Congratulations to AWC 2026 winners | Issues and Perspectives in Business and Social Sciences

IPBSS is pleased to celebrate all the winners of the International Article Writing Competition (IAWC 2026). Sincerest appreciation goes to all participants, reviewers, judges, and editors who have commited their time and energy throughout the entire process.

IPBSS is processing all submissions received and will communicate with the authors in due time.

For more information, please visit: https://www.mmupress.com/competition-2026/

Manuscript submission

For each submission, authors are required to submit (1) a title page, and (2) a blind manuscript. Please use the templates provided below for submission:

1. Title page template

2. Manuscript template

Authors are encouraged to follow the guidelines provided in the templates to ensure smooth processing.

Newsletters

4th INTERNATIONAL ARTICLE WRITING COMPETITION (IAWC 2026):

Winners announcement: https://www.mmupress.com/competition-2026/

NEW APPOINTMENTS: We are pleased to announce and warmly welcome the newest members of our Editorial Board. Their expertise and experience will contribute significantly to the continued growth, quality, and academic excellence of IPBSS. We look forward to their involvement in shaping the journal’s editorial direction, supporting rigorous peer review, and advancing impactful scholarship.

Please join us in welcoming the following members to the Editorial Board:

Dr Muhammad Akib Warraich is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Rennes School of Business. Known for his interdisciplinary approach, Dr. Warraich blends academic rigor with pedagogical innovation to deliver engaging and applied learning experiences. His academic and professional journey spans multiple regions, including Europe, South Asia, and Africa. At Rennes School of Business, Dr. Warraich’s research interests include business format and/or social franchising, business sustainability, artificial intelligence - consumer perspective. His research expertise are in the domain of franchising with a specific focus on social franchising in emerging markets. He focuses on exploring emerging entrepreneurial mechanisms in education and health sector in Asian markets.

Dr. Olatunde Amoo Durowoju, Faculty of Society and Culture, Liverpool John Moores University

Dr Olatunde Amoo Durowoju is a Reader in Education Management and the Associate Dean (Diversity and Inclusion) for the Faculty of Society and Culture at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. His subject expertise is operations and supply chain management, information security and supply chain management interface, impact assessment and transmission, and sustainable and inclusive practices in higher education. Olatunde has worked on several funded projects including a £213,000 Innovate UK project on ‘Manufacturing Made Smarter: Digital Supply Chain Feasibility Studies’. He has received, several awards and nominations for his outstanding contribution to teaching and learning excellence.

Professor Simplice Anutechia Asongu, School of Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Prof Simplice Asongu is the Lead Economistand Director of the African Governance and Development Institute. Holding a PhD from Oxford Brookes University (UK), Prof Simplice also holds the following positions: Lead Economist and Director of the African Governance and Development Institute (Yaoundé, Cameroon); Lead Economist and Director of the European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (Liège, Belgium) and Lead Economist and Co-director of “Centre de Recherche pour le Développement Economique” (Bangui, Central African Republic).

Dr. Tsung-Pao Wu, Beijing Institute of Technology, China

Dr. Tsung-Pao Wu is a Professor at the Social Science Domain, Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai, China. His research interests focus on Financial Economics, Urban Studies, and Climate Finance.

CALL FOR PAPERS

IPBSS welcomes and recognises empirical and theoretical original research papers, review papers, conceptual framework, analytical and simulation models, case studies, empirical research, technical notes, and book reviews from researchers, academicians, professional, practitioners and students from all over the world.

The journal adopts a continuous publication model, whereby accepted articles are published online as soon as they have completed the peer review, revision, and production processes. This model ensures that research findings are disseminated to the academic community without unnecessary delay, enhancing the timeliness and accessibility of scholarly communication. Each article is assigned a unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI) and is immediately citable upon publication. The continuous publication approach supports faster knowledge sharing while maintaining rigorous editorial and peer review standards.

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