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Mapping he his o y, ajec o y, and ana omy o slow and
sus ainable ashion: a bibliome ic analysis
Deepanshi agga wala , Fazla abbyb , Mochammad Fahle ic,* , andhyka Mu aqind
and ohi Bansale
aDepa men o Managemen s udies, he echnological ins i u e o ex ile and sciences, Bhiwani, india; bDepa men o
Managemen s an o d ins i u e o Managemen and echnology, sydney, aus alia; cDepa men o Managemen , Binus
online, Bina nusan a a uni e si y, Jaka a, indonesia; dDepa men o Public adminis a ion , uni e si as B awijaya, indonesia;
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ABSTRACT
his esea ch analysis was conduc ed o explo e he e olu ion o schola ly wo k on
slow ashion, which p io i izes e hical p oduc ion, sus ainabili y, and anspa ency in he
ashion indus y. U ilizing bibliome ic analysis wi h Biblioshiny and VOs iewe on a
da ase o 343 documen s, he s udy aimed o iden i y in luen ial pe spec i es and
signi ican esea ch goals in his domain as bibliome ic s udy aims o b idge he
esea ch gap by acking he de elopmen o slow ashion and iden i ying bo h
well- esea ched and eme ging a eas ipe o u u e in es iga ion. he indings e ealed
a no able inc ease in he publica ion- o-ci a ion a io o e ecen decades, wi h
‘sus ainabili y swi ze land’ being he leading jou nal (90 publica ions) and choi- -M
ecognized as he mos p oli ic au ho . hong kong Poly echnic Uni e si y anked i s in
ins i u ional con ibu ions, while collabo a ion was s onges among esea che s om
he Usa, Uk, and china. sus ainabili y eme ged as a cen al heme, showing he highes
link s eng h, and u u e ending opics included co po a e social esponsibili y,
consume beha io , and e hical ashion. his analysis enhances he unde s anding o
slow ashion’s in eg a ion wi h sus ainable p ac ices and p o ides a oadmap o
eme ging esea che s in he ield.
1. In oduc ion
he ashion indus y signi ican ly con ibu es o ecological deg ada ion, p ima ily due o as ashion
p ac ices and he p oduc ion o inexpensi e ga men s. Fo ins ance, o e 75% o as ashion clo hing
is disca ded in land ills. as al e na i es, slow ashion and h i s o e shopping p omo e sus ainable con-
sump ion habi s (B ewe , 2019). slow ashion ep esen s a s a egic shi owa ds e hical and sus ainable
p ac ices, con as ing sha ply wi h as ashion’s ocus on cheap, mass-p oduced appa el. i encou ages
consume s o p io i ize quali y o e quan i y by pu chasing ewe , long-las ing i ems. esea ch high-
ligh s he se e e social and en i onmen al issues wi hin he global ex ile indus y, pa icula ly in de el-
oping coun ies like china and india, whe e low wages and poo wo king condi ions a e p e alen
(salcedo e al., 2021). child en and eenage s a e o en subjec ed o haza dous en i onmen s, while
wo ke s ea n meage wages (1% o 2% o a ga men ’s sale p ice) and a e exposed o ha m ul chemicals
ha h ea en bo h human heal h and ecosys ems. add essing hese challenges is essen ial o achie ing
sus ainable De elopmen goals (sDgs), pa icula ly goal 8 (Decen Wo k and economic g ow h) and
goal 12 ( esponsible consump ion and P oduc ion). (chen e al., 2017) emphasize he impo ance o
implemen ing changes h oughou he ex ile supply chain, aligning wi h sDg 12’s ocus on sus ainable
p oduc ion p ac ices. (co celli e al., 2018) a gue ha sus ainable manu ac u ing is c ucial o conse ing
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CONTACT andhyka Mu aqin [email protected] Public adminis a ion Depa men , uni e si as B awijaya, indonesia
*Mochammad Fahle i is also a ilia ed o ope a ion Resea ch & Managemen sciences, Facul y o Business and Managemen , uni e si i sul an
Zainal abidin (unisZa), Malaysia.
