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SAGE to publish Vikalpa - the flagship journal of IIM Ahemdabad
05 January 2015: SAGE Publications has achieved yet another milestone by strengthening its business and management portfolio with the recent addition of Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers. Vikalpa is a quarterly, previously published by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. A premier and empirical journal in management, it has been indispensable reading for management scholars for over four decades now.
SAGE will commence publication of Vikalpa from 2015. The journal will have free online access globally. Thus, meeting its objective of disseminating concepts of professional management and contribute to a better understanding of the context, resources, structures, systems, processes, and performance of organizations, for the benefit of the management community. Its focus is on applied research and reflections that are relevant to practicing managers and meet standards of academic rigour. It has a special emphasis on management issues that are relevant to emerging economies.
Speaking at the occasion, Mr Ashish Nanda, Director, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad said “One of the oldest continuously operating and applied research focused management journals in the nation, Vikalpa has recommitted itself to raising the quality of its editorial process and seeking the best possible articles. We hope to transition from being India's premier management journal to becoming the premier management journal among emerging economies. We are delighted that SAGE Publications is partnering with IIMA to expand our reach in two ways. One, we will be the first major Indian management institution to offer open access to our online journal. Two, SAGE has offered to use its international reach to help us access a broader, international audience. We look forward to partnering with SAGE to achieve our shared vision of taking Vikalpa to new levels of quality and impact.”
Adding further, Mr Vivek Mehra, MD and CEO SAGE Publications said “SAGE is both delighted and proud to publish Vikalpa which is known in academia for its cutting edge research, content, and academic rigor. By publishing high quality, global research material, we look forward to working closely with the journal’s renowned editorial board to strengthen the journal’s reach and the continued development of its readership and impact.”
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