The Journal of Business Models (JOBM) recently introduced new thematic sections and hired new Associate Editors. The journal made the next step in its development as the leading 100% open access journal on business model research.

This includes a new thematic section on sustainable business models!

Green, circular, and inclusive – JOBM invites papers dealing with all sorts of business models for sustainability. This new thematic section deals with theoretical and empirical papers shedding light on how sustainability ventures, ecopreneurs, and social entrepreneurs contribute to a sustainable development of the natural environment, society, and economy.

JOBM is particularly interested in cross-disciplinary research that helps better understand how business models can be used to create sustainable value. Check out the new website and submit your research on sustainable business models!

Contact the Associate Editor ‘Sustainable Business Models’: Florian Lüdeke-Freund, ESCP Business School, fluedeke-freund@escp.eu

Examples from the new thematic section:

Alba, C. and Dentchev, N. (2021), We Need Transdisciplinary Research on Sustainable Business Models, Journal of Business Models, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 72-86, https://doi.org/10.5278/jbm.v9i2.3573.

Boons, F. and Laasch, O. (2019), Business Models for Sustainable Development: A Process Perspective, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 1-4, https://doi.org/10.5278/ojs.jbm.v7i1.2164.

Endregat, N. and Pennink, B. (2021), Exploring the Coevolution of Traditional and Sustainable Business Models: A Paradox Perspective, Journal of Business Models, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 1-21, https://doi.org/10.5278/jbm.v9i2.6088.

Guldmann, E., Bocken, N., and Brezet, H. (2019), A Design Thinking Framework for Circular Business Model Innovation, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 39-70, https://doi.org/10.5278/ojs.jbm.v7i1.2122.

Lüdeke-Freund, F., Rauter, R., Pedersen, E., and Nielsen, C. (2020), Sustainable Value Creation Through Business Models: The What, the Who and the How, Journal of Business Models, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 62-90, https://doi.org/10.5278/jbm.v8i3.6510.