Current Calls
JIBP has issued a call for papers for a special issue on "Foreign Investment for Development: Time for a New Agenda?" with a proposal/extended abstract deadline of January 30, 2025.
Full Call available here.
Call for Review Article proposals
JIBP has issued a call for Review Article proposals, with a deadline of November 1, 2024. A review article should offer a compelling overview of the latest advancements in a well-researched area within the field of international business policy, along with connections with related research streams in cognate fields, and a future research agenda. Proposals for review articles should be submitted by November 1, 2024, to the JIBP Managing Editor, Ms. Anne Hoekman (managing-editor@jibp.net).
Please see full instructions on proposal formatting and author team composition in the full call for proposals available here.
Call for Special Issue proposals
JIBP has issued a call for Special Issue proposals, with a deadline of July 1, 2025. We are primarily interested in emerging policy-relevant topics that affect or relate to international business activity. Themes for Special Issues may involve new theoretical approaches, or substantial reorientation of existing theories, and may open up new areas of empirical research. JIBP is a cross-disciplinary journal and especially welcomes Special Issues that introduce novel concepts and perspectives from related (or hitherto-unrelated) fields.
Please see instructions in the revised full call for proposals available here.
Past Calls
Special Issue on International Business and the Natural Environment
JIBP has issued a call for papers for a special issue on "International Business and the Natural Environment: Advancing Knowledge for Research, Practice, and Policymaking " with a submission deadline of September 15, 2024.
Full Call available here.
Special Issue on Industrial Policy and Global Value Chains
JIBP has issued a call for papers for a special issue on "Industrial Policy and Global Value Chains in an Era of Disruptions" with a proposal submission deadline of January 15, 2024, and full paper submission deadline of June 25, 2024.
Full Call available here.
Special Issue on Multinational Corporations and their Strategies in Africa: Prospects, Problems, and Paradoxes
JIBP has issued a call for papers for a special issue on "Multinational Corporations and their Strategies in Africa: Prospects, Problems, and Paradoxes" with a proposal submission deadline of September 15, 2021.
Full Call available here.
Special Issue on Populist Politics and IB Policy
JIBP has issued a call for papers for a special issue on “Populist Politics and International Business Policy: Problems, Practices, and Prescriptions for MNEs and Their Regulators” with a submission deadline of March 15, 2022.
Full Call available here.
Special Issue on Sovereign Wealth Funds
JIBP has issued a call for papers for a special issue on “The Evolving Role of Sovereign Wealth Funds: Issues and Challenges” with a submission deadline of November 5, 2021.
Full Call available here.
Special Issue on Social and Political Uncertainty
Given the extent of disruptions brought about by COVID-19, JIBP is pleased to announce an extended submission deadline until 15 March 2021 for the Special Issue on "Managing, theorizing, and policymaking in an age of social and political uncertainty" edited by Tim Devinney, Christopher Hartwell, Jennifer Oetzel and Paul Vaaler.
Full Call available here.
Special Issue on The Belt and Road Initiative
JIBP has issued a call for paper proposals for a special issue on “The Belt and Road Initiative: How Policy Changes Affect Global Competition and Cooperation for Multinational Enterprises in the New International Business Environment” with a proposal submission deadline of March 1, 2020.
Full Call available here.
Special Issue on Global Value Chain-Oriented Policies
JIBP has issued a call for paper proposals for a special issue on “Global Value Chain-Oriented Policies” with a submission deadline of September 1, 2019.
Full Call available here.
Special Issue on The Sustainable Development Goals
JIBP has issued a call for paper proposals for a special issue on “The Sustainable Development Goals: What Role for Multinational Enterprises?” with a submission deadline of May 30, 2019.
Full Call available here.
Special Issue on Patent Policy and IB
JIBP has issued a call for paper proposals for a special issue on “25 Years Since TRIPS: Patent Policy and International Business” with a full paper submission deadline of July 31, 2019.
Full Call available here.
Special Issue on Migrants, Migration Policies, and IB Research
JIBP has issued a call for paper proposals for a special issue on “Migrants, Migration Policies, and International Business Research: Current Trends and New Directions.”
The deadline for submitting 4000-word proposals has been extended to September 14, 2018.
Full Call available here