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ARTICLE HISTORY
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KEYWORDS
slow ashion; sus ainable
ashion; bibliome ic
e iew; Biblioshiny; u u e
di ec ions
SUBJECTS
Business, Managemen
and accoun ing;
en i onmen al economics;
en i onmen & he
De eloping Wo ld;
sus ainable De elopmen
2 D. agga Wal e al.
na u al esou ces and mi iga ing en i onmen al ha m, while ( odeschini e al., 2020) no e he indus y’s
inc easing openness o sus ainable inno a ions. addi ionally, ( es a e al., 2022) sugges ha b ands
p io i izing social esponsibili y and sus ainable al e na i es expe ience g ea e consume accep ance,
inspi ing u he ac ion ac oss he sec o . as consume s become mo e awa e o en i onmen al issues,
he e is a p essing need o businesses o adop sus ainable p ac ices o mee his demand (agga wal,
2023). also, slow and sus ainable ashion ep esen s a ans o ma i e shi in he ashion indus y,
emphasizing e hical p ac ices, en i onmen al s ewa dship, and social esponsibili y. as a signi ican con-
ibu o o global ecological deg ada ion, he ashion indus y aces p essing challenges, including
excessi e was e, esou ce deple ion, and labo exploi a ion (ga de i & Mu hu, 2020). in esponse, slow
ashion p omo es a mind ul app oach o consump ion, p io i izing high-quali y, du able ga men s o e
he as -paced cycle o cheap, disposable clo hing ( hakke & sun, 2023). his pa adigm shi aligns
closely wi h se e al sDgs, pa icula ly goal 12 ( esponsible consump ion and P oduc ion), which ad o-
ca es o sus ainable p ac ices ac oss indus ies, and goal 8 (Decen Wo k and economic g ow h), which
emphasizes ai labo p ac ices and economic g ow h ha bene i s all. he p inciples o slow ashion
ad oca e o educed consump ion, anspa en supply chains, and he suppo o local a isans, which
con ibu e o a ci cula economy—minimizing was e and maximizing esou ce e iciency (Biancone
e al., 2023). By in eg a ing sus ainabili y in o ashion, his mo emen no only add esses en i onmen al
conce ns bu also p omo es social equi y, ensu ing ha wo ke s in de eloping coun ies ecei e ai
wages and wo k in sa e condi ions (kabba a & Zucchella, 2023). he adop ion o slow ashion p ac ices
empowe s consume s o make in o med choices, os e ing a cul u e o esponsibili y and awa eness ha
suppo s bo h ecological in eg i y and social jus ice ( hakke & sun, 2023). as he ashion indus y
inc easingly emb aces hese alues, i plays a c ucial ole in ad ancing he sDgs and c ea ing a mo e
sus ainable u u e o all.
howe e , despi e he acknowledgmen o sus ainabili y, challenges emain as consume s o en g a i-
a e owa ds as ashion, p esen ing obs acles o he adop ion o e hical p ac ices. he ashion indus y
is no only a majo consume o wa e bu also a signi ican pollu e , making sus ainabili y a s a egic
impe a i e. e en when consume s exp ess a willingness o pu chase sus ainably p oduced goods a a
highe cos , hei ac ual pu chasing beha io o en con adic s hese claims. his disconnec aises ques-
ions abou he e ec i eness o sus ainable p ac ices in a ac ing cus ome s and achie ing a compe i-
i e edge. hus, a comp ehensi e unde s anding o consume beha io is i al o ad ancing sus ainabili y
goals, aligning wi h he b oade objec i es o he sDgs. he e o e, i makes sense o conduc a sys em-
a ic e iew o gain a comp ehensi e unde s anding o his subjec . Wi h hese supposi ions in mind, he
ul ima e objec i e o his esea ch is o conduc a bibliome ic analysis o he slow and sus ainable
ashion li e a u e by examining scien i ic wo ks ha ha e been published du ing he las 40 yea s
(1983–2023).
Mo e speci ically, he esea ch ques ions ( Q) ha he endea o aims o add ess a e as ollows:
Q1. Who a e he mos con ibu ing and collabo a ing au ho s, coun ies, and ins i u ions in he li e a u e on
slow and sus ainable ashion?
