Open Journal of Stewardship Economics & Ethical Innovation  (OJ-SEI)

A peer-reviewed journal advancing principled inquiry at the intersection of economics, business, ethics, and sustainable innovation.

Journal Description

The Open Journal of Stewardship Economics & Ethical Innovation (OJ-SEI) is an open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal committed to promoting grounded research in economics, finance, entrepreneurship, and business leadership, with a particular focus on ethical frameworks, responsible innovation, and the stewardship of resources for the common good.

OJ-SEI seeks to provide a platform for thoughtful scholarship that upholds integrity, transparency, justice, and human-centered development—free from ideological coercion or technocratic bias. While welcoming submissions from secular researchers, practitioners, and institutions, the journal affirms that economic inquiry must remain rooted in truth, serve real communities, and reject trends that devalue life, liberty, or faith under the guise of efficiency or progress.

We invite critical engagement with mainstream models and encourage contributions that examine overlooked, alternative, or redemptive approaches to economic systems, leadership, and organizational culture—especially those aligned with ethical entrepreneurship, moral finance, and local self-reliance.

Scope and Areas of Interest

OJ-SEI publishes original research articles, applied studies, conceptual essays, and practical models in areas such as:

• Stewardship Economics: Rethinking ownership, value, productivity, and sustainability from the lens of long-term responsibility and service

• Business Ethics and Leadership: Case studies and frameworks for principled decision-making, governance, and human-centered management

• Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Models of ethical entrepreneurship, indigenous enterprise, community-based ventures, and non-extractive innovation

• Finance and Investment: Honest approaches to investment, banking, venture capital, impact assessment, and financial accountability

• Economic Justice and Dignity of Work: Labor, compensation, and enterprise systems that restore meaning, human worth, and economic fairness

• Education and Business Formation: Ethical business pedagogy, alternative business schools, and the spiritual dimension of economic education

• Critical Analysis of Global Economic Trends: Investigations into the implications of centralized control, ESG scoring, CBDCs, and supranational economic agendas

We especially welcome contributions grounded in historical wisdom, Scripture, cultural context, or classical economic thought that stand in contrast to exploitative or depersonalizing systems.

All submissions are subject to a single-blind peer review process and are assessed for scholarly rigor, ethical clarity, and practical relevance.