About the Journal
of Business Models

The Journal of Business Models is an open source, peer reviewed, international journal devoted to establishing the discipline of business models as a separately recognized core discipline in academia - as is already the case in practice.

The objective of the journal is to disseminate the newest research-based insights into business models. The Journal of Business Models constitutes an interdisciplinary platform conveying multiple-type papers, i.e. both conceptual and empirical papers , as well as a fast track short paper section. The journal encourages methodological pluralism. It is the aim to cover a wide array of perspectives on business models, like e.g. innovation, management, commercialization, entrepreneurship, internationalization, design thinking, strategy, organization, accounting, performance measurement and finance. As this journal aims at pushing the knowledge of the field to a higher level, and becoming a core discipline in due course, the rigor of the review process and the quality of the published papers naturally lend themselves to an expert audience. Thus, in addition to the academic audience, policy-makers, entrepreneurs and students with high academic aspirations will also benefit substantially from the mix of articles in this journal.

CREATIVE COMMONS 3.0

Did you know that the JOBM follows the Creative Commons license?

RANKED AND INDEXED JOURNAL

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EDITORIAL ADVISORY AND REVIEW BOARDS

Did you know that the Editorial Advisory and Review Boards include 70 highly skilled, professional experts on the subject area?

DOUBLE-BLIND REVIEW PROCESS

Did you know that the double-blind review process is equivalent in rigorousness to that of a level 3 journal on the Association of Business Schools Academic Journal Quality Guide (also known as the ABS list)?

OUR ISSN NUMBER IS 2246-2465

Journal Sections

Sustainable Business Models Section

Green, circular, and inclusive – JOBM invites papers dealing with all sorts of business models for sustainability. This thematic section deals with theoretical and empirical papers shedding light on how sustainability ventures, ecopreneurs, and social entrepreneurs contribute to a sustainable development of the natural environment, society, and economy. JOBM is particularly interested in cross-disciplinary research that helps us better understand how business models can be used to create sustainable value.

Example papers:

Alba, C. and Dentchev, N. (2021), We Need Transdisciplinary Research on Sustainable Business Models, Journal of Business Models, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 72-86, https://doi.org/10.5278/jbm.v9i2.3573

Boons, F. and Laasch, O. (2019), Business Models for Sustainable Development: A Process Perspective, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 1-4, https://doi.org/10.5278/ojs.jbm.v7i1.2164.

Endregat, N. and Pennink, B. (2021), Exploring the Coevolution of Traditional and Sustainable Business Models: A Paradox Perspective, Journal of Business Models, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 1-21, https://doi.org/10.5278/jbm.v9i2.6088

Guldmann, E., Bocken, N., and Brezet, H. (2019), A Design Thinking Framework for Circular Business Model Innovation, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 39-70, https://doi.org/10.5278/ojs.jbm.v7i1.2122.

Lüdeke-Freund, F., Rauter, R., Pedersen, E., and Nielsen, C. (2020), Sustainable Value Creation Through Business Models: The What, the Who and the How, Journal of Business Models, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 62-90, https://doi.org/10.5278/jbm.v8i3.6510.

Associate Section Editor: Florian Lüdeke-Freund, ESCP Business School, fluedeke-freund@escp.eu

Digital Business Models Section

Let’s go digital! JOBM invites papers examining and exploring all sorts of data-driven and digital business models. This thematic section deals with theoretical and empirical papers exploring the role of digitalisation, digital transformation and digital technologies in business modelling, shedding light on digital business models and digital/data-driven business model innovation as well as digital entrepreneurship. JOBM is particularly interested in cross-disciplinary research that helps us better understand how digital business models can be developed and how they create value. Submissions are possible at any time.

Recent example papers in JOBM:

Trischler, M.; Meier, P. & D.Trabucchi (2021). Digital Platform Tactics: How to Implement Platform Strategy Over Time. Journal of Business Models, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 67-76.

Ropposch, C., Stiegler, E. & C. Gubik (2021). Digital Entrepreneurs and the Origin of their Business Models. Journal of Business Models, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 43-51.

Hokkanen, H., Walker, C. & A. Donnelly (2020). Business Model Opportunities in Brick and Mortar Retailing Through Digitalization. Journal of Business Models, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 33-61.

Katsamakas, E. & O Pavlov (2020). AI and Business Model Innovation: Leverage the AI Feedback Loops. Journal of Business Models, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 22-30.

Associate Section Editor: Annabeth Aagaard, Aarhus University, aaa@btech.au.dk