Launched in January 2025, Global Empirical Marketing Studies (GEMS) welcomes empirical and practical work across marketing, international business, hospitality, and sustainability. GEMS is diligently working toward Scopus indexing eligibility, adhering to high academic standards and building a robust publication record.

Distinguished Team

GEMS’ Advisory Board (https://sites.google.com/view/gems-team/advisory-board) unites globally renowned scholars and business leaders graduated from top-tier institutions (e.g., Northwestern University; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Berkeley; University of Glasgow) and ranked among the top 0.27%–0.88% globally (ScholarGPS 2024). GEMS shines with a world-class Editorial Board (https://sites.google.com/view/gems-team/editorial-board), led by Editor-in-Chief Associate Professor Dr. Chanthika Pornpitakpan (PhD, University of British Columbia, Canada; top 2% scientist globally per Elsevier/Stanford since 2019, and top 0.77% across all fields, ScholarGPS 2024), featuring scholars from premier universities worldwide. This team drives rigorous peer review and strategic vision, while the Global Expert Review Panel (https://sites.google.com/view/gems-team/global-expert-review-panel) and ad hoc experts add diverse expertise to uphold review integrity and impartiality.

Rigorous and Ethical Process

GEMS employs a dual-review system—single-anonymized by the Editorial Board and double-anonymized by Global Expert Review Panel or ad hoc experts. Adhering to Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines, GEMS ensures transparency and integrity. Authors must include the following declarations on the manuscript cover page:

1. Originality: I/We, the author(s) of this submitted manuscript, hereby attest that the manuscript is original work. It is not simultaneously under review by any other journals or publications and has not been previously published or copyrighted.

2. Copyright and Publication Exclusivity: I/We, the author(s) of this submitted manuscript, hereby assign worldwide copyright of the Work in all forms and media (whether now known, or hereafter developed), in all languages for the full term of copyright and all extensions and renewals thereof, to Global Empirical Marketing Studies (GEMS). This agreement can be revoked only when the manuscript is rejected for publication by GEMS. I/We agree not to submit the published Work, or any substantially similar version, to other journals or publications. Reposting of the published article in repositories or personal websites is permitted with full citation details (APA or Chicago format provided by GEMS on the article) acknowledging GEMS as the original publisher.

3. Ethics: I/We, the author(s) of this submitted manuscript, confirm that all listed authors made significant contributions and approved the final manuscript. I/We declare no conflicts of interest (financial, personal, or professional) that could influence the research. All research procedures and questionnaires were designed to avoid harm to respondents, adhering to ethical standards.

Accessibility and Citability

GEMS is an open-access journal under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), allowing free reading and downloading with attribution to GEMS. Articles are archived in Zenodo with Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) for global discoverability. The article processing charge is waived for 2025, encouraging high-quality submissions.

Join Our Community

Join us to build our aspiring team (Advisory Board, Editorial Board, Global Expert Review Panel) or submit quality manuscripts as we prepare for future Scopus recognition. Contact us at GEMS2025@yahoo.com.