Journal of Ethical Innovation & Impact (JEII)

A peer‑reviewed, open‑access journal advancing principled innovation and measurable, Kingdom‑minded impact.

Journal Description

The Journal of Ethical Innovation & Impact (JEII) publishes research that marries inventive solutions with moral clarity and real-world outcomes. We welcome rigorous scholarship that tests ideas against Scripture-informed ethics while engaging contemporary debates in entrepreneurship, technology, finance, governance, and social change. 

JEII invites contributions from diverse intellectual and professional traditions, provided they approach innovation with intellectual honesty, methodological soundness, and transparent value commitments. Authors are free to question dominant paradigms—whether technocratic, materialist, or utilitarian—so long as arguments are carefully evidenced and respectfully presented. 

Our aim is constructive dialogue, not compromise. We believe faithful stewardship, entrepreneurial creativity, and measurable impact can—and should—coexist. JEII therefore serves scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and faith-driven innovators seeking to design and evaluate solutions that honour human dignity and community flourishing. (press.openchristian.education)

Scope and Areas of Interest

JEII publishes original research articles, case studies, design notes, policy analyses, methodological papers, and critical essays addressing themes such as:

• Stewardship-Centred Innovation Models: Biblical and covenantal frameworks for product, service, and policy innovation.

• Impact Measurement & Evaluation: Alternatives to ESG; integrity-based metrics, social return on investment, and theological notions of value.

• Entrepreneurship & Venture Design: Faith-informed startup ecosystems, lean experimentation with ethical guardrails, and redemptive business models.

• Project & Change Management: Agile, participatory, and community-owned implementation strategies that prioritise accountability and transparency.

• Responsible Technology & Data Practices: Ethical deployment of AI, fintech, healthtech, and govtech in ways that safeguard dignity and sovereignty.

• Inclusive Finance & Alternative Economies: Jubilee principles, mutual-aid funds, community currencies, and debt-justice mechanisms.

• Public Policy & Regulation: Governance structures that encourage innovation without capitulating to ideological centralisation or surveillance regimes.

• Education for Innovation: Pedagogies, incubators, and lifelong learning programmes that form ethical innovators.

• Faith-Based Social Innovation: Church- and ministry-led interventions evaluated with rigorous mixed methods.

• Cross-Cultural & Majority-World Perspectives: Locally rooted innovations challenging imported development templates and globalist narratives.