About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Archives of Business Research (ISSN 2054-7404) is an international, single-blind peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by Scholar Publishing, United Kingdom. This journal is published online Monthly to keep readers up to date with the latest developments.

The Archives of Business Research (ABR) applies theory developed from business research to actual business situations. Recognizing the intricate relationships between the many areas of business activity, ABR examines a wide variety of business decisions, processes and activities within the actual business setting.

Theoretical and empirical advances in buyer behavior, finance, organizational theory and behavior, marketing, risk and insurance and international business are evaluated on a regular basis. Published for executives, researchers and scholars alike, the Journal aids the application of empirical research to practical situations and theoretical findings to the reality of the business world.

The journal covers such areas as:

  • ◈ Business
  • ◈ Marketing
  • ◈ Management
  • ◈ Finance
  • ◈ Economics
  • ◈ Accounting

The journal follows the guidance and flowcharts of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Copyright Policy

All the articles in SP journals remain copyrighted with the authors. Under the terms of the license agreement, the authors retain the following rights:

  • Pre-print Rights: To post a copy of their submitted manuscript (pre-print) on their own Web site, an institutional repository, or their funding body's designated archive (no embargo period).
  • Post-print Rights: To post a copy of their accepted manuscript (post-print) on their own Web site, an institutional repository, or their funding body's designated archive (no embargo period). Authors who archive or self-archive accepted articles are asked to provide a hyperlink from the manuscript to the Journal's Web site.
  • Educational Use: Authors, and any academic institution where they work at the time, may reproduce their manuscript for the purpose of course teaching.
  • Reuse Rights: Authors, and anyone else, may reuse all or part of the published article for any purpose, including commercial use, under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) licence, provided the original publication in an SP journal is acknowledged through a note or citation.

These authors' rights ensure that SP journals are compliant with open access policies of research funding agencies, including the US National Institutes of Health, the Welcome Trust, the UK Medical Research Council, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale in France, and others.