The ''Journal of International Business Studies'' is a

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and the official publication of the

Academy of International Business Academy of International Business (AIB) is the leading association of international business scholars and specialists. Established in 1959, it has over 3400 members in about 90 countries. Membership is open to organizations as well as individual ...

. It is published by

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and covers research on

international business International business refers to the trade of goods, services, technology, capital and/or knowledge across national borders and at a global or transnational scale. It involves cross-border transactions of goods and services between two or more ...

. The journal was established in 1970 and is edited by Alain Verbeke (

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). According to the

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its 2020

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is 11.382. JIBS is consistently ranked as one of the highest quality journals in the business and management fields. It is also highly rated by the

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(2020 2-year Impact Factor: 11.382, 5-year Impact Factor: 13.555), and rated as a 4* 'World Elite' journal in the Association of Business Schools’ Academic Journal Guide. It is one of the 50 journals used by

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to determine business school rankings.

Editors

* 1970-1975 - Ernest W. Ogram, Jr. * 1975-1984 - William A. Dymsza * 1985-1992 - David A. Ricks * 1993-1997 - Paul W. Beamish * 1997-2002 - Thomas L. Brewer * 2002-2007 - Arie Y. Lewin * 2007-2010 - Lorraine Eden * 2010-2016 - John Cantwell (Editor in Chief); Mary Yoko Brannen (Deputy Editor) * 2016-present - Alain Verbeke On December 22, 2021, Rosalie L. Tung (

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) was announced as the next JIBS Editor-in-Chief. Her term will start on Jan 1, 2023.

Most cited articles

As of October 2019, the top 5 most cited articles were: # # # # #

JIBS Decade Award

The "JIBS Decade Award" was established in 1996 to recognize the most influential paper published in the volume a decade prior. The award is sponsored by Palgrave Macmillan. A selection committee evaluates the five most cited papers of the year and decides on the most influential paper. A special session is held at the

annual conference including a presentation from the award winner and additional commentary. In 2009, the Decade Award was extended to include the 1970-1985 volumes of the journal, .Footnote on JIBS 40th Anniversary celebrations and 1970-1985 Decade Awards
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References

External links

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