Social Business Journal

The Social Business Journal (SBJ)  is published by the Social Business Institute of the University of Tehran as a quarterly journal in the Persian language, with English abstracts. With a nationally recognized editorial board comprising distinguished Iranian scholars from leading domestic universities, the Journal of Social Business is regarded as a reputable academic journal. In order to introduce the journal to the international academic community, English abstracts of all published articles have been provided since the first issue.

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About the Journal:

Journal Title: Social Business Journal

Country of Publication: Iran, Tehran.

Publisher: University of Tehran Press

Scientific Sponsorship Society: Union of Scientific Associations of Natural Resources and Environment of Iran

Subject Area: strategic management in social enterprise, social enterprise sustainability, social enterprise and the environment, social enterprise and cultural issues, social entrepreneurship and individual, organizational, and corporate social responsibility, entrepreneurship and marketing in social enterprise.

Format: Online

Online ISSN: 3060-7213

Frequency: Quarterly

Publishing Schedule: March, June, September, and December

Language: Persian, including English abstracts and bibliographies.

Open Access: Yes, free access to articles

Article types: Research and review papers.

Primary Review: Approximately 10 days.

Peer Review Policy: Double-blind peer-review

Average Refereeing Time: 12 weeks

Acceptance Rate: 20%

Article Processing Charges: Yes. Publication charges are required from the author (authors must pay 5,000,000 Iranian Rials for publication after acceptance). There is no charge if an article is rejected before or after peer review, and there are no submission fees.

Citation Style: The APA citation style

Email: jsbu@ut.ac.ir

Tel: +982166978504

Address: Office of the Social Business Journal, First Floor, University of Tehran Research Institute, No. 6, East Nosrat St., 16 Azar St., Enghelab Square, Tehran, Iran. Postal code: 1417965319.

Indexing & Abstracting: ISSN-ROAD, Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC), National Digital Archives of Iranian Scholarly Journals, Noormags, Magiran, Google Scholar, Academia, LinkedIn, etc.

COPE: The Social Business Journal (SBJ) follows the policies and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and abides by its Code of Conduct in dealing with potential cases of misconduct.

Copyright: Authors retain unrestricted copyrights and publishing rights.

Type of License: Creative Commons — Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Required files to upload: Authors must submit the following five essential files through the manuscript submission system: 1. Main Manuscript File (without the author details and prepared based on the provided template. 2. Title Page, 3. Authorship Form (must include the article title, full names of all authors, and be signed by all authors), 4. Conflicts of Interest Form (must be signed by the Corresponding Author and uploaded with the Main Manuscript File), and 5. Cover Letter (Please include any necessary information in the cover letter).

According to the 2024 evaluation report on scientific journals issued by the Commission on Scientific Journals of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, the Journal of Social Business has been awarded a “B” ranking.

Furthermore, pursuant to Article 13 of the Press Law ratified on March 19, 1986, the publication license for the “Social Business Journal,” in the field of interdisciplinary studies and research (specialized), published in the Persian language on a quarterly basis under the ownership of the University of Tehran, was issued by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance on January 6, 2025, under registration number 96902.

In line with the aims, vision, and policies of the journal, and with the objective of utilizing scientific capacities and expanding research collaboration, a memorandum of understanding has been concluded between the Social Business Journal and the Union of Scientific Associations of Natural Resources and Environment of Iran.

Pursuant to the resolution dated April 28, 2012, of the Research and Technology Council of the University of Tehran, in all research articles published in domestic and international journals that are authored under the supervision of a faculty member of the University of Tehran, students are not permitted to serve as the corresponding author.

Furthermore, in compliance with the same regulations, the journal employs the Samim-e Noor Similarity Checking System and the Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology (IRANDOC) to identify textual similarity and prevent redundant publication.