Focus and Scope

IRMEA is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes high-quality research in management, economics, entrepreneurship, and accounting, with a particular emphasis on emerging markets and developing economies. The journal seeks rigorous, original, and impactful contributions that advance theory, inform practice, and support evidence-based policy making.

The primary focus of IRMEA is on how organisations, markets, and institutions navigate change in dynamic and resource-constrained contexts. The journal especially welcomes studies that address digital transformation, innovation, sustainability, governance, and inclusive economic development, as well as the role of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).

The scope of IRMEA includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

• Management
  • Strategic management and organizational performance
  • Human resource management and leadership
  • Marketing, consumer behaviour, and service management
  • Operations, supply chain, and quality management
  • Knowledge management, innovation, and organizational learning
• Economics
  • Development economics and emerging markets
  • Monetary, fiscal, and public policy analysis
  • International trade, investment, and competitiveness
  • Industrial organization and market structure
  • Labour economics and welfare economics
• Entrepreneurship and Business Development
  • Entrepreneurial ecosystems and start-up growth
  • MSMEs, family business, and informal sector dynamics
  • Social, sustainable, and digital entrepreneurship
  • Innovation management and business model transformation
• Accounting and Finance
  • Financial accounting, reporting, and disclosure
  • Management accounting, control systems, and performance measurement
  • Corporate finance, investment, and financial behaviour
  • Governance, auditing, ethics, and risk management

IRMEA welcomes empirical (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods), conceptual, and review articles that offer novel perspectives, robust methodological approaches, and clear contributions to knowledge in the above domains, particularly within the context of emerging and developing economies.