CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Corporate Governance and Research & Development Studies is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal devoted to advancing research on governance and management in contexts characterised by sustainability challenges, innovation dynamics, and institutional transformation.
The journal provides a global platform for academics, policymakers and practitioners interested in contemporary governance challenges and transformation processes, with a focus on theoretical advancement, empirical rigor and practical relevance. The journal’s scope is organised around three integrated macro-domains: corporate governance and strategic leadership; sustainability, ESG and responsible value creation; and innovation, digital transformation across private and public organisations. The journal welcomes interdisciplinary and comparative contributions addressing corporations, family firms, SMEs, financial institutions and public entities, with particular attention to the interaction between governance mechanisms, sustainability transitions and innovation dynamics.

Scientific editor in chief
Salvatore Esposito De Falco (Sapienza Università di Roma)

Executive editorial board
Salvatore Esposito De Falco (Sapienza Università di Roma); Hans Ruediger Kaufmann (University of Applied Management Studies Mannheim); Marco Ferretti (Parthenope Università di Napoli)

Scientific board
Niksa Alfirevic (Spalato University, Split); Gianpaolo Basile (Universitas Mercatorum); Maria Ciasullo (Università di Salerno); Roberto De Renzi (Phd Senior consulting); Gerged Ali Meftah (Sheffield University); Gunlu Kucukaltan Ebru (Dokuz Eylul University); Jiju Antony (Northumbria University); Hans Ruediger Kaufmann (University of Applied Management Studies Mannheim); Vittoria Marino (Università del Sannio di Benevento); Raffaella Montera (Sapienza Università di Roma); Victor Oltra (Universidad de Valencia); Francesco Paolone (Universitas Mercatorum); Doris Podrug (Spalato University, Split); Giorgia Profumo (Università di Genova); Olaf Sigurjonsson Throstur (University of Iceland); Roh Taewoo (Hanyang University); Antonio Renzi (Sapienza Università di Roma); Francesco Schiavone (Parthenope Università di Napoli); Ariel Y. Sun (Cranfield University School of Management); Anita Talaja (Spalato University, Split); Donata Vianelli (Università di Trento); Yu Zhengh (SIRPA, Fudan University)

Ediorial board
Nicola Cucari (Sapienza Università di Roma); Salvatore Esposito De Falco (Sapienza Università di Roma); Morten Huse (Norvegian Business School); Andreas Kallmuenzer (Excelia Business School); Dolores Sanchez Bengoa (University of Applied Management Studies Mannheim); Marta Ugolini (Università di Verona); Sibel Yamak (University of Wolverhampton); Alessandro Zattoni (LUISS Guido Carli)

Editorial staff
Antonio Biancospino

Editorial office
Antonio Biancospino , Via Pietro Colletta, 12 ‒ 80139 Napoli (info@cgreds.it); tel. 081 18814471/081 5934234; www.cgreds.it.

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PEER REVIEW PROCESS
The journal's articles are subject to peer review. Each submission is initially evaluated by the Executive Editorial Board, which assesses its alignment with the editorial line. If the evaluation is positive, the manuscript is assigned to two reviewers, selected from the list of referees, the members of the Scientific Committee, or among external experts invited to contribute based on their recognized expertise. The complete list of referees is kept by the Editorial Office and periodically published on the Journal’s website. In the following step, the reviewers’ comments are communicated to the author. If the reviewers provide conflicting assessments, a third reviewer will be consulted. The corrections made by the author will then be reviewed by the referees until the revisions are deemed satisfactory. If not, the Editorial Office will request further modifications based on the reviewers' feedback. Before final acceptance, the manuscript must fully comply with the Journal’s editorial guidelines, according to the instructions provided by the Editorial Office. Reviewers list

- EBSCO - Business-Source-Ultimate

- EBSCO Knowledge Base

- Google Scholar

- Sherpa-Romeo

- Torrossa - Casalini Full Text Platform

Editorial Guidelines
Licence agreement

Article Processing Charges & Fees

Articles concerning individuals or containing personal information that makes a human subject identifiable must comply with the international standards set by the Declaration of Helsinki, developed by the World Medical Association (WMA) and revised in 2013.

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