INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED & BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES (IJABS)
ISSN (Print): 2268-1121 | ISSN (Online): 2331-1121
Established 2013 | Revived 2026
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Anand Bajpai, Ph.D., LL.M. (Gold Medalist), MBA, MCA Editorial Office: New Delhi, India – Dubai, UAE – London, UK
Official Mission & Editorial Scope Statement
I. Vision Statement
The International Journal of Applied & Behavioural Sciences (IJABS) is a peerreviewed, cross-disciplinary, international journal dedicated to publishing high-impact research at the intersection of quantitative technology, commercial jurisprudence, and behavioural economics. The journal serves as an elite intellectual gatekeeper, analyzing how human decision-making, technological automation, and transnational regulatory frameworks interact to shape modern commerce, institutional dispute resolution, and cross-border transactions.
II. Core Thematic Pillars & Scope of Call for Papers
The journal invites original research articles, white papers, critical case commentaries, and empirical studies across three integrated domains:
Techno-Commercial Jurisprudence & Digital Trade (The Aquarius Matrix)
* Online Dispute Resolution (ODR): System design, algorithmic fairness, and behavioral psychology in automated commercial mediation and ad-hoc digital arbitration.
* Electronic Commerce & Smart Contracts: The intersection of contract law with automated protocols, blockchain transactions, digital identities, and the UNCITRAL texts on digital trade.
* Artificial Intelligence Governance: Risk frameworks, liability assignment in autonomous corporate systems, and algorithmic behavioral bias in commercial execution
Transnational Commercial Law & Systemic Insolvency (The Capricorn Framework)
* Cross-Border Insolvency & Restructuring: Behavioral patterns of corporate debtors, asset tracing dynamics, and multi-jurisdictional cooperation under the UNCITRAL Model Laws and India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).
* Secured Transactions & Corporate Credit: Legal architecture regulating institutional credit access, priority rights, and behavioral risks in systemic debt defaults
* Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) & Infrastructure Disputes: Allocation of regulatory risk, state sovereignty in commercial arbitration, and the mediation of highvalue public procurement friction.
3. Behavioural Economics, Finance & Corporate Governance (The Applied Behavioural Core)
* Behavioural Finance & Securities Regulation: Investor decision-making frameworks, market manipulation analytics, and the behavioral mechanics of corporate fraud.
* Arbitral Tribunal Dynamics: The psychology of adjudication, cognitive biases in highstakes commercial litigation, and the harmonization of the CISG across diverse cultural jurisdictions.
* MSME Lifecycle Frameworks: Behavioral bottlenecks and legal structures governing the evolution, credit access, and formal dispute resolution mechanisms of small and medium enterprises.