaneswar. The journal is governed by the editorial team in collaboration with Emerald Publishing. 
     

  1. Peer Review Process: The journal operates a double blind peer review model. All articles undergo an initial assessment by the journal editor. If they are considered suitable for consideration, articles will then be a reviewed by a minimum of two external reviewers to assess suitability for publication. Final responsibility for editorial decisions rests with the Editor-in-Chief of the journal.  

 

  1. Editorial team/contact information: Contact details for the editorial team can be found on the journal homepage. Queries may also be directed to Emerald’s Publishing team as follows: 
    Eva Chen - [email protected] 

 

  1. Copyright: All articles in the journal are published Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY-4.0). This allows authors to retain copyright of their work whilst others can share, use and build upon this work created as long as appropriate attribution is given.  

 

  1. Author Fees: The journal is published under a Platinum Open Access arrangement, in that all costs associated with publishing an Open Access article in the journal are funded by the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar. There are currently no Article Processing Charges to the author(s). 
     

  1. Allegations of Misconduct: All journals published by Emerald are members of and subscribe to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics. In the event of any allegation of research or publication misconduct the publisher and editor will adhere to COPE guidelines in dealing with such allegations.  

 

  1. Conflicts of interest: Authors are asked to declare any financial or ethical conflicts of interest upon submitting their work to the journal. Difficult cases will be referred to the Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE) for advice. 
     

  1. Frequency: The journal currently publishes 2 issues per annum 
     

  1. Access: All journal articles are published Open Access on EmeraldInsight.com - http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/xjm under a CCBY 4.0 licence (please see section 5). 
       

  1. Revenue sources: The journal is published under a platinum Open Access arrangement, in that all costs associated with publishing an Open Access article in the journal are funded by the Xavier Institute of Management, XIM University, Bhubaneswar. 
     

  1. Advertising: The journal does not accept direct advertising  
     

  1. Archiving: Emerald provides perpetual access for all e-journal content by working with digital preservation schemes Portico, LOCKSS and CLOCKSS.  
     

  1. Direct marketing: On occasion the journal will use direct marketing activities (primarily email campaigns) to raise awareness of the journal and to invite authors to submit articles.   Marketing activities are conducted by the Xavier Institute of Management, XIM University, Bhubaneswar unless otherwise agreed with Emerald.  

 

This statement was updated by Doug Medland (Emerald Publishing) on 16th Feb 2020.