Q2. Wha hemes and pa e ns a e p esen in he li e a u e on slow and sus ainable ashion?
Q3. Wha conclusions can be d awn om he li e a u e on possible di ec ions o u he s udies on slow and
sus ainable ashion?
By ollowing he de elopmen o he p oblem and iden i ying he mos esea ched a eas, as well as
hose ha a e s ill de eloping and may o e oppo uni ies o u u e esea ch, his bibliome ic s udy
seeks o na ow he esea ch gap. F om a heo e ical pe spec i e, by in eg a ing exis ing esea ch, de ec -
ing gaps in knowledge and inconsis encies, and c ea ing new heo e ical amewo ks, comp ehensi e
li e a u e e iews signi ican ly con ibu e o he heo e ical, me hodological, and hema ic g ow h o
nume ous disciplines (Domingos e al., 2022; Jung & Jeong, 2020; P eui & Yan, 2016). F om a manage ial
iewpoin , his s udy con ibu es o he body o esea ch on sus ainabili y as a wo ldwide conce n o
o ganiza ions, go e nmen s, and indi iduals, gi ing eade s a sense o he ield’s s a e o he a and
o ganizing i s indings (Š e ko & s e ek, 2018). Finally, i pinpoin s unexplo ed possibili ies ha migh
a ec consump ion pa e ns in a sus ainable manne .
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he a icle is s uc u ed as ollows: sec ion 2 p o ides a heo e ical iewpoin on he esea ch, ol-
lowed by a na a i e o he me hodology in sec ion 3, a discussion o he ou comes in sec ion 4, and a
inal explana ion o he di ec ions o u u e s udy in sec ion 5.
2.Theo e ical pe spec i es
slow ashion has eme ged as a sus ainable end(Jung & Jeong, 2020). in he ashion business, slow
ashion is a ela i ely new concep ha was ounded in 2008 and is based on sus ainable ideals. When
o e p oduc ion is no he goal, he goal is o minimize he exploi a ion o na u al esou ces; appa el
p oduc ion mo es slowly. simila ly, he consume needs o own and wea clo hing o a longe pe iod
o ime, and ea ly eplacemen o he i em is no encou aged. solino (solino e al., 2020) highligh ha
slow ashion is an indi idual-cen e ed end ha lessens he incen i e o apid and excessi e consump-
ion, while examining he mo i a ion o shi socie al a i udes and beha io s in he di ec ion o a bal-
ance be ween social, en i onmen al, and economic ac o s. slow ashion is a s ylish and sus ainable
mo emen ha emphasizes pu chasing ewe high-quali y i ems. he use ulness o as ashion is dis-
cussed in ‘slow ashion.’ he app oach allows o inancial success while simul aneously upholding he
igh s o wo ke s and he en i onmen , and p o ides exquisi e and conside a e appa el. he slow ashion
sys em, which ocuses on ‘designing, p oducing, consuming, and li ing be e ,’ is a new amewo k.
Quan i y is no longe he ocus, and quali y is. sys em changes a e emb aced slowly. his no ion is main-
ained in he business sec o since i is hough o be he bes and is suppo ed by indi iduals. o ees-
ablish i s connec ion o he laws o na u e, slow ashion depa s om he cu en powe and speed
s uc u e. in o he wo ds, his is a ashion ein e p e a ion. a sense o accomplishmen o social app o al
is associa ed wi h a consume ha ing access o ecen ashion ends. slow ashion shi s pe cep ions o
apid ashion by combining g adual p oduc ion and consump ion, a oiding he exploi a ion o people
and en i onmen al esou ces.
