About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Indonesian Business: Jurnal Ekonomi, Bisnis, dan Teknologi Digital (IB) is dedicated to bridging the gap between theoretical economic concepts, modern business strategies, and emerging digital technology solutions. The journal addresses how organizations, financial institutions, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and public entities leverage digital innovation, e-commerce infrastructure, data analytics, and corporate governance to foster economic growth and business sustainability in Indonesia and international markets.

IB welcomes original empirical research articles, systematic literature reviews, case studies, and conceptual framework papers. The primary research clusters include, but are not limited to, the following themes:

• Digital Business Transformation & E-Commerce Strategies: Digital business models, online marketplace ecosystems, omnichannel retailing, digital supply chain management, and enterprise agility in the digital age.
• Financial Technology (FinTech) & Digital Banking: Digital payment gateway systems, peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms, blockchain applications in finance, open banking frameworks, financial inclusion, and InsurTech adoption.
• Digital Marketing & Consumer Behavior: Social media marketing analytics, personalized customer experience (CX), search engine optimization (SEO) strategy, digital brand equity, and consumer behavior in online environments.
• Macroeconomics, Regional Growth & Public Policy: Digital economy policy frameworks, monetary and fiscal policy impacts, regional economic integration, sustainable development goals (SDGs), and industrial economic studies.
• Human Capital, Digital Leadership & Organizational Behavior: Human resource management in tech-driven environments, digital leadership styles, remote work dynamics, talent development, and organizational culture in digital transition.
• Entrepreneurship & MSME Digitalization: Tech startup ecosystems, digital adoption strategies for MSMEs, venture capital, crowdfunding platforms, and sustainable business model innovation.
• Accounting Information Systems & Corporate Governance: Digital auditing, forensic accounting, automated tax systems, corporate governance compliance, ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) reporting, and enterprise risk management.
• Business Intelligence, AI & Big Data Analytics: Predictive business analytics, machine learning applications in financial forecasting, customer churn modeling, and data-driven management decision support systems.

Authorship Criteria & Standards

Authorship in IB is strictly reserved for individuals who have made substantial intellectual contributions to the research. In alignment with COPE guidelines and the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) framework, all listed authors must meet four standard criteria: (1) substantial contributions to research conception, design, or data collection and analytical modelling; (2) drafting or critically revising the manuscript; (3) approving the final version to be published; and (4) agreeing to be accountable for all aspects of the work. Ghost, guest, or honorary authorship is strictly prohibited. For complete details, see our Ethical Guidelines.

Language Policy

IB accepts and publishes manuscripts written in English or Indonesian. Every published article must feature a comprehensive bilingual abstract (both English and Indonesian) to enhance global discoverability while maintaining regional academic engagement. Authors must ensure their papers adhere to clear, grammatically sound language standards and follow the official IB article template.

Peer Review Process & Workflow

All submitted manuscripts must represent original, unpublished work that is not under consideration elsewhere. IB enforces a rigorous double-blind peer review workflow managed through Open Journal Systems (OJS):

1. 1
   Initial Desk Screening

   The handling editor evaluates the submission for scope alignment, template compliance, document completeness, and verification of the 4 Mandatory Declarations (AI Usage, CRediT taxonomy, Funding, and Conflict of Interest).

2. 2
   Plagiarism & Integrity Screening

   Submissions are automatically checked using iThenticate, Turnitin, and Copyleaks. Manuscripts exceeding an overall 20% similarity index are returned or rejected outright.

3. 3
   Double-Blind Peer Review

   Anonymized drafts are assigned to at least two independent expert reviewers from our reviewer team. Author and reviewer identities remain strictly decoupled throughout the evaluation.

4. 4
   Editorial Decision

   The Editor-in-Chief renders an editorial decision based on reviewer reports: Accept Submission, Revisions Required (Minor), Resubmit for Review (Major), Resubmit Elsewhere, or Decline Submission.

5. 5
   Revision & Re-Evaluation

   Authors submit revised manuscripts alongside a point-by-point response matrix within specified deadlines for editorial or reviewer re-assessment.

6. 6
   Production & Publication

   Accepted papers proceed through professional copyediting, galley typesetting, DOI assignment via Crossref, and online publishing.

