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Guidance for authors
Peer-reviewed teaching cases, open to every classroom.
The Open Access Teaching Case Journal publishes factual teaching cases from real organisations, reviewed through a double-anonymous process by independent subject-matter experts. Cases are free to read and free to publish, and are distributed globally by The Case Centre.
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Peer review & governanceJournal standards
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Double-anonymous peer review. Every submission is assessed by independent reviewers with relevant subject expertise. Author and reviewer identities are withheld from each other throughout the process.
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Free to publish, free to read. OATCJ is a diamond open-access journal: no article processing charges for authors, no access fees for readers. Cases are released under Creative Commons licences (CC BY-NC-ND or CC BY-ND).
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Factual cases only. Cases describe real organisations and real people, grounded in primary and/or secondary research. Identities may be disguised with documented consent. Fictional cases are not accepted.
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Teaching notes for verified instructors. Every published case is accompanied by a teaching note, distributed to verified instructors through The Case Centre.
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Published ethics policies. OATCJ follows written policies, aligned with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), on authorship, misconduct, conflict of interest, complaint handling, editorial independence, and generative-AI use.
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Distributed globally. Every case is hosted and indexed by The Case Centre, alongside cases from AACSB- and EQUIS-accredited business schools.
Strategic vision
OATCJ is aligned with the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME). The journal supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals by offering a multi-disciplinary, openly licensed repository of real-world teaching cases for students and instructors, free of charge to read and to publish. The journal provides a developmental peer-review process for case authors without financial barriers, and is supported by a reviewer community drawn from a broad range of scholarly disciplines.
SDG 4: Quality Education
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
News and announcements
- Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis. See the submission guidelines.
- OATCJ is actively recruiting peer reviewers across management disciplines. See how to contribute as a reviewer.
Latest issue: Volume 3, Issue 2 (2025.2)
View full issueThe Pillar Nonprofit Network: Brand Activism and Nonprofit Governance
The Pillar Nonprofit Network (Pillar) board had unexpectedly terminated the employment of Mojdeh Cox, a woman of colour and Pillar's president and chief executive officer, in July 2022, with little public comment about the rationale for this controversial decision. Some people believed that implicit racism was a factor in this decision.
Strategic Challenges in a Shifting Industry: Navigating the BC Liquor Market
In early 2023, Bruno Gervers, a French-born wine expert and founder of Caudalys Wine Consulting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with fifteen years' experience navigating the most regulated and complex liquor market in North America (Government of British Columbia, 2025), had two weeks to present a growth strategy to his key Vancouver-based client before the Q3 fiscal planning session. Gervers' client wanted to explore new growth paths since the General Employees' Union (BCGEU) Liquor Distribution Board (LDB) distribution strike in 2022 had disrupted province-wide liquor distribution and exposed the vulnerabilities of private retailers in the centrally controlled LDB model.
Strategic Challenges Growing a Maya Social Venture in Guatemala: Restaurantes Chichoy
Doña Amalia, matriarch of the Maya family and owner of the two popular Restaurante Chichoy locations in Tecpán, Guatemala, had just heard the news that newly elected President Bernardo Arévalo was sworn into office on January 15, 2024. The Maya family had agreed that once the outcome of the election was clear they would develop plans for the Restaurantes Chichoy expansion.
Formula One Group: Driving Strategy for Success
In December 2024, the Formula One Group management team, under the leadership of Stefano Domenicali, CEO, celebrated the successful completion of the 2024 Formula 1 (F1) racing season. Having completed twenty-four races around the globe in the past ten months, they were engaged in the process of creating a strategic report to determine Formula One Group's current situation and future vision.
Hi-Tech Surfactants, India: Sustainability ZED Certification Dilemma: Go for Gold?
On January 9, 2024, Harsh Bhardwaj, Managing Director of Hi-Tech Surfactants (HTS), Sikunderabad, Uttar Pradesh, India - an outsourcing partner of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) - faced a crucial decision regarding whether to invest further resources to attain a Sustainability Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) Certification. Bhardwaj met with his management team, Guarav Bhardwaj, Jr, Executive Director, Kamlesh Shukla, Director Supply Chain & Operations and the Company Secretary, regarding the upcoming March 31, 2024, registration deadline for the Sustainability Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) Certification program offered by the Government of India, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).
Distribution partner
All OATCJ cases are hosted and indexed on The Case Centre, the not-for-profit that serves the global management-education community. Teaching notes are released to verified instructors through The Case Centre's standard process.