BRQ Business Research Quarterly
Business & Management (General)
BRQ Business Research Quarterly (BRQ) is a leading peer-reviewed journal specializing in business topics. As one of the few top-tier academic journals in the field to operate under a diamond open access model, BRQ ensures that publication fees are fully sponsored by the Spanish Academy of Management (ACEDE), rather than being charged to the authors. In this model, neither authors nor readers are charged and the papers are freely available to anyone interested.
Our commitment to accessibility makes BRQ an ideal platform for sharing high-quality research with a global audience. For more details on the journal's focus areas, please visit the “Aims and Scope” tab.
BRQ is published on behalf of the ACEDE and upholds the highest ethical standards as a proud member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Submission Information
We invite you to submit your manuscript to BRQ Business Research Quarterly (BRQ). As a diamond open access journal, BRQ offers free publication for authors and readers, with all costs covered by the Spanish Academy of Management (ACEDE). There are no article processing charges (APCs), ensuring that your research is disseminated widely without financial barriers.
To submit your manuscript, please visit http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/brq. For detailed submission guidelines, refer to the “Submission Guidelines” tab.
Contact
For any questions or further information, please reach out to the Editor at brqeditor@ugr.es
BRQ Business Research Quarterly (BRQ) is the official journal of the Spanish Academy of Management (ACEDE) and is committed to advancing high-quality research in the fields of business and management. Originally established in 1998 as Cuadernos de Economía y Dirección de la Empresa (CEDE), BRQ has evolved into a leading academic publication, known for its rigorous standards and international reach. Since its inclusion in the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) in 2008, BRQ has been published in English, further expanding its global impact.
BRQ welcomes both theoretical and empirical contributions across a diverse range of topics within the business and management disciplines, including but not limited to general management, strategy, human resource management, innovation, international business, sustainability, entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, and operations. The journal embraces methodological diversity and encourages submissions that offer strong theoretical foundations, rigorous analysis, and fresh insights. Special interest is given to research that not only deepens our understanding of managerial phenomena but also provides strong practical implications for improving business approaches and promoting the sustainability of society.
As a peer-reviewed diamond open access journal, BRQ stands out in the field. This means that there are no fees for authors to publish, as all publication costs are fully sponsored by ACEDE. This exemplary funding model ensures that high-quality research is freely accessible to readers around the world, promoting wider dissemination and greater impact without financial barriers.
BRQ only reviews and publishes papers written in English, ensuring that research findings reach a global audience. We invite scholars from around the world to contribute their work to BRQ, helping to advance the frontiers of knowledge in the business and management field.
| J. Alberto Aragón-Correa | University of Granada, Spain |
| Juan P. Maicas | CUNEF University, Spain |
| Juan Carlos Bou-Llusar | University Jaume I, Spain |
| Lucio Fuentelsaz | University of Zaragoza, Spain |
| Xose H. Vazquez | University of Vigo, Spain |
| Ruth V. Aguilera | Northeastern University, USA |
| Herman Aguinis | George Washington University, USA |
| Tima Bansal | University of Western Ontario, Canada |
| Nicolai Foss | Copenhagen Business School, Denmark |
| Luis Gomez-Mejia | Arizona State University, USA |
| Anoop Madhok | York University, Toronto, Canada |
| Félix López-Iturriaga | University of Valladolid, Spain |
| María Jesús Nieto | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain |
| F. Javier Sesé | University of Zaragoza, Spain |
| Jordi Trullen | Universitat Ramon Llull, Spain |
| Marta Ferrer | University of Santiago De Compostela, Spain |
| Ana Bojica | University of Granada, Spain |
| Anna C. Bos-Nehles | University of Twente, The Netherlands |
| Andrea Caputo | University of Trento, Italy |
| Gregorio Martín-De Castro | University Complutense de Madrid, Spain |
| Wolfgang Drobetz | University of Hamburg, Germany |
| Mircea Epure | University Pompeu Fabra, Spain |
| Pedro J. García-Teruel | University of Murcia, Spain |
| Elisabet Garrido | University of Zaragoza, Spain |
| Claudio Giachetti | Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Italy |
| Tim King | University of Vaasa, Finland |
| Bárbara Larrañeta | University Pablo de Olavide, Spain |
| Agata Leszkiewicz | University of Twente, The Netherlands |
| Chieh-Peng Lin | National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan |
| Óscar Llopis | University of Valencia, Spain |
| Andrea Martínez Noya | University of Ovideo, Spain |
| Alma M. Rodríguez | University of Castellón, Spain |
| Andrés Salas-Vallina | University of Valencia, Spain |
| Gregorio Sánchez-Marín | University of Alcalá, Spain |
| Leticia Santos-Vijande | CUNEF, Spain |
| Antonio Sartal | University of Vigo, Spain |
| Vittoria Scalera | University of Amsterdam,The Netherlands |
| Vu Trinh | Newcastle University Business School (NUBS), UK |
| Pilar Velasco | University of Valladolid, Spain |
| Cristina Villar | University of Valencia, Spain |
| Herman Aguinis | George Washington University, USA |
| Pablo de Andrés | Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain |
| Alberto Aragón | University of Granada, Spain |
| Emanuele Bajo | Università di Bologna, Italy |
| Rodrigo Basco | American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
| Gabriel R.G. Benito | BI Norwegian Business School, Norway |
| J. Ignacio Canales | University of Aberdeen, UK |
| Xavier Castaner | University of Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Virgilio Cruz Machado | New University of Lisbon, Portugal |
| Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra | Northeastern University, USA |
| Nigel Driffield | Warwick Business School, UK |
| Jorge Farinha | University of Oporto, Portugal |
| Elaine Farndale | Penn State University, USA |
| Kirsten Foss | Copenhagen Business School, Denmark |
| Esteban García Canal | University of Oviedo, Spain |
| Pervez Ghauri | University of Birmingham Business School, UK |
| Jaime Gómez | University of La Rioja, Spain |
| Luis Gómez Mejía | University of Notre Dame, USA |
| Oscar González Benito | University of Salamanca, Spain |
| Mark Healey | University of Manchester, UK |
| Michael Hitt | Texas A&M University College Station, USA |
| Umut Konus | University of Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Gianvito Lanzolla | Bayes Business School, UK |
| Javier Llorens | University of Granada, Spain |
| Anoop Madhok | York University, Toronto, Canada |
| Wolfgang Mayrhofer | WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria |
| Michael Morley | University of Limerick, Ireland |
| Juan Luis Nicolau | Virginia Tech University, USA |
| Claude Obadia | Graduate School of International Trade, Paris, France |
| Torben Pedersen | Bocconi University, Italy |
| Ignacio Requejo | University of Salamanca, Spain |
| Vladimir Stantchev | SRH University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Germany |
| Yama Temouri | Aston Business School, UK |
| Joe Tidd | University of Sussex, UK |
| Keith Townsend | Griffith University, Australia |
| Anita Van Gils | Maastricht University, Netherlands |
Manuscript submission guidelines can be accessed on Sage Journals.