Editorial Board
Meet EJMME's editorial board of distinguished academics and researchers specializing in marketing, management, and entrepreneurship from leading universities.
Editorial responsibilities and safeguards
Dr. Panagiotis A. Gatomatis
Editor-in-Chief & Publisher
University of Patras, Department of Management Science and Technology
Greece
Marketing, digital marketing, e-CRM, sales management, and business administration
Dr. Panagiotis A. Gatomatis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management Science and Technology at the University of Patras. He holds a PhD in Marketing Decision Support Informatics and has extensive teaching, supervision, and academic service experience in marketing, digital marketing, e-CRM, sales management, brand management, and business administration.
Dr. Nikos Bogonikolos
Managing Director
ZEUS CONSULTING
Greece
AI, blockchain, cybersecurity, space and defence innovation, and EU-funded R&D
Dr. Nikos Bogonikolos is a strategic innovation advisor with more than 35 years of international experience at the intersection of emerging technology, public policy, and funded R&D. He has managed or coordinated more than 188 EU-funded and 39 national R&D projects across more than 30 countries, holds seven US patents, and has authored 49 peer-reviewed publications. His expertise spans AI governance, blockchain, cybersecurity, space and defence innovation, and international technology partnerships.
Professor Inna Zelisko
Board Member
State University of Information and Communication Technologies, Kyiv
Ukraine
Management, finance, innovation, telecommunications, and enterprise development
Professor Inna Zelisko is a Professor in the Department of Management at the State University of Information and Communication Technologies in Kyiv, Ukraine. Her expertise includes management, finance, innovation, telecommunications, and enterprise development.
Mohammed Saber Mohammed Sayed
Board Member
Capital University (formerly Helwan University), Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management
Egypt
Hospitality and hotel management, services marketing, restaurant management, sustainability, hospitality IT, and academic quality assurance
Mohammed Saber Mohammed Sayed is an Associate Professor of Hotel Management at Capital University (formerly Helwan University) in Cairo, Egypt. His academic and professional expertise includes hospitality and hotel management, services marketing, restaurant management, sustainability, hospitality information technology, and academic quality assurance.
Professor Bistra Vassileva
Board Member
University of Economics–Varna, Department of Marketing
Bulgaria
Marketing research, global and digital branding, marketing communications, international marketing, consumer behaviour, tourism marketing, and sustainability
Professor Bistra Vassileva is Vice-Rector for Research, Innovation and Academic Staff Development and Professor of Marketing at the University of Economics–Varna, Bulgaria. Her expertise includes marketing research, global and digital branding, marketing communications, international marketing, consumer behaviour, tourism marketing, and sustainability. She holds a PhD in Marketing and has extensive experience in international teaching and research projects.
Associate Professor Kostadin Kolarov
Board Member
University of National and World Economy, Institute of Entrepreneurship and Chair of Entrepreneurship
Bulgaria
Entrepreneurship, SME management and internationalisation, organisational culture, entrepreneurship education, social entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial competencies
Associate Professor Kostadin Kolarov is Head of the Chair of Entrepreneurship and Director of the Institute of Entrepreneurship at the University of National and World Economy in Sofia, Bulgaria. He holds a PhD in Economics and Management. His academic and research expertise includes entrepreneurship, SME management and internationalisation, organisational culture, entrepreneurship education, social entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial competencies.
Dr. Ubeydullah Şener
Board Member
Labour economics, AI and automation, poverty and income inequality, universal basic income, Islamic economics and participation banking, Central Asian integration, and international political economy
Dr. Ubeydullah Şener holds a PhD from Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University. His research interests include labour economics and the effects of artificial intelligence and automation, poverty and income inequality, universal basic income, Islamic economics and participation banking, Central Asian economic integration, and international political economy.
Dr. Nilufar Safarova
Board Member
Millat Umidi University, Head of Quality Assurance Department
Uzbekistan
Economics, tourism policy, digital transformation, sustainable development, higher education quality assurance, and academic research
Dr. Nilufar Safarova is Head of Quality Assurance Department at Millat Umidi University, Uzbekistan. She holds a PhD in Economics and has experience in higher education quality assurance, tourism policy, digital transformation, sustainable development, and interdisciplinary policy research.
