Journal Overview

Aims at Glance

• Advance theory and practice in management and decision sciences
• Integrate behavioral insights with innovation, sustainability, and technology
• Promote interdisciplinary and cross-functional research
• Support research aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• Bridge academic research and real-world managerial impact

Key Themes

• Entrepreneurship and Social Business
• Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainability
• Accounting & Finance
• Banking & Financial Services
• Operations Management & Logistics
• Industry & innovation
• Business Policy & Strategic Management
• International Business
• Business Ethics & Corporate Governance
• Information systems
• Technology management
• Marketing
• Organizational behaviour and HRM
• Economics & Public Policy
• AI & Emerging Technologies
• Business Analytics & Decision Sciences

Call for Papers

Special Issues (Highlights)

Submission Information

• Article Types: Conceptual, empirical, reviews, case studies, policy briefs
• Review Process: Double-blind peer review
• Word Limit: Up to 10,000 words (case studies up to 5,000 words)
• Fees: No submission fee | No article processing charge
• Style Guide: Latest APA format
• Submission Mode: Submission through Email.

Journal Description

Mission and Vision

Interdisciplinary Focus

Audience and Readership

Sustainability and SDG Alignment

Aims of the Journal

The journal’s mission is to publish high-quality research that explains, predicts, and improves managerial and organizational decision-making in complex, uncertain, and sustainability-oriented environments. MRIST is particularly interested in how behavioural factors, such as cognition, biases, heuristics, social influence, and institutional contexts, shape managerial actions, firm performance, and societal outcomes.

Scope of the Journal

Management Research: Innovation, Sustainability and Technology (MRIST) is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary academic journal that advances knowledge at the intersection of management, innovation, sustainability, technology, and behavioural decision-making. The journal provides a rigorous scholarly platform for research that integrates behavioural and decision-science foundations across management disciplines, including strategy, finance, marketing, operations, human resources, information systems, and public policy.

Disciplinary Coverage

The journal provides a rigorous scholarly platform for research that integrates behavioural and decision-science foundations across management disciplines, including strategy, finance, marketing, operations, human resources, information systems, and public policy.

Methodological Orientation

MRIST welcomes theoretically grounded and empirically informed research that contributes to both academic knowledge and managerial practice. While the journal maintains high standards of scholarly rigor, it adopts an inclusive and flexible methodological approach, encouraging diverse research designs, data sources, and analytical techniques.

Topics of Interest

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Entrepreneurship and Social Business
• Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainability
• Accounting & Finance
• Banking & Financial Services
• Operations Management & Logistics
• Industry & innovation
• Business Policy & Strategic Management
• International Business
• Business Ethics & Corporate Governance
• Information systems
• Technology management
• Marketing
• Organizational behaviour and HRM
• Economics & Public Policy
• AI & Emerging Technologies
• Business Analytics & Decision Sciences

Editor-in-Chief

Editorial Advisory Board

Editorial Review Board

Instructions for Authors

Instructions for Authors provide detailed guidance on manuscript types, preparation, formatting, and submission requirements for contributions to the journal. Authors are advised to carefully review the following information to ensure compliance with the journal’s editorial and review standards.

Types of Articles

• Conceptual and Theory-Building Papers
  Manuscripts that develop new theoretical frameworks, integrate existing theories, or offer novel conceptual insights
• Systematic Literature Reviews and Bibliometric Studies
  Rigorous reviews that synthesize prior research and identify future research directions
• Empirical Quantitative Studies
  Research based on statistical, econometric, experimental, or computational methods
• Qualitative and Case-Based Research
  In-depth qualitative studies, multiple or single case analyses, and interpretive research
• Practitioner Perspectives and Policy Briefs
  Evidence-based insights from practice or policy with clear theoretical and managerial implications.

Special Issue Submissions

Articles submitted as part of approved special issues

Manuscript Length & Structure

• Word Limits
  • Manuscripts should generally not exceed 10,000 words, including references, tables, and figures.
• Full length manuscripts should be between 6000–10000 words in length at initial submission, including tables, figures and references
• Case studies should be no more than 5000 words including tables, figures and references
• Teaching notes should be no more than 2000 words

Tables and Figures

• Tables and figures should be clear, well-labelled, and referenced in the text

Case Studies and Teaching Notes

• Case studies should be accompanied by teaching notes

Manuscript Preparation

• Article title
• The full list of authors including names and affiliations of each
• The listed affiliation should be the institution where the research was conducted
• Contact information for the corresponding author: name, institutional address, phone, email
• ORCID of the authors
• Acknowledgments section
• Declaration of conflicting interest
• Funding statement
• Ethical approval and informed consent statements
• Data availability statement
• Any other identifying information related to the authors and/or their institutions, funders, approval committees, etc., that might compromise anonymity

Abstract

Include a brief, unstructured abstract of up to 150 words between the title and main body of your manuscript, summarizing the research purpose, key findings, and main conclusions.

Keywords

Please include a minimum of 3–5 keywords, listed after the abstract. Keywords should be as specific as possible to the research topic.

• Figures submitted in color will be displayed in color in the online version. They will be printed in black and white in the hard copy, if any.
• All figures must be numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text.

Language and Style

Submissions must be written in clear, professional English. Authors are responsible for ensuring grammatical accuracy and clarity of expression prior to submission.

Files to Be Submitted

Please briefly explain why you believe the manuscript is suitable for publication. This will assist the editor with the initial assessment of the manuscript fit to the journal.

Title Page (for Double-Blind Review)

This page will not be sent to the peer reviewers

Main Manuscript File

Make sure your manuscript is properly formatted, fits the journal’s scope, and does not include any information that reveals the author details. This version will be sent to the peer reviewer.

Reference Style

The journal follows the APA reference style (latest APA style)

Submission System

Manuscripts should be submitted through the journal’s email submission system.

Initial Editorial Screening

Each manuscript is initially screened by the Editor to assess its fit with the journal’s scope and minimum quality standards.

Double-Blind Peer Review

All submissions undergo a double-blind peer review process, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed. Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are reviewed by at least two independent experts with relevant subject-matter expertise.

Editorial Decision Categories

Editorial decisions fall under the following categories:

• Desk Reject: Manuscripts that do not meet the journal’s scope, quality threshold, or ethical requirements
• Reject after Review: Manuscripts that undergo peer review but are found unsuitable for publication
• Major Revision: Manuscripts with promising contributions but requiring substantial conceptual, theoretical, or methodological improvement
• Minor Revision: Manuscripts requiring limited clarification, refinement, or presentation improvements
• Accept: Manuscripts meeting all scholarly and ethical standards

Revision Policy

• MRIST adopts a disciplined yet developmental approach to revisions:
• Major Revisions: Normally limited to one round. Authors are expected to address all substantive concerns comprehensively.
• Minor Revisions: Usually limited to one round, focusing on clarity, presentation, and minor analytical refinements.
• Revised submissions must include a detailed response-to-reviewers document, clearly indicating how each comment has been addressed.

Decision Timelines

Desk rejection decisions are typically communicated within a short time frame to allow authors to pursue alternative outlets promptly.

Director’s Note

“Research means that you don’t know, but are willing to find out.”
— Charles F. Kettering, American engineer and inventor

It gives me great pleasure to introduce the inaugural issue of Management Research: Innovation, Sustainability and Technology (MRIST). This publication marks a significant milestone for the Kirloskar Institute of Management, Pune, as we embark on a journey to cultivate a robust research culture and establish a distinguished platform for disseminating high-quality scholarly work.

Editorial Independence

MRIST is editorially independent and committed to publishing original, high-quality research that aligns with its interdisciplinary and behavioural orientation. Editorial decisions are based solely on scholarly merit, relevance to the journal’s aims, theoretical contribution, methodological soundness, and practical significance.

Peer Review Policy

All submissions undergo a double-blind peer review process, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed. Each manuscript is initially screened by the Editor to assess its fit with the journal’s scope and minimum quality standards. Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are reviewed by at least two independent experts with relevant subject-matter expertise.

Research Ethics and Integrity

MRIST adheres to internationally recognized standards of publication ethics. Authors are expected to ensure that their work is original, has not been published elsewhere, and is not under consideration by another journal.

Ethics Approval and Informed Consent

Studies involving human participants (including surveys, interviews, and experiments) must have received appropriate institutional ethics approval, and authors should confirm this in the manuscript.

Data Availability and Transparency

Authors are required to include a data availability statement indicating whether and how the data supporting the findings can be accessed.

Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct

All submissions may be screened for plagiarism. Any form of academic misconduct will result in rejection or retraction, as appropriate Journal.

Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose any financial or non-financial conflicts of interest that could influence the research.

Authorship and Contribution Criteria

MRIST requires a clear author contribution statement specifying the role of each author in the research and manuscript preparation. Authorship should reflect substantial scholarly contributions.

Declaration of Generative AI Use

Authors must declare the use of generative AI in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper. Authors should not list or cite AI tools as authors or co-authors, because authorship involves accountability and intellectual responsibility that are exclusively human.

Appeals, Corrections, and Retractions

Authors may appeal editorial decisions by providing a reasoned justification. The Editor’s decision on appeals is final. The journal follows established procedures for issuing corrections, clarifications, or retractions when necessary.

Role and Responsibilities of Reviewers

Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, and timely evaluations that help authors improve their manuscripts and assist editors in making fair editorial decisions. Reviews should assess both scholarly rigor and practical relevance, particularly in relation to behavioural decision-making, innovation, sustainability, and technology.

Evaluation Criteria

Reviewers are requested to evaluate manuscripts on the following dimensions:

• Relevance and Fit: Alignment with the journal’s aims, scope, and behavioural, cross-disciplinary orientation.
• Originality and Contribution: Novel theoretical insights, empirical contributions, or practical relevance.
• Theoretical Foundation: Appropriate use of behavioural, decision-science, or interdisciplinary theories.
• Methodological Rigor: Appropriateness, transparency, and robustness of research design and analysis, recognizing the journal’s inclusive methodological stance.
• Ethical Compliance: Evidence of ethics approval (where applicable), responsible data use, and transparency.
• Clarity and Structure: Logical organization, coherence, and quality of academic writing.
• Implications: Clear implications for theory, practice, policy, and sustainability outcomes.

Ethical Expectations for Reviewers

Reviewers must:

• Treat manuscripts as confidential documents
• Declare any conflict of interest and decline reviews where impartiality cannot be ensured
• Avoid using unpublished material for personal advantage
• Provide unbiased evaluations irrespective of authors’ nationality, institutional affiliation, gender, or career stage

Review Style and Tone

MRIST encourages a developmental review approach, particularly for interdisciplinary and emerging research areas. Critiques should be specific, evidence-based, and framed to help authors strengthen their work rather than merely justify rejection.

Timeliness and Accountability

Reviewers are expected to adhere to agreed timelines. If delays are unavoidable, reviewers should inform the editorial office promptly.

Reviewer Recognition

MRIST may:

• Acknowledge reviewers annually.
• Provide certificates of reviewing.
• Support reviewer recognition through platforms such as Publons/ORCID (where applicable)

Copyright Policy

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any copyrighted material and for complying with applicable copyright policies.

Copyright Transfer

A copy of statement of copy right transfer should be submitted by all the authors of the manuscript after its acceptance and before its publication. Statement of copy right transfer will be shared to the authors after acceptance of the manuscript.

Permissions and Reuse

Please ensure that you have obtained any necessary permission from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures, or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere.

Open Access Policy

All papers published in the journal are open access and are freely available to readers without subscription or access fees.

Publication Fees (No Submission Fee / No APC)

There is no submission fee for the journal.

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