Business Education & Accreditation (BEA)

Business Education & Accreditation (BEA), ISSN: 1944-5903 (print) ISSN 2157-0809 (online), publishes high-quality articles in all areas of business education, curriculum, educational methods, educational administration, advances in educational technology and accreditation. Theoretical, empirical and applied manuscripts are welcome for publication consideration. The Journal is published twice per year by the Institute for Business and Finance Research, LLC.The Journal acceptance rate is between 15% and 25%.  Sample of past issues

Review Process

All papers submitted to the Journal are double-blind reviewed. Submitted articles should be well written and free of spelling and grammar errors.  Only original articles that are not under consideration for any other publication are considered for publication in the Journal. Manuscripts may be submitted for consideration in any format.

There is no charge for regular manuscript review.  However, there is a $25 per page fee for accepted manuscripts to offset the costs of printing.

An expedited review process is available.  The expedited review process is intended to provide faculty going for tenure and/or promotion a quick response regarding the possibility of publishing their paper in one of our journals. The fee is $100 and the initial review process will be completed in two weeks.

Direct Submissions

To submitt a paper for publication consideration enter here.  It is recommended that you submit a MS Word file.  It should be named
last-name-DS.  For example, Johnson-DS.doc or Johnson-DS.docx

You will receive a submission number from us within ten business days. If you have not heard from us after ten business days, please email us at editor@theIBFR.com.should be e-mailed directly to the editor at:  editor@theibfr.com. 

Formatting Guidelines

Authors of accepted papers must format the manuscript according to the journal guidelines available at guidelines.

Distribution, Directory Listings and Rankings

Business Education & Accreditation (BEA) is distributed in print and through SSRN and EBSCOhost Publishing, with nation-wide access in more than 70 countries.

The Journal is listed in Cabell’s publishing opportunity directories and Cabell's online.  The Journal is also indexed Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory.

The Journal is ranked in The Australian Business Deans Council Ranking.