slow ashion is no jus a new way o hinking o he as - ashion business; i is also a new way o
p oducing goods. cus ome s’ a i udes owa ds he de imen al en i onmen al epe cussions o as
ashion ha e li le o no in luence on hei shopping decisions. in ac , while making clo hing pu -
chases, consume s a e mo e conce ned wi h i and s yle han wi h en i onmen al issues (Bu le &
F ancis, 1997). as ashion and sus ainabili y encompass a wide ange o hemes, esea che s ha e
obse ed ha i is imp ac ical o di icul o a single s udy o add ess all pe inen conce ns and
ques ions. consequen ly, he goal o his s udy was o de e mine cu en esea ch ends and mile-
s ones. By ocusing on his pa icula a ea o in e es , he cu en s udy o e s insigh ul in o ma ion
while conside ing he la ge con ex o ashion consump ion and sus ainabili y. Fo ins ance, an
exhaus i e su ey o he li e a u e can be used o ind pe inen in e na ional a icles on e hical ash-
ion. he esul s o his ype o e alua ion p o ide use ul in o ma ion o u u e esea ch and se e as
a ounda ion o u u e s udies.
able 1 ou lines he ounda ional pilla s o slow ashion, demons a ing how each con ibu es o
b oade sus ainable de elopmen objec i es. By adhe ing o hese p inciples, he ashion indus y can
signi ican ly mi iga e i s ecological oo p in while p omo ing social equi y and economic esilience.
Table 1. ini ial pilla s o slow ashion.
Pilla Desc ip ion Con ibu ion o sDgs
Quali y o e quan i y Focus on c ea ing and pu chasing ewe , high-quali y
ga men s ha las longe .
suppo s goal 12 ( esponsible consump ion)
e hical p oduc ion emphasizes ai labo p ac ices, ensu ing sa e wo king
condi ions and ai wages o wo ke s.
suppo s goal 8 (Decen wo k and economic
g ow h)
en i onmen al s ewa dship ad oca es o sus ainable ma e ials and p ac ices ha
minimize ecological impac .
suppo s goal 12 ( esponsible p oduc ion)
anspa ency encou ages b ands o be open abou hei supply chains and
sou cing p ac ices.
suppo s goal 12 (sus ainable p ac ices)
Localism P omo es suppo o local a isans and businesses, os e ing
communi y and cul u al he i age.
suppo s goal 11 (sus ainable ci ies and
communi ies)
Ci cula economy Focuses on ecycling, upcycling, and educing was e h ough
esponsible consump ion p ac ices.
suppo s goal 12 ( esponsible consump ion)
4 D. agga Wal e al.
3. Me hodology
o map he de elopmen o he mindse and iden i y he c i ical componen s (i.e., na ions, au ho s, and
jou nals) in a ious esea ch ields, his s udy used he bibliome ic analysis me hod o he li e a u e
e iew (gu ié ez-salcedo e al., 2017). his sys ema ic domain-based e iew examines a la ge body o
published esea ch o iden i y knowledge gaps and po en ial di ec ions o u u e s udies, as well as o
emphasize s a is ical indings and iden i y ends. a sys ema ic li e a u e e iew is a use ul ool o ‘iden-
i ying, e alua ing, and syn hesizing all he empi ical e idence ha sa is ies p e-speci ied eligibili y c i e-
ia o answe a gi en esea ch ques ion,’ bu i can be di icul o manually sea ch h ough and classi y
he as amoun o exis ing li e a u e. he cu en sys ema ic li e a u e e iew includes bibliome ic isu-
aliza ion ools o imp o e he e iew and analysis p ocesses. he in es iga ion was o ganized (Figu e 1)
in he ollowing s eps using p o ocols om he exis ing li e a u e (capobianco-U ia e e al., 2019; Paul
& c iado, 2020).
choose a da abase, (2) es ablish sea ch pa ame e s, and (3) analyze da a.
