About the Journal

The Bhutan Journal of Business and Management (BJBM), ISSN-L 2079-7680 (Print) and 2663-1784 (Online) is published by Gedu College of Business Studies under the  Royal University of Bhutan. It is a double-blinded, peer-reviewed, diamond open access scholarly journal and welcomes work relevant to Bhutan, the Himalayan region, South Asia, and comparable international contexts, while remaining open to research of wider regional or global significance. BJBM publishes contextually meaningful research in business, management, economics, finance, policy, governance, entrepreneurship, technology, and related interdisciplinary fields through research articles, review papers, methodological and analytical studies, qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods research, policy and practice papers, case studies, book reviews, and invited editorials or commentaries. BJBM upholds editorial independence, double-blind peer review for scholarly submissions, transparent publication standards, conflict-of-interest management, research integrity, and responsible open access publishing. Through these commitments, BJBM seeks to become a trusted forum for high-quality scholarship that connects local relevance with regional and global significance.

Bhutan Journal of Business and Management (BJBM), ISSN-L 2079-7680 (Print), 2663-1784 (Online), is a double-blind peer reviewed journal published annually. The journal primarily encourages empirical and conceptual research articles, case studies and research notes. It provides a platform for researchers, practitioners, professionals, and academicians involved in business and management in particular and other areas in general. The inferences drawn from the studies in this journal are expected to benefit students, researchers, academicians, and policymakers both at the national and international levels.

  • BJBM welcomes research articles on issues of current interest in management especially in the Bhutanese context. It publishes empirical papers, review papers, executive experience-sharing, comprehensive case studies and research notes which should bring out significant insights of managing organizations.
  • In the future BJBM may be re-established as an independent entity. The College shall study and may give autonomy to its editorial board/publishing committee to act as an autonomous body. As an independent and autonomous entity, publication and subscription fee may also be charged from the author/s, and those who wish to subscribe the journal.
  • An autonomous editorial board may also be required to form in future once it starts working as an independent body. The independent editorial board shall take care all its research and publication activities once it gets autonomy from the College.

The Journal Aims and Scope

The Journal Aims to:

  • disseminate high quality latest thinking and research in the broad spectrum of management science.
  • promote research in management science and provide avenues to researchers to disseminate new research findings and exchange ideas in management and other interdisciplinary areas.

Scope of the Journal

The scope of publication encompasses all areas of management science including;

  • General Management
  • Marketing
  • Finance
  • Human Resource Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Logistic Management
  • Strategies
  • Technology Management,
  • Business Communication
  • Environmental Management.