NOLEGEIN Journal of Business Ethics , Ethos & CSRw

NOLEGEIN Journal of Business Ethics , Ethos & CSRw [2581-5601(e)] is a peer-reviewed hybrid open-access journal launched in 2018 that provides a platform to discuss new issues in the area of Business ethics and the global economy. The journal also seeks to advance the quality of research by publishing papers introducing or elaborating on Accounting Ethics and Goods & Service Tax. 

• Business Ethics and Ethical Decision-Making: Research on ethical theories, moral reasoning, managerial judgment, ethical dilemmas, values-based decision-making, behavioral ethics, moral identity, and the factors that shape ethical and unethical conduct in organizations.
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Responsible Business: Studies on corporate social responsibility, stakeholder engagement, community development, responsible investment, corporate citizenship, philanthropy, sustainability initiatives, and the social responsibilities of firms toward employees, consumers, communities, and the environment.
• Corporate Governance and Ethical Leadership: Research on board responsibility, leadership ethics, executive accountability, governance mechanisms, transparency, conflicts of interest, whistleblowing, ethical culture, and the role of leaders in shaping responsible organizational behavior.
• Accounting Ethics and Financial Integrity: Studies on ethical issues in accounting, auditing, financial reporting, disclosure, earnings management, professional conduct, tax reporting, financial manipulation, fraud prevention, and the responsibilities of accounting professionals. Accounting ethics is already identified as a core journal area.
• Tax Ethics and Goods and Services Tax: Research on ethical and governance issues related to taxation, GST compliance, tax transparency, tax avoidance, taxpayer responsibility, corporate tax behavior, and the broader relationship between taxation, business responsibility, and public interest.
• Employment Ethics and Workplace Responsibility: Studies on fairness in employment, discrimination, harassment, employee rights, equal opportunity, workplace dignity, labor practices, employee surveillance, compensation ethics, diversity, inclusion, and ethical responsibilities within employer–employee relationships.
• Management Ethics and Organizational Culture: Research on ethical management practices, organizational values, ethical climates, codes of conduct, managerial responsibility, compliance culture, workplace integrity, organizational justice, and systems for preventing misconduct.
• Marketing, Sales, and Consumer Ethics: Studies on truthful advertising, misleading claims, pricing fairness, sales practices, consumer manipulation, data-driven marketing, influencer disclosure, customer privacy, product responsibility, and ethical dimensions of marketing and sales.
• Healthcare and Professional Ethics: Research on ethical issues in healthcare management, medical organizations, professional conduct, patient rights, confidentiality, resource allocation, informed consent, and ethical responsibilities in health-related institutions. Healthcare ethics is part of the journal’s existing scope.
• Sustainability, ESG, and Business Responsibility: Studies on environmental, social, and governance practices, sustainability reporting, climate responsibility, green business, social impact, responsible supply chains, ethical sourcing, and corporate accountability for environmental and societal outcomes.
• Stakeholder Ethics and Corporate Accountability: Research on relationships between organizations and shareholders, employees, consumers, suppliers, governments, communities, and civil society, including stakeholder rights, accountability, participation, transparency, and trust.
• Business Ethics in the Global Economy: Studies on ethical challenges in multinational corporations, globalization, outsourcing, global supply chains, cross-border business practices, cultural differences, international labor standards, anti-corruption, and responsible conduct in global markets. This reflects the journal’s stated interest in business ethics and the global economy.
• Corruption, Fraud, and Ethical Compliance: Research on bribery, corruption, fraud, conflicts of interest, misconduct, compliance systems, anti-corruption programs, internal controls, ethical audits, whistleblower protection, and organizational approaches to preventing unethical behavior.
• Behavioral Ethics and Moral Psychology: Studies on cognitive bias, moral disengagement, ethical fading, moral emotions, social influence, bounded ethicality, identity, personality, group norms, and psychological mechanisms affecting ethical choices in business contexts.
• Virtue Ethics and Ethical Theory in Business: Research applying virtue ethics, deontology, consequentialism, justice theory, care ethics, stakeholder theory, and related philosophical approaches to contemporary problems in business and management. Virtue theory is explicitly included in the journal’s current scope.
• Digital Business, Artificial Intelligence, and Technology Ethics: Studies on artificial intelligence, algorithmic decision-making, data privacy, surveillance, automation, digital platforms, cybersecurity, responsible innovation, and ethical governance of emerging technologies in business.
• Supply Chain and Procurement Ethics: Research on responsible sourcing, supplier conduct, modern slavery, child labor, human rights due diligence, environmental responsibility, fair trade, procurement integrity, and ethical risk management across global supply chains.
• Entrepreneurship and Small Business Ethics: Studies on ethical challenges in startups, family businesses, SMEs, social enterprises, entrepreneurial leadership, investor relations, business formation, stakeholder responsibility, and responsible growth.
• Business Ethics Education and Professional Development: Research on ethics education, professional training, ethical competency, case-based learning, curriculum development, responsible management education, and methods for strengthening ethical awareness among students and practitioners.
• Emerging Issues in Business Ethics and CSR: Research on new and evolving ethical challenges arising from artificial intelligence, sustainability transitions, platform economies, remote work, stakeholder activism, climate responsibility, social inequality, and changing expectations of corporate conduct.