3.1. Da a collec ion
he i s s ep o he esea che s was o choose he bes da abase. he mos well-known academic da a-
base, scopus, is one ha esea che s use o lea n mo e abou he s a e o slow ashion oday. scopus
was used o wo easons: i s , i includes publica ions ha mee igo ous s anda ds o indexing, and
second, i o e s comp ehensi e bibliome ic in o ma ion o he publica ions i indexes. Fu he mo e,
in es iga ions aimed a compiling a subs an ial co pus o e iew can bene i g ea ly om scopus, a
scien i ic da abase o en ecommended o bibliome ic assessmen s (Don hu e al., 2021; Paul & c iado,
2020). ‘Web o science’s co e age is less han ha o scopus, making scopus a mo e comp ehensi e ye
excellen sou ce o bibliome ic da a (Paul e al., 2022).’ selec ing ele an sea ch e ms is a signi ican
decision ha is alida ed by subjec ma e expe s and based on a e iew o he li e a u e. he i le,
abs ac , and keywo ds ha e been added o he expanded sea ch pa ame e s. in he p esen s udy all
he ac o s has been aken om li e a u e e iew. he da a we e ga he ed using he mos pe inen
e ms, such as ‘slow ashion, e hical ashion, sus ainable ashion, eco- iendly ashion, and egan
ashion.’ Fo he sea ch app oach, all e ms we e joined using he Boolean ope a o ‘o .’ subsequen ly, a
p e iously speci ied sea ch s ing was employed o ob ain ma e ials om he scopus da abase. Only he
keywo ds and i le abs ac s we e sea ched o key e ms. a o al o 1256 esea ch documen s pe aining
o he yea s 1983–2023 we e iden i ied using he sea ch me hod. O he exclusion c i e ia we e also
applied he c i e ia u ilized in his s ep o he a icle selec ion p ocess in ol ed concealing he iden i y
Figu e 1. Me hodological amewo k o he bibliome ic analysis.
Sou ce: Resea che s’s own wo k.
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o he au ho s and jou nal names o adhe e o he guidelines o lundbe g e al. Because o he online
selec ion p ocess, he sample was limi ed o ields and was only a ailable in english. a e da a cu a ion,
343 a icles we e ex ac ed.
3.2. Da a analysis
his app oach includes ‘science mapping’ and ‘pe o mance analyses.’ in e ms o publica ions, he pe o -
mance analysis examines au ho s, a icles, sou ces, coun ies, and ins i u ions. in con as , science map-
ping uses bibliome ic echniques o iden i y pa e ns/collabo a ions/ne wo king in scien i ic esea ch.
he ollowing in o ma ion was ho oughly e alua ed o each o hese majo ca ego ies: (1) summa y
s a is ics, (2) annual scien i ic p oduc ion wi h ci a ions, (3) impac ul jou nals, (4) mos global and locally
ci ed sou ces, (5) impo an au ho s, in luen ial a ilia ion, and mos -impac ing na ions, (6) bibliog aphic
coupling, (7) hema ic analysis, (8) co-occu ence o keywo ds, (9) his o ical and con empo a y mo e-
men s o keywo ds, and (10) u u e esea ch di ec ions. Bo h e iew pape s p o ide e idence in a o o
no ionally de ined ca ego ies.
he il a ion p ocess o selec ing a icles on slow and sus ainable ashion was implemen ed o ensu e
a comp ehensi e and ele an s udy ocused on high-quali y esea ch as shown in he able 2. he
sea ch s ing, which included speci ic keywo ds like ‘slow ashion,’ ‘e hical ashion,’ and ‘sus ainable ash-
ion,’ was designed o cap u e a wide ange o pe inen li e a u e while il e ing ou un ela ed s udies.
By allowing all ypes o a icles, he selec ion aimed o ga he di e se pe spec i es and me hodologies,
en iching he bibliome ic analysis. limi ing he publica ion pe iod o 1999–2023 helped ocus on he
mos cu en esea ch ends and cap u e he e olu ion o hese concep s o e ime. in e ms o subjec
a eas, including disciplines such as business, social sciences, and en i onmen al science p o ided a holis-
ic unde s anding o slow ashion om a ious angles, while excluding un ela ed subjec s main ained he
ele ance o he li e a u e. no imposing es ic ions on documen ypes ensu ed ha all o ms o schol-
a ly wo k—such as a icles, e iews, and case s udies—we e conside ed, b oadening he analysis’s scope.
addi ionally, ocusing solely on english publica ions acili a ed consis ency in analysis, gi en ha english
is widely used in academic discou se. Ul ima ely, a i ing a a manageable numbe o 343 a icles allowed
o in-dep h examina ion while ensu ing ha he s udy emained ocused and easible. his ca e ul selec-
ion p ocess aimed o g ound he analysis o slow and sus ainable ashion in ele an , high-quali y
esea ch, acili a ing meaning ul insigh s in o he ield.
