MDPI’s Journal Cluster of Business, Management & Digital Commerce

The analysis and comprehension of business strategies, management practices, and digital commerce ecosystems are essential to navigating the complex dynamics that drive organizational success, market innovation, and the evolving global economy. MDPI’s journal cluster on Business, Management & Digital Commerce unites publications focused on specific domains such as strategic leadership, operational efficiency, and e-commerce technologies, as well as interdisciplinary research that addresses systemic challenges and emerging trends on a broader scale. As markets become increasingly competitive and digital transformation accelerates, the need for rigorous, innovative research in these fields has never been more critical. MDPI’s journals in this cluster will play a pivotal role in fostering academic exchange and ensuring that cutting-edge knowledge is widely accessible to researchers, business leaders, and industry professionals worldwide.

The participating journals are as follows:

• Administrative Sciences (ISSN: 2076-3387) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original theoretical and empirical work on organization studies. Administrative Sciences aims to advance and communicate knowledge concerning management theory and practice both in public administration and in profit organizations; it encourages submissions that build on interdisciplinary research in related fields, such as business, economics, political science, gender studies, psychology, sociology, physiology, communication theory, or artificial intelligence and their implications on management, organizations, and society. Administrative Sciences is led by Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Isabel-María García‐Sánchez (Universidad de Salamanca);
• Businesses (ISSN: 2673-7116) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal (free for readers) that publishes original theoretical and management practice across all areas of business and other disciplines such as economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and history. The aim of Businesses is to provide an advanced platform for research and findings of business studies and related topics. Businesses is led by Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Lester Johnson (Swinburne University of Technology);
• Journal of Innovation (ISSN: 3042-8629) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that aims to become the leading interdisciplinary platform for scholarly research on innovation. It seeks to capture the dynamic, systemic, and convergent nature of innovation across disciplines—spanning engineering, management, policy, design, and the social sciences. The journal highlights rigorous academic contributions that not only advance theoretical understanding but also offer practical insights into how innovation can drive transformation in business, technology, society, and institutions. The Journal of Innovation is led by Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Junic Kim (Konkuk University);
• Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research (JTAER, ISSN: 0718-1876) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal that provides researchers, academicians, and other professionals with an agile, flexible channel for sharing and debating new ideas and emerging technologies in this rapidly evolving field. Business practices, social, cultural, and legal concerns, personal privacy and security, communications technologies, and mobile connectivity are among the important elements of electronic commerce. They are becoming ever more relevant in everyday life. FinTech provides a global academic forum for exchanging research findings across all fields in financial innovation in the era of electronic business. The Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research is led by Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Ting Chi (Washington State University);
• Knowledge (ISSN: 2673-9585) is an international peer-reviewed open access journal regarding knowledge and knowledge-related technologies. It publishes reviews, research papers, and communications. The aim of Knowledge is to publish papers in the fields of propositional knowledge, procedural knowledge, acquaintance knowledge, and social or economic knowledge, in both theory and application. Knowledge is led by Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Jose María Merigo (University of Technology Sydney);
• Logistics (ISSN: 2305-6290) is an original journal established for researchers and scholarly-oriented practitioners in logistics and supply chain management. The editors and editorial board members sought to provide a professional, efficient, and rigorously peer-reviewed journal that serves as an international forum for scientific advancement, intellectual exchange, and scholarly communication. The journal publishes quickly refereed research articles and other scholarly contributions, including reviews and short notes, in an open access format, making them free to readers around the world. Logistics is led by Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Robert Handfield (North Carolina State University);
• Merits — Journal of Human Resources (ISSN: 2673-8104) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on virtues, talents and human resources. Merits — Journal of Human Resources focuses on contemporary research in human resources, leadership, management, and governance that enables people to thrive at and through their work. Offering insights into work-based strategies to advance employee engagement, creativity, and productivity, Merits — Journal of Human Resources examines how equity, belonging, and inclusion are championed alongside wellbeing and innovation. Talent development, frameworks, analytics, and governance issues are included. Merits — Journal of Human Resources is led by Editors-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Gabriela Topa (National Distance Education University).

