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Business Ethics and Leadership

Academic Research and Publishing UG (AR&P) · Germany · Est. 2017

ISSN2520-6761eISSN2520-6311
DOAJOpen Access
15
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
DOAJ Verified+15
Total15
H-Index
23
Total Works
480
Total Citations
2,988
2yr Mean Citedness
3.03
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Aims & Scope

Business Ethics and Leadership (BEL) is a peer-reviewed international gold open access journal. It spreads results of theoretical and empirical studies as well as the best global practices for ethical standards and leadership in business, trade, management, marketing, public communications, finance, public administration and international economic relations. These aspects are considered at the level of different countries all over the world. They comprise international cooperation, regions and local communities, all types of economic agents, international and local companies, SME and householders. The key aspects of honesty, transparency, ethical standards, trust, leadership and innovation, corporate responsibility, social entrepreneurship, gender and social equality, behavioral economics, management leadership, organizational culture, protection of consumer interests are subjects within the journal scope. The journal publishes fundamental and applied research results, conceptual and empirical articles, analytical thematic studies and critical reviews. The journal operates under a continuous publication model. Articles are published online immediately after peer review, editorial processing, and acceptance. Each article is released as a Version of Record with DOI and full bibliographic information. Issues are compiled quarterly from articles published during the respective period. The journal is recommended for researchers, businessmen, enterprisers, librarians and members of academic communities.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2017
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications480
Publisher OrgSumy State University
OA Since2016
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Submission Info

APC Cost$600Below median
Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Academic Research and Publishing UG (AR&P)
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2520-6761 / 2520-6311
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
$600
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

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Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Business and Economic DevelopmentEthics in Business and EducationEconomic Issues in UkraineEntrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesCorporate Social Responsibility ReportingJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorEconomic and Business Development StrategiesOrganizational Leadership and Management StrategiesCorruption and Economic DevelopmentEnvironmental Sustainability in Business
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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref