About the Journal

Focus and scope

Advances in Digital Business and Analytics Journal advances scholarship and practice in digital business. We welcome quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, and design-science work covering (but not limited to):
• Digital strategy, transformation, and governance
• Platform economy, marketplaces, and ecosystems
• Analytics, machine learning, and decision intelligence in business
• Digital marketing, social commerce, and consumer analytics
• Fintech, digital payments, blockchain applications, and regtech
• Digital operations, supply chains, and service innovation
• Cybersecurity, privacy, ethics, and policy for digital enterprise
• Entrepreneurship, SMEs, and emerging-market digitalization
• Reproducible methods, datasets, benchmarks, and research software

Article types

Research Articles; Methodological/Measurement Papers; Registered Reports; Replication/Robustness Studies; Data Articles; Software/Tool Notes; Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses; Practitioner Evidence Notes; Policy Briefs.

Peer-review and editorial process

Submissions undergo initial editorial screening for scope, quality, and research integrity (including similarity checks). Eligible manuscripts proceed to double-blind peer review by at least two expert referees. Editors may invite cross-review among referees to improve coherence of feedback. Our target timelines are competitive with leading journals; decisions prioritize methodological rigor, contribution to knowledge, and clarity for practice and policy. Where appropriate, the journal supports preregistration and encourages open review at the author’s option.

Open access policy and licensing

Advances in Digital Business and Analytics Journal provides immediate and permanent open access to all content. By default, authors publish under CC BY 4.0, enabling sharing and adaptation with attribution. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish and archive the work.

Fees and waivers

APC is USD 100, payable only upon acceptance. There are no submission or fast-track fees. Waivers or reductions may be considered for authors without funding, especially from low- and lower-middle-income economies or for public-interest special issues; requests should be made at submission with justification.

Research integrity and ethics

Advances in Digital Business and Analytics Journal adheres to COPE guidelines. Authors must disclose ethics approvals for studies involving humans, data protection compliance where applicable, conflicts of interest, funding sources, and the role of any generative-AI or automated tools used in the research or writing. We encourage Data and Code Availability Statements; where feasible, authors should deposit replication materials in trusted repositories (e.g., institutional repositories, OSF, Zenodo) and include persistent identifiers in the manuscript.

Copyright notice and self-archiving

Authors hold copyright and may self-archive preprints and accepted manuscripts in institutional or subject repositories, personal sites, or funder portals, provided the published version is cited and a link to the article on the journal website is included. Third-party material must be properly licensed and acknowledged.

Indexing, identifiers, and discoverability

Each published item receives a DOI and rich metadata to enhance discoverability. The journal exposes OAI-PMH endpoints and uses standard scholarly taxonomies (e.g., keywords, JEL/ACM classifications where suitable). The editorial team is pursuing inclusion in major indexing services (e.g., DOAJ, Scopus) as eligibility criteria are met.

Digital preservation

The journal ensures long-term accessibility through participation in distributed archiving systems (LOCKSS/CLOCKSS) and the PKP Preservation Network, as available to our platform and partners. Backups and redundancy policies are maintained by the publisher.

Sponsorship and ownership

Advances in Digital Business and Analytics Journal is owned and published by the Association of Digital Business Innovation and Research. The journal maintains editorial independence. Any sponsorships, grants, or partnerships supporting special issues or editorial initiatives will be transparently disclosed on the article or issue page.

History and frequency

Established in 2024, Advances in Digital Business and Analytics Journal operates a continuous-publication model with articles posted online upon acceptance and subsequently organized into quarterly issues.

Privacy statement

Names, email addresses, and other personal information entered in this journal site are used exclusively for the stated purposes of the journal and are not shared with third parties, except as required for indexing, preservation, or platform operations and only to the extent necessary. Users may request correction or removal of their data in accordance with applicable regulations.

Contact

Editorial Office, Advances in Digital Business and Analytics Journal
Email: admin@adbir.org
Website: https://adbir.org