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jibs-review-process

Use when setting expectations for, or interpreting, the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) editorial process — the desk-screen, double-blind review, area-editor routing by IB subfield, the methods-editorial standards reviewers apply, and how to read a JIBS decision letter. Explains the process; the response letter itself is drafted with jibs-rebuttal.

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# Understanding JIBS Review (jibs-review-process)

## When to trigger

- Before submitting, to calibrate expectations for the JIBS process
- You received a JIBS decision letter and need to interpret it
- You are unsure how area editors and the methods canon shape your review
- You want to know what "revise and resubmit" implies at JIBS specifically

## How the JIBS process works

1. **Editorial desk-screen.** Submissions are first screened by the editorial team for fit and contribution before going to reviewers; weak-fit or phenomenon-free papers can be desk-rejected quickly. (The EIC vision piece reports an approximate ~5-day desk-reject and ~62-day first-decision target — treat as indicative, not guaranteed.)
2. **Area-editor routing.** JIBS uses a departmental/area-editor structure organized by IB subfield (economics-finance-accounting, strategy, organization & management, marketing & operations, entrepreneurship, political economy/public policy, culture-conflict-cognition, HR/IR). Your keyword/area choice routes the paper; the area editor manages the review and writes the integrative decision.
3. **Double-blind review.** Authors and reviewers are mutually anonymous; usually multiple reviewers from the relevant IB conversation. The editorial board also includes a Research Methods Advisory Committee and a Societal Impact Advisory Committee as full editors, reflecting JIBS's emphasis on method rigor and impact.
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