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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 4, Issue 1 (2026.1)
View full issueFormula One Group: The Race for Environmental Sustainability by 2030
At the end of the 2024 racing season, the management team of the Formula One Group was celebrating the successful year that had concluded with both the high level of racing entertainment and the motorsport’s strong financial results. Reflecting on their goals and achievements for the coming year, the management team agreed upon a net-zero carbon footprint goal for the Formula 1 (F1) racing series by 2030.
Community Based Marketing Strategy Expanding Malayali360
In October 2024, Moti Lal, a newcomer to Sudbury, Ontario, Canada from Kerala, India faced a dilemma regarding the future of the multi-channel social media platform he developed for the Malayali community, Malayali360 (M360), to connect newcomers interested in gaining information regarding major purchases, financial decisions and cultural adaptation. M360 was launched in 2022 and had grown to over 150,000 members by 2024.
Navigating a Governance Minefield at Economical Mutual Insurance Company: A Contested Demutualization Process
n 2011, John Bowey, a newly elected Board member of the Economical Mutual Insurance Company (Economical) headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, found himself navigating a governance minefield. Economical was one of the largest property and casualty mutual insurance companies in Canada.
Twitter's Remote Work Transformation: Navigating the Future of Work
In June 2022, Twitter, a worldwide social media platform founded by Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, Evan Williams, and Noah Glass in 2006, was at a critical crossroads: Should the company sustain its remote-first model that allowed the organization to remain in operation during the pandemic, or return to the previous working environment that provided the benefits and challenges of in-person work? The decision regarding the strategy to continue remote work or to return to physical offices would have profound and permanent ramifications across multiple areas within Twitter, including real estate plans, salary systems, workplace culture, and the ability to draw and keep exceptional talent.
COVID-19 Pandemic Impact: Financial Statement Analysis of Loblaw Companies Ltd.
By December 2025, Loblaw Companies Ltd. 90 billion.
Reconciling Corporate Responsibility Within Sustainabilty
The case revolves around an organization Summer Wind Ltd. (disguised) that operated in the Asia Pacific region and provided renewable energy products as services.
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.