Advancing worldwide research and practice in marketing, management, hospitality, sustainability, wellness, and international business
Launched in January 2025, Global Empirical Marketing Studies (GEMS) welcomes empirical and practical work across marketing, management, hospitality, sustainability, wellness, and international business. GEMS is diligently working toward Scopus indexing eligibility, adhering to high academic standards and building a robust publication record.
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 0.28%–0.78% globally (ScholarGPS 2025). 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 0.7% across all fields, ScholarGPS 2025), 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.
Diversity and Global Impact
GEMS demonstrates both scholarly excellence and operational maturity. With members recognized among the world’s top 2% scientists, representation from over 30 nationalities, and affiliations spanning leading institutions across six continents, GEMS embodies the diversity and rigor expected of an international journal. Our commitment to impartial peer review, DEIA principles, and open‑access dissemination positions GEMS as a strong candidate for ABS recognition and Scopus indexing.
Highlights of our team’s global reach—including gender diversity, global education, worldwide affiliations, and role diversity—are documented in detail on our homepage.
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. When submitting a manuscript to GEMS, authors are required to include all of the following statements verbatim (word‑for‑word, exactly as written) on the cover page, together with the manuscript title and all authors’ names and affiliations.
I/We, the authors of this submitted manuscript, have thoroughly read and understood the policies below. By submitting this manuscript, I/We confirm that I/We have the authority to enter into this agreement and hereby declare/warrant the following:
1. Breach, Authors' Accountability, and Legal Consequences: To protect research integrity, I/We acknowledge that GEMS relies on all the following declarations/warranties in good faith, and that any subsequent matters arising from non-compliance shall remain the sole accountability of the authors, with GEMS bearing no liability therefor. Any breach of the following declarations/warranties—including false or misleading statements—will result in immediate retraction, notification to the authors' institutions and funding bodies, and, where applicable, legal action by Global Empirical Marketing Studies (GEMS) at the authors' expense.
2. Originality and Publication Exclusivity: The manuscript is original, has not been previously published or copyrighted in whole, in part, or in any substantially similar form, and is not under consideration elsewhere. The manuscript and its published version in GEMS, if applicable, will not be submitted in whole, in part, or in any substantially similar form to any other publications. Reposting of the published article in repositories, social media platforms, or personal websites is permitted with full citation details (APA format provided by GEMS or other formats) acknowledging GEMS as the original publisher.
3. Copyright: I/We 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 GEMS. This agreement is binding and can be revoked only when the manuscript is rejected for publication by GEMS. I/We further acknowledge that withdrawal is not permitted once a manuscript has been submitted to GEMS, except under exceptional circumstances requested within 48 hours of submission. Any attempt to withdraw beyond this period or to evade revision obligations will be treated as abuse of trust, and I/We will be permanently barred from future submissions.
4. Compliance with Research Ethics and Intellectual Property Standards: Where applicable, all research procedures, instruments, and questionnaires avoid harm to participants and adhere to ethical standards. I/We declare/warrant that the research complies fully with applicable ethical guidelines and intellectual property laws.
5. Authorship: All listed authors have made significant contributions, approved the final manuscript, and declared no conflicts of interest (financial, personal, or professional) that could influence the research.
6. Citation Integrity: All cited sources have been validated, are accurately represented, and directly support the claims made in the text.
7. Funding (select one and provide details where applicable):
☐ This research received no external funding.
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8. Data Integrity and Availability (select one and provide details where applicable):
☐ There is no data to share (for articles presenting measurement scales only; theoretical/conceptual articles; qualitative review articles; case studies; views/perspectives articles; practical advice articles).
☐ For empirical studies, research notes that involve empirical data, and meta-analyses: all primary data are authentic, have not been fabricated, falsified, or manipulated in any way (including via artificial intelligence tools), and, where applicable, are derived from human participants. All data and statistics are verified to be free from all kinds of errors. Raw data, code, and materials are available to readers upon reasonable request to the corresponding author.
Note: If proprietary/confidential data is involved, provide a brief explanation of why sharing is limited, per the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines on exemptions for legal/ethical reasons: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. Article Processing Charge: I/We acknowledge and agree that the article processing charge (APC) is non‑refundable and non‑negotiable. Payment shall be made in full within 45 calendar days of the issuance of an official invoice by GEMS, following acceptance of the manuscript for copy‑editing and publication. Failure to remit payment in full by the due date, in accordance with the invoice terms, will result in suspension of the publication process, revocation of the acceptance decision, withholding of the manuscript’s publication rights until all outstanding financial obligations are satisfied, and a permanent bar on all listed authors from future submissions to GEMS.
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.
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