About the Journal

Journal Title : Clarity Business Journal (CBJ) 
Initial : CBJ
Language : Indonesia and English
e-ISSN : xxxx-xxxx
DOI : https://doi.org/10.55681/elkatarie by  
Publisher : LPPM Institut Elkatarie
Editor-in-chief : Ishep Tahta Maulana
Email : cbj@elkatarie.ac.id
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Clarity Business Journal (CBJ) is a peer-reviewed, open-access international journal dedicated to publishing pioneering research that brings analytical transparency, evidence-based strategic clarity, and structural rigor to complex commercial and management challenges. Positioned as a premier business and management scholarly forum, the journal serves management researchers, corporate strategists, business analytics specialists, executive leaders, financial analysts, and organizational consultants worldwide. CBJ prioritizes rigorous empirical research, transparent management frameworks, quantitative market analyses, qualitative corporate case evaluations, and decision-support models that eliminate ambiguity in executive decision-making. By bridging theoretical management models with clear, actionable commercial strategies, the journal fosters a deep, comprehensive understanding of how operational transparency, strategic alignment, and data-driven clarity optimize organizational performance, corporate governance, and market resilience.

Scope and Topics
Reflecting its mandate to illuminate strategic solutions and advance transparent business methodologies, the journal welcomes high-quality original research articles, systematic literature reviews, empirical case evaluations, and quantitative managerial decision studies within the following thematic areas:
  • Strategic Management & Corporate Governance: Strategic planning clarity, executive decision-making models, board oversight transparency, corporate restructuring, and competitive dynamics.
  • Business Analytics, Data Transparency & Intelligence: Decision-support systems, business intelligence frameworks, big data analytics in executive decision-making, performance metric design, and data governance.
  • Organizational Behavior, Leadership & Communication: Strategic communication clarity, change management transparency, transformational leadership, corporate culture alignment, and cross-functional team dynamics.
  • Marketing Strategy, Consumer Insights & Brand Value: Consumer decision clarity, brand positioning transparency, customer relationship management (CRM) analytics, and ethical marketing practices.
  • Operations, Supply Chain & Financial Oversight: Supply chain visibility and transparency, cost management clarity, enterprise risk management, operational process optimization, and financial reporting alignment.
Publication Frequency
To ensure rigorous editorial oversight, thorough peer review, and the timely dissemination of business and management research, CBJ is published semi-annually (2 issues per year, typically scheduled for release in June and December). Special thematic issues focusing on data-driven executive decision-making, supply chain transparency, or ethical corporate governance may be commissioned by the Editorial Board.

Peer Review Process
CBJ enforces a strict double-blind peer review policy to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity, analytical objectivity, and methodological validity across management and business disciplines.
  • Initial Desk Evaluation: Every submission undergoes a preliminary screening by the Editor-in-Chief or a relevant Subject Editor to assess thematic alignment, methodological soundness (quantitative survey rigor, qualitative case study depth, business analytics validity, or econometric precision), and structural compliance. Plagiarism screening via Turnitin/iThenticate is strictly executed at this stage, requiring a similarity index below the journal's maximum threshold.
  • Expert Peer Review: Manuscripts passing the desk evaluation are anonymized and assigned to at least two independent international reviewers who are established academic experts or senior managerial researchers in the relevant business domain.
  • Editorial Decision: Based on the reviewers' recommendations, the Editorial Board renders one of four decisions: Acceptance, Revisions Required (Minor/Major), Resubmit for Review, or Rejection. The final decision rests entirely on intellectual merit, theoretical rigor, empirical accuracy, and practical managerial impact.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Clarity Business Journal (CBJ) is to demystify complex business environments by delivering rigorous, evidence-based research that provides executive leaders and scholars with actionable strategic clarity. Grounded in the philosophy that sustained corporate success relies on transparent data, unambiguous strategy, and ethical leadership, the journal aims to democratize advanced business research by providing an unrestricted platform for global scholarly, executive, and organizational dialogue. Through the promotion of diverse, rigorous quantitative, qualitative, and analytical methodologies, CBJ seeks to empower corporate decision-makers, inspire management researchers, and shape future-proof, highly transparent business paradigms worldwide.
 
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