The Open Access transformation of the Journal of Service Management Research is made possible through the collaboration with strong institutional and publishing partners. Together, we are committed to advancing sustainable, non-commercial Open Access and ensuring the long-term visibility, accessibility, and quality of scholarly research in service management.
Our partners:

ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics,
Open Library Economics
OLEcon is an open access funding initiative operated by ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, one of the world’s leading infrastructure providers for economic research. Through OLEcon, ZBW supports the transition of established scholarly journals toward sustainable open access models. The Journal of Service Management Research (SMR) is funded by OLEcon/ZBW to enable its Open Access transformation.

Verband der Hochschullehrerinnen und Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e.V.
The VHB is a vibrant platform for academic exchange, networking and the promotion of young talent in all areas of business research. It consists of approximately 3,000 members who are engaged in research and teaching in the field of business administration. The aim of the VHB is to promote and develop business research as a socially relevant, internationally networked and future-oriented academic discipline.

Berlin University Publishing
Berlin Universities Publishing (BerlinUP) is the Open Access publisher of the Berlin University Alliance. It provides professional publishing infrastructure and services for academic journals and scholarly books. BerlinUP is committed to high-quality, non-commercial publishing and supports the dissemination and long-term preservation of academic research. As the publisher of the Journal of Service Management Research, BerlinUP ensures professional publication processes and sustainable Open Access availability.
https://www.berlin-universities-publishing.de

le-tex publishing services is a specialized provider of production and technology solutions for scholarly publishing. It offers comprehensive services including typesetting, XML-based production workflows, and multi-format content delivery. le-tex supports academic publishers and journals in ensuring high production quality and efficient publication processes. For the Journal of Service Management Research, le-tex provides the typesetting workflow used to set the articles, supporting professional and accessible Open Access Publishing.