Professor Tetiana Khalimon
Board Member
State University of Information and Communication Technologies, Department of Management
Ukraine
Economics, strategic and corporate management, competitiveness, digital transformation, innovation, telecommunications, and sustainable enterprise development
Professor Tetiana Khalimon is a Professor in the Department of Management at the State University of Information and Communication Technologies in Kyiv, Ukraine. She is a Doctor of Economic Sciences and Associate Professor whose academic and professional expertise spans economics, management, corporate competitiveness, innovative development, digital transformation, accounting and auditing, consulting, telecommunications, and the agricultural sector. She is also President of the Association of Hop Growers of Ukraine.
Professor Valery Korvyakov
Board Member
Almaty University of Humanities and Economics, Rector
Kazakhstan
Digital economy, socio-economic management, investment, urban digitalization, information technologies in education, and educational management
Professor Valery Korvyakov is Rector of the Almaty University of Humanities and Economics in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He is a Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences whose academic and professional work combines teaching, university administration, research, management, and the development of professional education. His research interests include the digital economy, management of socio-economic processes, investment activity, urban digitalization, information technologies in education, educational management, and international academic cooperation.
Associate Professor Simon Iskajyan
Board Member
Armenian State University of Economics
Armenia
Marketing, strategic management, business economics, tourism, wine industry research, market analysis, and consumer behaviour
Associate Professor Simon Iskajyan teaches marketing, strategic management, and business economics at the Armenian State University of Economics in Yerevan, Armenia. He holds a PhD in Economics and combines more than a decade of academic experience with executive and advisory work in retail, the wine industry, finance, and business development. His research interests include tourism, the wine industry, market analysis, business strategy, strategic development, and consumer behaviour.
Dr. Deniza Alieva
Board Member
Management Development Institute of Singapore in Tashkent, School of Business and Management
Uzbekistan
Management, tourism, human resource management, education, community development, and social and semantic network analysis
Dr. Deniza Alieva is a Docent in the School of Business and Management at the Management Development Institute of Singapore in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She holds a DSc in Economics and a PhD in Human Resources Psychology and also teaches in tourism, hospitality, psychology, and education programs at institutions in Tashkent. Her interdisciplinary research covers management, tourism, human resource management, education, community development, and social and semantic network analysis.
Professor Dr Zubin Sethna
Board Member
Regent’s University London, The School of Business
United Kingdom
Entrepreneurial marketing, consumer behaviour, entrepreneurship, future of consumption, family businesses, business, and finance
Professor Dr Zubin Sethna is Professor of Entrepreneurial Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Director of Business, Finance and Entrepreneurship, and Head of the PhD Programme at Regent’s University London. A former Editor-in-Chief of Emerald’s Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, he is the author of a bestselling Consumer Behaviour textbook in the UK and Europe. He also serves as a World Economic Forum Expert and on the Advisory Board of the UK Parliament’s All-Party Parliamentary Group for Entrepreneurship.
Dr. Jassim Ahmad Al-Gasawneh
Board Member
University of Petra, Faculty of Business
Jordan
Digital marketing, customer relationship management, consumer behaviour, tourism marketing, and sustainability
Dr. Jassim Ahmad Al-Gasawneh is an Associate Professor of Marketing and Digital Marketing at the University of Petra in Jordan. He holds a PhD in Marketing from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu. His research interests include digital marketing, customer relationship management, consumer behaviour, tourism marketing, and sustainability.
Dr. Nadine Khair
Board Member
American University of Madaba, Faculty of Business, Department of Marketing
Jordan
International marketing, consumer behaviour, fashion marketing and branding, cultural dimensions of consumption, ethnography, and qualitative research
Dr. Nadine Khair is an Associate Professor of Marketing, Head of the Marketing Department, and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Business at the American University of Madaba in Jordan. She holds a PhD in International Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, and Fashion Marketing from the University of South Wales, UK. Her research focuses on international consumer behaviour, fashion marketing and branding, cultural dimensions of consumption, and Middle Eastern consumer identity, using ethnography and qualitative methodologies.
Professor Baldwin Chukwunanu Asiegbu
Board Member
Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Department of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, School of Logistics & Innovation Technology
Nigeria
Economic and entrepreneurial cybernetics, entrepreneurship, innovation, technology adoption, ICT and economic development, and financial systems
Professor Baldwin Chukwunanu Asiegbu works in the Department of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, School of Logistics & Innovation Technology, at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria. He holds a PhD in Economics (Economic Cybernetics), awarded in 1993. His expertise includes economic and entrepreneurial cybernetics, entrepreneurship, innovation, technology adoption, ICT and economic development, and financial systems. His CV documents consultancy work on SME clusters and economic development for UNDP-sponsored projects and technology adoption and social capital in World Bank-sponsored Fadama projects.