Journals	Launch year	Impact Factor (2024)	CiteScore (2024)	First Decision (median)	Acceptance to Publication (median)	APC (CHF)
	2011	3.1	5.6	21.3	5.6	1600
	2021	/	/	24.4	7.4	1000
	2026	/	/	19	8	1000
	2006	4.6	11.7	27.9	10.9	1400
	2021	/	/	46.7	8.9	1000
	2017	3.6	8.0	19.6	4.6	1500
	2021	/	/	28	7.8	1000

MDPI’s mission and values:

As a pioneer of academic open access publishing, MDPI has been serving the scientific community since 1996. Our aim is to foster scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines. MDPI’s guidelines for disseminating open science are based on the following values and guiding principles:

• Open Access—All of our content is published as open access and distributed under a Creative Commons License, providing free access to science and the latest research, allowing articles to be freely shared and content to be re-used with proper attribution;
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Selected Special Issues:
“Knowledge Management in Learning and Education”
Guest Editors: Dr. Dan-Alexandru Szabo, Dr. Carmen Pârvu and Dr. George Dănuţ Mocanu
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 February 2026

“Electronic Commerce and Information Management Towards the Digital Era”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Jolanta Kowal and Dr. Paweł Weichbroth
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026

“Building Resilient and Agile SMEs: Strategic Responses to Digital Disruption and Transformation”
Guest Editors: Dr. Eyup Kahveci, Dr. Dana Bakry and Dr. Chokri Kooli
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026

“New Technologies in Business Informatics”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Octavian Dospinescu and Prof. Dr. Valentin Florentin Dumitru
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026

“Workplace Bullying: Psychological Mechanisms, Existential Impact, Organizational and Social Dynamics”
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Jale Minibas-Poussard
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026

“Decarbonization of Maritime Logistics and Global Supply Chains”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Amir Alizadeh-Masoodian and Prof. Dr. Jay Golden
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026

Selected articles:
Administrative Sciences
“The Impact of the Digital World on the Buying Behaviour of Generation Z”
by Zuzana Rosnerova, Olga Ponisciakova, Eva Kicova and Mariana Strenitzerova
Adm. Sci. 2025, 15(12), 459; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci15120459

Businesses
“The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Improving Workplace Well-Being: A Systematic Review”
by Miguel-Ángel García-Madurga, Ana-Isabel Gil-Lacruz, Isabel Saz-Gil and Marta Gil-Lacruz
Businesses 2024, 4(3), 389–410; https://doi.org/10.3390/businesses4030024

Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research
“Unlocking the Cashless Shift: Retailers’ Adoption of Digital Payment Systems in Emerging Markets”
by Sirajul M. Islam and Mario A. Ferrer
J. Theor. Appl. Electron. Commer. Res. 2025, 20(4), 359; https://doi.org/10.3390/jtaer20040359

Knowledge
“A DEMATEL Based Approach for Evaluating Critical Success Factors for Knowledge Management Implementation: Evidence from the Tourism Accommodation Sector”
by Natalia Chatzifoti, Panos T. Chountalas, Konstantina K. Agoraki and Dimitrios A. Georgakellos
Knowledge 2025, 5(1), 2; https://doi.org/10.3390/knowledge5010002

Logistics
“Enhancing Supply Chain Agility and Sustainability through Machine Learning: Optimization Techniques for Logistics and Inventory Management”
by Vikram Pasupuleti, Bharadwaj Thuraka, Chandra Shikhi Kodete and Saiteja Malisetty
Logistics 2024, 8(3), 73; https://doi.org/10.3390/logistics8030073

Merits — Journal of Human Resources
“Digging into “Zoom Fatigue”: A Qualitative Exploration of Remote Work Challenges and Virtual Meeting Stressors”
by Svea Luebstorf, Joseph A. Allen, Emilee Eden, William S. Kramer, Roni Reiter-Palmon and Nale Lehmann-Willenbrock
Merits 2023, 3(1), 151–166; https://doi.org/10.3390/merits3010010