About the Journal

ISSN 1822-8038 (Online)  |  ISSN   1822-8011 (Print)

Aim and Scope

The Aim of Intellectual Economics (IE)

Intellectual Economics (IE) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal dedicated to research at the intersection of economics, management, innovation, technology, public policy, and societal development.

The journal seeks to advance theoretical, methodological, and empirical knowledge concerning contemporary economic and managerial challenges, with particular attention to intellectual resources, knowledge-based development, innovation, digital transformation, sustainability, resilience, and institutional change.

IE encourages interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, comparative, and internationally relevant research that contributes to the development of economic and management theory and provides evidence-based insights for researchers, policymakers, managers, and practitioners.

The journal's readership includes researchers, academics, doctoral students, policymakers, managers, and other professionals interested in contemporary developments in economics, business, management, public governance, and related social sciences.

Thematic Scope

Intellectual Economics welcomes high-quality original research articles addressing, but not limited to, the following areas:

  • Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation in Economics and Business
  • ESG, Green Finance and Sustainable Development
  • Intellectual Capital and Innovation Capability
  • Investment, Banking and Financial Markets
  • Corporate Governance, Accounting and Financial Reporting
  • Human Capital, Talent and the Future of Work
  • Consumer Behaviour, Marketing and Tourism Economics
  • Economic Resilience, Security and Geopolitical Risk
  • Innovation Ecosystems and Entrepreneurship
  • Public Finance and Taxation

Submissions should demonstrate a clear scholarly contribution, methodological rigour, and relevance to the journal's international and interdisciplinary scope.

Peer Review Process

All research articles submitted to Intellectual Economics undergo peer review before publication.

The journal applies a double-anonymous (double-blind) peer review process, meaning that the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other during the review process.

Each manuscript selected for external review is normally evaluated by at least two independent expert reviewers with relevant scholarly expertise.

Reviewers are selected by the editorial team and are expected to assess manuscripts impartially and confidentially.

The peer-review process is managed through the OJS platform, and communication concerning manuscript evaluation and revision is conducted through the system.

Reviewers are asked to assess, among other aspects:

  • originality and scholarly contribution;
  • theoretical and conceptual quality;
  • appropriateness and rigour of the methodology;
  • validity and clarity of the analysis and conclusions;
  • relevance to the journal's scope;
  • clarity and quality of presentation.

Reviewers may recommend one of the following decisions:

  • Accept;
  • Minor revision;
  • Major revision;
  • Reject.

Reviewer recommendations inform but do not determine the final editorial decision. The final decision on a manuscript is made by the Editor-in-Chief or the designated handling editor based on the manuscript's scholarly quality, reviewers' reports, authors' responses, and compliance with the journal's editorial policies.

Authors invited to revise a manuscript are expected to address the reviewers' and editors' comments or provide a reasoned explanation where a recommendation has not been followed. Revised manuscripts should clearly indicate the changes made, and authors should provide a point-by-point response to reviewers.

A manuscript may be rejected or returned to the authors before external peer review if it:

  • falls outside the journal's scope;
  • does not meet basic scholarly or methodological standards;
  • fails substantially to comply with the journal's submission requirements;
  • exceeds applicable manuscript-length guidance;
  • raises significant concerns regarding originality, publication ethics, or research integrity.

Reviewers should also consult the journal's Reviewer Guidelines, which set out detailed expectations for conducting reviews, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and the meaning of each recommendation.

Submissions authored or co-authored by members of the Editorial Board, editors, or other individuals involved in the journal's editorial management must be handled independently. Such individuals must not participate in reviewer selection, peer review, discussion, or editorial decisions concerning their own manuscripts.

Special-issue manuscripts are subject to the same standards of editorial assessment, research integrity, and peer review as regular submissions. Guest editors, where applicable, must not make editorial decisions on manuscripts where they have a conflict of interest.

Publication Frequency

Intellectual Economics is published online twice yearly, in July and December. Special issues may be published upon the decision of the Editorial Board. Published articles are assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for persistent identification and citation.

Open Access Policy

Intellectual Economics provides immediate open access to its published content on the principle that making research freely available supports the global exchange of knowledge. Published articles are freely available to read, download, and share without subscription fees, registration requirements, or embargo periods, subject to the terms of the applicable Creative Commons licence.

Editorial Evaluation and Publication Timeline

We evaluate every submission carefully and aim to provide authors with a timely response. We understand that the publication process can take time, and we work closely with authors and reviewers to keep the process as efficient as possible. The usual timeframe for each stage is as follows:

  • Editorial decision after peer review: 3-4 weeks from submission.
  • Timeframe for submitting revisions, if required: 2-3 months.
  • Time to publication: within 3-5 months of acceptance.

Repository / Self-Archiving

Intellectual Economics allows authors to self-archive and publicly share all versions of their articles without an embargo:

  • Preprint (Submitted Manuscript): permitted, no embargo.
  • Accepted Manuscript (Author Accepted Manuscript): permitted, no embargo.
  • Version of Record (Published Version): permitted, no embargo.

Authors may deposit these versions in institutional, subject, funder or other appropriate repositories, as well as on personal or academic websites.

When self-archiving, authors should provide the full citation of the published article, the DOI, and a link to the Version of Record on the Intellectual Economics website.

Copyright and Licensing

Intellectual Economics is an Open Access journal. Authors retain copyright in their published articles and grant Mykolas Romeris University the right of first publication.

Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licence. Under the terms of CC BY 4.0, users may share and adapt the material for any purpose, including commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given, a link to the licence is provided, and any changes are indicated.

Archiving and Digital Preservation

Electronic versions (PDF) of Intellectual Economics publications are deposited with the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, which serves as the national repository for published materials and supports the long-term preservation and continued accessibility of the journal's published content.

The deposited electronic documents are made available through the iBiblioteka.lt portal under Open Access: both registered and unregistered users may read the electronic document in the iBiblioteka.lt reader, download it, and save a copy.

Indexing and Abstracting

Intellectual Economics (IE) is indexed and abstracted in the following databases and directories:

Article DOIs and metadata are registered with Crossref.

Article Publishing Charge

The standard Article Publishing Charge (APC) for Intellectual Economics is 350 EUR (VAT not included). The APC is charged only after a manuscript has been formally accepted for publication.

The charge contributes to costs associated with editorial processing, copyediting, layout, typesetting, metadata preparation, and online publication.

Payment of the APC has no influence on editorial decisions, reviewer selection, peer-review outcomes, or acceptance of manuscripts. Editors and reviewers involved in the scientific evaluation of a manuscript are not involved in decisions concerning payment.

Payment and invoicing instructions are communicated to authors after a manuscript has been accepted, through the journal's administrative process.