Theme
Indigenous Entrepreneurship under Colonialism and Beyond:
Institutional Negotiation, Exclusion and Resilience
Looking for papers on
- Indigenous entrepreneurship
- Colonialism
- Business history
- Consumer culture
- Markets
- Institutions
- Entrepreneurship
Informal enquiries welcome: June-September 2026
Abstract / proposal deadline (800–1,000 words)
1 October 2026
Decisions on abstracts
1 November 2026
Paper-development workshop(s)
Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University
Full paper submission deadline
1 May 2027
First-round peer-review decisions
September 2027
Revised paper deadline
1 February 2028
Final revision deadline
1 May 2028
Final acceptance target
June 2028
Expected online publication and launch
Autumn 2028
Expected print publication
Early to mid-2029
Submission Requirements: Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract or proposal for initial consideration. Submissions should be approximately 800–1,000 words and clearly set out the article’s research question, historical scope (including timeframe and location), sources and methodology, and anticipated contribution to the literature. Please also provide a tentative title, author name(s), affiliation(s), and contact information.
Proposals should be sent by 1 October 2026 to himadri@xlri.ac.in, with the other editors copied in: marktadajewski@gmail.com, andrew.perchard@otago.ac.nz, and zpittaki001@dundee.ac.uk. The email subject line should read: “CFP – Indigenous Entrepreneurship under Colonialism and Beyond Special Issue.”
Formatting and Length: Final papers should adhere to Business History guidelines (typically in the range of 8,000–10,000 words, including notes and references). Authors will be provided detailed instructions for manuscript preparation upon acceptance of proposals. We welcome informal inquiries if you have questions about the fit of a topic or the preparation of your proposal. All articles will be submitted through the Submission Portal for the journal in order to be peer-reviewed before acceptance for publication.
