Journal of International Business Ethics

What Journal of International Business Ethics does

American Scholars Press is a US-based academic publishing house founded in 2002 that operates a portfolio of peer-reviewed journals targeting international scholars, university researchers, and freelance writers. The Journal of International Business Ethics (JIBE) is one of three core journals under the American Scholars Press umbrella, alongside the International Management Review and the International Forum of Teaching and Studies (IFOTS). The company's value proposition centers on facilitating and expediting academic publication through a team of experienced copyeditors, proofreaders, and indexers, offering editorial support across professional studies, research, and education subjects.

The business operates a subscription-based journal publishing model, with revenue generated from journal subscriptions, publication fees, and academic conferences. Distribution is primarily direct-to-consumer via the company website (americanscholarspress.us), supplemented by social media presence on Facebook and LinkedIn. The company hosts an annual conference program focused on Northeast Asia (predominantly China), including the Northeast Asia International Symposium on Language, Literature and Translation and the 1st Annual IFOTS Symposium launched in September 2020. Pricing for journal subscriptions and publication services is not publicly disclosed and is handled via direct inquiry.

With a headcount of 13 employees and no publicly disclosed financials, ownership structure, or external funding, American Scholars Press operates as a privately held, small-scale academic publisher. The firm has no technology platform or proprietary software stack disclosed, no mobile applications, no API integrations, and no AI/ML capabilities referenced. The company holds no patents, certifications, or disclosed partnerships, and operates from an unspecified US jurisdiction with global reach to scholars worldwide.

Name

Journal of International Business Ethics

Legal name

American Scholars Press

Website

https://scholarspress.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

American Scholars Press is a US-based academic publisher founded in 2002 that operates peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of International Business Ethics, serving international scholars, researchers, and freelance writers via subscription publishing and conferences in Northeast Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Journal Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Book Publishers (51313)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK), Conference Proceedings & Research Reports Publishing (EDAGAFAL), Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAI)

Keywords

• Academic journal publishing
• Peer-reviewed journals
• Business ethics research
• Scholarly publications
• Academic conferences

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Journal Publishing: American Scholars Press generates revenue through journal subscriptions and publications, including the Journal of International Business Ethics. The company also organizes and hosts academic conferences as a supplementary revenue stream.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

American Scholars Press publishes peer-reviewed academic journals including the Journal of International Business Ethics (JIBE), the International Management Review, and the International Forum of Teaching and Studies. The company provides end-to-end publication services — copyediting, proofreading, and indexing — and organizes annual international academic conferences, primarily in Northeast Asia, for scholars and freelance writers worldwide.

Product overview

American Scholars Press operates a multi-journal academic publishing platform focused on professional studies, research, and education. The Journal of International Business Ethics (JIBE) is one of three core journals published by the company, alongside the International Management Review and the International Forum of Teaching and Studies. The company emphasizes publication promotion for American and international scholars and freelance writers, with a team of expert copyeditors, proofreaders, and indexers supporting the editorial process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• International Management Review: Journal published by American Scholars Press covering international management topics.
• International Forum of Teaching and Studies

Products and services

• Journal of International Business Ethics (JIBE) A peer-reviewed academic journal focused on international business ethics research, published by American Scholars Press for scholars, researchers, and freelance writers worldwide.
• International Management Review (IMR) A peer-reviewed academic journal covering international management research and studies, published by American Scholars Press.
• International Forum of Teaching and Studies (IFOTS) A peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to teaching and education studies, published by American Scholars Press.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• De Gruyter: Independent academic publisher with humanities, business, and social science journals; comparable in scale, independence, and emphasis on international scholarly communities. Strong peer for understanding the trajectory of mid-sized independent journal portfolios. De Gruyter
• Hindawi: Open-access academic publisher (now under Wiley) with broad disciplinary coverage including business, management, and education journals. Closely comparable peer in business model (article processing charges), scale, and target author base of international researchers. Hindawi
• MDPI: Open-access academic publisher that operates a portfolio of peer-reviewed journals across multiple disciplines, competing for international authors with rapid peer review and APC-funded economics. Most directly comparable independent/mid-sized scholarly journal platform to American Scholars Press. MDPI
• Peter Lang Publishing: Independent academic publisher with a broad humanities and social science portfolio that includes book and journal publishing for international scholars. Closely comparable as a similarly-sized independent academic house serving the international freelance scholar segment. Peter Lang
• Emerald Publishing: Independent academic publisher specializing in management, business, and applied social science journals — directly overlapping with JIBE and International Management Review subject matter. Comparable in being an independent (non-OUP/Cambridge/Springer) middle-tier publisher serving business school author communities. Emerald
• Cogitatio Press: Independent open-access academic publisher focused on social sciences and humanities journals with international author networks. Comparable as a smaller, independent, multi-journal scholarly publisher using digital distribution and APC/subscription hybrid models. Cogitatio
• Frontiers Media: Open-access publisher with a multi-journal portfolio spanning humanities, social sciences, business, and management — overlapping heavily with JIBE's management and ethics subject areas. Comparable in targeting international author pools and operating an editorial platform with conferences and community touchpoints. Frontiers

Broad incumbents

• Wiley: Global academic publisher with strong positioning in business, management, and education journals (including now owning Hindawi). Indirectly comparable as a broad incumbent that ASP authors and subscribers benchmark against, especially via library procurement budgets. Wiley
• Springer Nature: One of the largest academic publishers globally, with deep portfolios in business, management, ethics, and humanities. Operates as a broad incumbent against which independent mid-sized publishers like ASP compete for indexed journal submissions and library subscription share. Springer Nature
• SAGE Publishing: Major academic publisher with extensive portfolios in business, management, ethics, and social sciences. Larger and broader than ASP, but competes for the same author pool and library subscription budgets in business ethics and education research venues. SAGE

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/americanscholarspress
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/journal-of-international-business-ethics

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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