Aims And Scope

JOURNAL PROFILE

Aims and Scope

Journal of Management Entrepreneurship and Tourism (JMET)

The Journal of Management Entrepreneurship and Tourism (JMET) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal dedicated to advancing theoretical, empirical, and applied knowledge in Management and Business, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Tourism and Hospitality.

JMET provides a scholarly platform for researchers, academics, practitioners, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and professionals to disseminate rigorous and original research addressing contemporary and emerging issues within these fields.

The journal particularly welcomes research demonstrating clear academic contribution, methodological rigor, international relevance, and practical or policy significance.

JMET AT A GLANCE

ORIENTATION

International

LANGUAGE

English

PEER REVIEW

Double-Blind

ACCESS

Open Access

Aims

Core scholarly objectives of JMET

JMET aims to:

Advance theoretical and empirical knowledge in management, entrepreneurship, tourism, and hospitality.
Publish original and methodologically rigorous research that contributes meaningfully to international scholarly discussion.
Encourage the development, testing, extension, integration, and critical evaluation of theories relevant to the journal's core disciplines.
Promote research addressing contemporary transformations in business, entrepreneurship, tourism, and hospitality.
Provide an international forum for research originating from both developed and emerging economies.
Encourage interdisciplinary research where the principal scholarly contribution remains clearly connected to JMET's core fields.
Strengthen relationships between academic research and managerial, entrepreneurial, tourism, hospitality, and policy practice.
Promote responsible and forward-looking scholarship addressing innovation, digital transformation, sustainability, resilience, artificial intelligence, circular economy, and inclusive economic development.
Support research with meaningful theoretical, managerial, entrepreneurial, societal, or policy implications.
Increase the international visibility, accessibility, and scholarly impact of high-quality research within the journal's areas of specialization.

Core Scope

Three primary scholarly domains

CORE DOMAIN 01

Management and Business

JMET welcomes original research that advances understanding of organizations, management practices, business strategies, organizational capabilities, markets, and business performance.

Strategic Management
Human Resource Management
Organizational Behavior
Leadership and Organizational Development
Marketing Management
Consumer Behavior
Financial Management
Operations Management
Supply Chain Management
Innovation Management
Knowledge Management
Quality Management
Organizational Learning
Change Management
Corporate Governance
International Business
Small and Medium Enterprise Management
Family Business
Sustainable Business
Responsible Management
Business Model Innovation
Organizational Agility
Organizational Resilience
Dynamic Capabilities
Risk Management
Digital Business Transformation
Business Analytics and Decision-Making
Service Management
Customer Experience
Business Competitiveness
Strategic Foresight

Research submitted within this domain should offer a clear contribution to management or business scholarship rather than merely describing the activities of an organization.

CORE DOMAIN 02

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

JMET publishes research that advances theoretical and empirical understanding of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial behavior, innovation, new venture development, and entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Entrepreneurial Intention and Behavior
Entrepreneurial Orientation
Entrepreneurship Education
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
New Venture Creation
Startup Development
Small and Medium Enterprises
Social Entrepreneurship
Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Green Entrepreneurship
Digital Entrepreneurship
Technology Entrepreneurship
Regenerative Entrepreneurship
Tourism Entrepreneurship
Women Entrepreneurship
Youth Entrepreneurship
Rural Entrepreneurship
Family Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Leadership
Entrepreneurial Resilience
Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy
Opportunity Recognition
Entrepreneurial Finance
Entrepreneurial Marketing
Entrepreneurial Networks
Business Model Innovation
Innovation Capability
Open Innovation
Social Innovation
Green Innovation
Creativity and Innovation
Institutional Environments for Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Policy

JMET particularly welcomes entrepreneurship research explaining mechanisms, processes, antecedents, outcomes, or boundary conditions, rather than studies providing only descriptive evidence.

CORE DOMAIN 03

Tourism and Hospitality

JMET welcomes theoretically informed and methodologically rigorous research that advances tourism and hospitality scholarship.

