Aims
The International Journal of Economic Sustainability and Innovation (IJOESI) is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal devoted to advancing scholarly understanding and practical knowledge at the nexus of economic development, sustainability, and innovation. The journal provides a dynamic platform for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to explore how economic systems and innovation processes can be reimagined to support sustainable development in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
IJOESI encourages critical, original, and impactful research that examines the interdependencies between innovation-driven growth, economic resilience, and sustainable transformation across diverse socio-economic contexts. Contributions should seek to inform both academic debates and policy discourses while offering actionable insights for fostering inclusive, green, and innovation-led economic systems.
Scope
IJESI welcomes high-quality theoretical and empirical research papers, conceptual reviews, policy analyses, and case studies covering (but not limited to) the following areas:
- Sustainable Economic Development
Research that examines economic policies, strategies, and systems designed to achieve long-term sustainability, including circular economy models, green growth, degrowth strategies, inclusive development, and low-carbon transitions.
- Innovation for Sustainability and SDG Achievement
Studies on how technological, social, and business innovations contribute to achieving the SDGs, with a focus on climate action, responsible production and consumption, clean energy, smart cities, sustainable agriculture, and water management.
- Corporate Sustainability and ESG Practices
Investigations into how corporations integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into their strategies and operations. Topics include sustainability reporting, ESG disclosure quality, sustainable supply chains, green innovation, and corporate social responsibility (CSR).
- Economic Impacts of Sustainability Transitions
Analyses of how sustainability-related transitions such as decarbonization, digital transformation, or green finance affect economic performance, competitiveness, labor markets, and productivity across sectors and regions.
- Policy, Institutions, and Governance for Sustainable Innovation
Evaluations of the roles that public policies, institutional frameworks, and regulatory mechanisms play in enabling or hindering sustainable innovation, including national sustainability strategies, innovation policy, and multilevel governance approaches.
- Entrepreneurship and Business Model Innovation
Research on sustainable entrepreneurship, mission-driven enterprises, and novel business models (e.g., circular startups, social enterprises, B-Corps) that create both economic value and societal impact.
- Education, Capacity Building, and Human Capital for Sustainability
Studies exploring how education, training, and knowledge transfer initiatives support the development of sustainability-oriented innovation capabilities and entrepreneurial mindsets.
IJOESI embraces diverse disciplinary and methodological perspectives, including economics, sustainability science, innovation studies, management, environmental policy, and development studies. Both qualitative and quantitative contributions, as well as interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches, are welcome. The journal seeks to bridge academic research and practice by publishing work with relevance to both global debates and localized challenges.
Through its focus on the intersections of economic systems, sustainable development, and innovation, IJESI aims to shape scholarly discourse and inform decision-making that advances a just, sustainable, and innovative global future.