Aims and Scope

The Bosphorus Review of International Commerce and Social Sciences (BRICS) is an international, double-blind peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes high-quality research in economics, finance, international commerce, business, and the broader social sciences.

Aims

  • To publish original theoretical, empirical, methodological, and policy-relevant research of international significance;
  • To provide a forum for interdisciplinary and comparative scholarship on contemporary economic, financial, commercial, institutional, and social challenges;
  • To support the widest possible dissemination of knowledge through immediate open access;
  • To uphold rigorous standards of peer review, research integrity, and publication ethics.

Scope

The journal welcomes contributions in, but not limited to, the following areas:

  • Macroeconomics, monetary and fiscal policy, and economic growth
  • International trade, international commerce, and global value chains
  • International finance, banking, financial markets, and financial technology
  • Development economics and emerging-market economies
  • Innovation, technology, digitalisation, and productivity
  • Energy, environmental, and climate economics; sustainable development
  • Applied econometrics and quantitative methods
  • Business, management, and international marketing
  • Political economy, institutions, and public policy
  • Regional and comparative studies, including BRICS and other emerging economies
  • Labour, education, health, and other areas of the broader social sciences

Article Types

BRICS publishes research articles, review articles, and selected scholarly contributions. All submissions are subject to editorial screening and double-blind peer review.