IB maintains an efficient review schedule: initial screening is completed within 5 days, peer review takes approximately 14 to 21 days, total submission-to-acceptance averages 30 days, and online publication occurs within 10 days post-acceptance. Article landing pages explicitly feature complete genesis milestones (Received, Revised, Accepted, Published).

Special Issue Policy

IB periodically hosts Special Issues on emerging themes in digital business, financial technology innovations, and economic transformation. Guest Editors manage the evaluation adhering strictly to the journal's double-blind peer review policies. Proposals may be directed to the Editorial Office.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

IB recognizes the constructive role of Artificial Intelligence tools in scholarly writing while safeguarding academic transparency:

• Transparent Disclosure: Authors must state prior to References whether Generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Grammarly AI, DeepL) were used during manuscript preparation, indicating the tool, version, and scope of use.
• AI Authorship Preclusion: Non-human AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors under COPE standards.
• Author Ownership & Integrity: Authors retain full legal and intellectual responsibility for factual accuracy, empirical models, citation integrity, and research conclusions.
• Permitted Scope: AI usage is limited to proofreading, stylistic refinement, translation assistance, and structural literature mapping.
• Prohibited Use: AI tools must not fabricate business data, generate fictitious citations, or alter research findings.
• Reviewer Confidentiality: Reviewers and editors must not upload unpublished manuscript files into public AI tools.

Publication Frequency & Scheduling

Indonesian Business: Jurnal Ekonomi, Bisnis, dan Teknologi Digital (IB) is published twice a year (biannually) in June and December. Regular calls for papers are announced in the Announcements section.

Open Access Statement

IB is an immediate Gold Open Access journal. All published research articles are freely available online immediately upon publication without subscription fees or paywalls, in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI).

Article Processing Charges (APC) & Fee Policy

IB operates an author-pays Open Access publishing model supported by Article Processing Charges (APC). Initial manuscript submission and peer review are free of charge; fees apply only upon formal article acceptance.

Copyright and Licensing Terms

Authors retain full copyright of their work and grant the journal first publication rights under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Plagiarism & Screening Policy

All manuscripts are screened via iThenticate, Turnitin, and Copyleaks. Submissions exceeding a 20% similarity threshold are rejected or returned for rewriting.

Conflict of Interest Policy

Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any potential commercial, financial, or personal conflicts of interest. Full guidelines are provided on our Ethical Guidelines page.

Publication Ethics & Integrity

IB complies strictly with the publication ethics principles set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Comprehensive policies are detailed on our Publication Ethics page.

Post-Publication Discussions, Corrections & Retractions

Scientific record integrity is maintained through citable Corrigenda/Errata for significant errors, while retractions adhere strictly to COPE Retraction Guidelines.

Digital Preservation & Archiving

IB content is permanently preserved across distributed digital archives, including LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, and the PKP Preservation Network (PKP-PN).

Ownership & Management Information

Indonesian Business: Jurnal Ekonomi, Bisnis, dan Teknologi Digital (IB) is owned, managed, and published by the Research Division of Lembaga Mitra Solusi Teknologi Informasi (L-MSTI), Banda Aceh, Indonesia.

Journal History & Development Timeline

• Inaugural Launch (2027): Indonesian Business: Jurnal Ekonomi, Bisnis, dan Teknologi Digital (IB) was established by Divisi Riset, Lembaga Mitra Solusi Teknologi Informasi (L-MSTI), releasing Volume 1 Number 1 in June 2027 and Volume 1 Number 2 in December 2027 to address emerging challenges in digital economics, corporate technology adoption, and FinTech.
• Publication Frequency & Workflow: Maintains a consistent twice-yearly publication schedule in June and December, enforcing double-blind peer review protocols and Crossref DOI assignment for every published article.
• OJS 3.4 Infrastructure: Deployed natively on Open Journal Systems (OJS) version 3.4.0-11, featuring modern responsive web layouts, secure metadata submission, and structured indexing capabilities.
• Persistent Identifiers – ROR & ORCID: Fully integrated with Research Organization Registry (ROR ID) and author ORCID iD metadata tracking.
• Standardized Template & Mandatory Declarations: Enforces 4 Mandatory Author Declarations (AI Usage, CRediT taxonomy, Funding, and Competing Interests) prior to References across all published articles.