Tourism Management
Hospitality Management
Destination Management
Destination Competitiveness
Destination Branding and Marketing
Tourism Entrepreneurship
Tourism Innovation
Sustainable Tourism
Responsible Tourism
Regenerative Tourism
Community-Based Tourism
Ecotourism
Rural Tourism
Cultural and Heritage Tourism
Creative Tourism
Halal Tourism
Sport Tourism
Event Tourism
MICE Tourism
Digital Tourism
Smart Tourism
Tourist Behavior
Tourist Experience
Tourist Satisfaction and Loyalty
Tourism Destination Resilience
Tourism Crisis Management
Tourism Planning and Development
Tourism Policy and Governance
Tourism Technology
Hotel Management
Restaurant and Food-Service Management
Hospitality Service Quality
Tourism Human Resource Management
Tourism Sustainability
Circular Economy in Tourism
Community Participation in Tourism Development

Studies conducted in tourism destinations must make a substantive contribution to tourism or hospitality knowledge. Merely using a tourism destination as the geographical location of a study is not sufficient for scope alignment.

Cross-Cutting and Emerging Research Themes

JMET particularly encourages research addressing emerging transformations that intersect with its core disciplinary domains.

Digital Transformation & AI

Artificial Intelligence in Business • Generative AI • AI-Enabled Entrepreneurship • AI in Tourism and Hospitality • Digital Transformation • Digital Capability • Digital Platforms • Digital Marketing • E-Commerce • FinTech • Digital Payments • Smart Tourism • Business Analytics • Technology Adoption • Platform Entrepreneurship

Sustainability & Responsible Development

Sustainable Business Models • Circular Economy • Green Innovation • ESG • Corporate Social Responsibility • Sustainable Entrepreneurship • Regenerative Entrepreneurship • Sustainable Tourism • Regenerative Tourism • Responsible Consumption • Climate Resilience • Green Management • Responsible Business

Innovation, Resilience & Transformation

Organizational Innovation • Dynamic Capabilities • Organizational Agility • Organizational Resilience • Innovation Ecosystems • Strategic Foresight • Organizational Learning • Knowledge-Based Capabilities • Business Model Transformation • Digital Organizational Transformation

Inclusive & Local Economic Development

MSME Development • Inclusive Entrepreneurship • Women and Youth Entrepreneurship • Rural Entrepreneurship • Community Enterprises • Creative Economy • Social Innovation • Local Economic Development • Community-Based Tourism • Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies

Interdisciplinary Research

JMET welcomes interdisciplinary research involving economics, technology, sustainability, psychology, sociology, education, public policy, and environmental studies only when the manuscript makes a clear and substantive contribution to one or more of JMET's core disciplinary areas.

An interdisciplinary manuscript should clearly explain:

Its relevance to JMET;
The theoretical relationship with the journal's core disciplines;
The specific scholarly contribution to management, entrepreneurship, tourism, or hospitality.

The presence of a business organization, entrepreneur, MSME, or tourism location alone does not automatically establish relevance to JMET.

International Orientation

JMET seeks to publish research meaningful to an international academic and professional audience.

The journal particularly encourages:

International research collaboration

Cross-country studies

Comparative research

Research from emerging economies

Underrepresented geographical contexts

Internationally relevant business and tourism challenges

Single-country or local studies are welcome when their theoretical insights or findings extend beyond the immediate study location.

Geographical novelty alone is not considered sufficient scholarly contribution.

Methodological Scope

JMET welcomes rigorous research using appropriate methodological approaches, including:

Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Mixed-Methods Research
Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research
Longitudinal Studies
Comparative Research
Case Studies
Multilevel Research
Structural Equation Modeling
Econometric Analysis
Advanced Statistical Modeling
Machine Learning and Business Analytics
Systematic Literature Reviews
Meta-Analysis
Bibliometric Analysis
Conceptual Research
Theoretical Research

The use of an advanced statistical or analytical technique alone does not constitute sufficient scholarly contribution. Methods must be appropriate to the research question and accompanied by meaningful theoretical or substantive interpretation.

