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It is a pleasure to welcome you to the International Journal of Social Business (IJSB).

Social business and related forms of impact-driven entrepreneurship are becoming increasingly important as societies search for sustainable and innovative responses to complex economic, social, and environmental challenges. IJSB seeks to provide a rigorous international platform where scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and entrepreneurs can develop and exchange knowledge that contributes both to academic advancement and meaningful real-world impact.

As IJSB enters a renewed phase of publication, our priority is to build a journal distinguished by academic quality, research integrity, international relevance, and constructive scholarly dialogue. We welcome interdisciplinary research on social business, social entrepreneurship, sustainability, innovation, responsible business, social impact, and related areas.

The journal has a meaningful history. It was established with the approval of Professor Muhammad Yunus in 2016 and began publication in 2018. As we build on that foundation, our objective is not simply to resume publication, but to strengthen IJSB as a credible and internationally recognized scholarly platform.

I warmly invite researchers from around the world to submit their work, participate as reviewers and editorial contributors, and join us in advancing knowledge that connects rigorous scholarship with solutions to societal challenges.

It gives me great pleasure to welcome readers, authors, reviewers, and colleagues to the renewed International Journal of Social Business (IJSB).

IJSB was created with the ambition of providing a dedicated scholarly platform for research and discussion on social business. From its early development and first publications, the journal brought together academics from different countries and disciplines who shared an interest in advancing the theory, practice, and understanding of social business. The original journal emphasized the importance of connecting academics and practitioners and creating a global platform for scholarly exchange.

Today, we are building on that foundation with a broader and strengthened vision. The relaunched IJSB welcomes research not only on social business, but also on social entrepreneurship, sustainability, responsible business, social innovation, impact finance, entrepreneurial ecosystems, technology for social impact, and related fields. Our current call reflects this interdisciplinary and internationally oriented scope.

Our commitment is to develop a transparent, professional, and responsible publication process supported by rigorous peer review and an expanding international community of editors and reviewers. We particularly encourage research that bridges academic theory and practice and brings greater visibility to perspectives from emerging and developing economies.

The successful development of IJSB will depend on collaboration. I therefore invite researchers, universities, social business organizations, practitioners, reviewers, and other stakeholders to participate in this renewed journey and help us build a strong scholarly community around the journal.

We look forward to your contributions and continued support.