Types of Articles

Original Research Articles

Original empirical research presenting rigorous analysis and a clearly articulated contribution to knowledge.

Review Articles

Systematic reviews, meta-analyses, bibliometric reviews, and critical integrative reviews providing substantive scholarly insights.

Conceptual & Theoretical Articles

Manuscripts developing, integrating, extending, refining, or critically examining theories, models, or conceptual frameworks.

Case Studies

Rigorous case-based investigations generating meaningful theoretical, managerial, entrepreneurial, tourism, hospitality, or policy insights.

Expected Scholarly Contribution

Manuscripts submitted to JMET should clearly demonstrate what new knowledge they contribute to the field.

Developing a new theoretical explanation;
Extending or refining an established theory;
Identifying a new mechanism or process;
Testing meaningful boundary conditions;
Reconciling contradictory findings;
Developing or validating new constructs;
Providing robust evidence concerning unresolved scholarly questions;
Integrating previously disconnected streams of literature;
Generating meaningful managerial or policy insights supported by rigorous evidence.

Merely repeating an established model in a different location or population, without meaningful theoretical or substantive contribution, will generally not be sufficient. The use of a new statistical technique alone does not constitute novelty.

Out of Scope

To maintain a clear scholarly identity, JMET normally does not consider manuscripts whose primary contribution falls outside management, entrepreneurship, tourism, or hospitality.

General education without relevant business or entrepreneurship contribution
Pure linguistics and language-learning studies
General psychology without organizational, consumer, entrepreneurial, or tourism relevance
Pure sociology without substantive connection to JMET's domains
Clinical and medical research
Nursing research
Dental or health-service research without management contribution
Pure engineering research
Pure computer science or software-development studies
Pure environmental science
Agricultural production without agribusiness, management, innovation, or entrepreneurship relevance
General public administration unrelated to JMET's core fields
Community-service activity reports
Purely descriptive local surveys
Studies whose primary contribution belongs to another disciplinary journal

JMET is not a general multidisciplinary social science journal.

Scope Consistency and Editorial Screening

All submissions are initially evaluated for alignment with the JMET Aims and Scope.

Manuscripts may be declined without external peer review when:

The principal research problem falls outside the journal's scope;
The manuscript does not demonstrate a meaningful connection to one of the core domains;
The contribution is primarily relevant to another discipline;
The manuscript is predominantly descriptive and lacks a clear scholarly contribution.

Publication of an isolated interdisciplinary article does not constitute a permanent expansion of the journal's Aims and Scope.

Target Readership

JMET serves an international readership including researchers and academics, university faculty, postgraduate researchers, management and business scholars, entrepreneurship and innovation scholars, tourism and hospitality scholars, entrepreneurs, business leaders, tourism professionals, policymakers, government institutions, research organizations, professional associations, and other stakeholders interested in evidence-based scholarship and practice.

Editorial Priority

JMET prioritizes scholarly quality over publication volume.

Manuscripts are evaluated according to:

Relevance to Scope

Originality

Academic Contribution

Theoretical Significance

Methodological Rigor

Research Integrity

Ethical Compliance

International Relevance

Clarity & Readability

Strength of Evidence

Alignment with the journal's scope does not guarantee publication. All manuscripts must satisfy JMET's editorial, ethical, and peer-review standards.

JMET SCOPE AT A GLANCE

Core Domain 1
Management and Business

Core Domain 2
Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Core Domain 3
Tourism and Hospitality

Strategic Cross-Cutting Themes:
Digital Transformation • Artificial Intelligence • Innovation • Sustainability • Circular Economy • Organizational Resilience • Responsible Business • MSMEs • Creative Economy • Regenerative Entrepreneurship • Sustainable Tourism

Journal Orientation: International
Publication Language: English
Peer Review: Double-Blind Peer Review
Primary Contribution Expected: Theoretical, empirical, methodological, managerial, entrepreneurial, tourism, hospitality, or policy advancement