3.3. Da a isualiza ion
Many so wa e p og ams a e a ailable o bibliome ic analysis, including Bibexcel (Fahimnia e al.,
2015), ne wo k Wo kbench ool, Biblioshiny, Vos iewe (ca iggioli & Ughe o, 2019), insPi e, his ci e,
Van agePoin , Pajek (Pe sson e al., 2009), coPal ed, ci espace ii (li e al., 2018), gephi (Xu e al., 2018),
Bibexcel (Pe sson e al., 2009), and PePal ed. Bibliome ix and Vos iewe we e used o analyze he bib-
liome ic da a in his s udy. g aphs we e c ea ed in Mic oso excel using he Biblioshiny ou pu da a.
he documen s we e hen mos ly impo ed in o i ual Biblioshiny so wa e, which was c ea ed as an
Table 2. Ma e ial da a collec ion.
Ca ego y C i e ia nume al o Fil e ed a icles
sea ch s ing i le-abs-Key ‘slow ashion’ oR ‘e hical ashion’ oR ‘eco- iendly ashion’ oR
‘ egan ashion’ anD ‘sus ainable Fashion’
1256
access all ypes –
Pe iod including a icles be ween 1999 o 2023 –
subjec a ea Business, managemen , economics, social sciences, enginee ing, psychology,
en i onmen al science, ma e ial science, ene gy, and decision sciences: all
hese subjec a eas we e included, bu o he subjec s we e excluded.
(906)
Documen ype no Res ic ions –
Language o publica ion english only (7)
Final numbe o a icles o
u he bibliome ic s udy
343
Sou ce: au ho ’s wo k.
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in e ace o bibliome ics. ‘i p o ides a b oad ange o s a is ical echniques and isualiza ions (i
excels in o e ing dynamic isualiza ions ha show change o e ime) ha can be used o pe o mance
analysis o o de e mine he concep ual, in ellec ual, o social s uc u e o he ield, in con as o mos
o he bibliome ic ools.’ Fu he mo e, VosViewe , a isualiza ion p og am ha is widely used, was used.
4. Resul s analysis
4.1. Pe o mance analysis
i examines he con ibu ion o esea ch cons i uen s in a gi en ield (au ho s, ins i u ions, coun ies, and
jou nals). he conclusions om he bibliome ic analysis o 343 slow and sus ainable ashion publica ions
published be ween 1983 and 2023 a e p esen ed in his chap e . an anno a ed o e iew o he analysis
esul s is shown in Figu e 2. he a e age numbe o ci a ions o pape s published du ing his ime ame
in he scopus da abase was 18.54. he inc eased a e age numbe o ci a ions pe documen sugges s
ha he body o esea ch on sus ainable ashion is apidly expanding. he indings also e ealed ha
2918 di e en au ho s con ibu ed o he opic o slow and sus ainable ashion h oughou his ime. a
o al o we e 276 documen s ob ained om a single au ho . he e a e 2.77 co-au ho s on a e age o
each documen . his shows ha a signi ican numbe o esea ch pape s a e conduc ed in pa ne ship
wi h o he au ho s in a slow and sus ainable ashion. howe e , a subs an ial numbe o single-au ho
s udies we e conside ed.
4.2. Annual scien i ic p oduc ion
ini ially, we examined he his o y o he scien i ic ou pu . he publica ion in e es o e he conside ed
pe iod does no show a clea end line, as Figu e 3 illus a es. in 2000 and 2001, only one publica ion
was eleased annually; howe e , in 2002, ha numbe inc eased o h ee, and in 2003, i d opped o jus
wo. in 2004, he e we e six publica ions; in 2005, he e was ano he decline; and in 2006, he e we e
12. his oscilla o y pa e n pe sis ed un il 2012. subsequen ly, he e was an ongoing ising end om
2013 o 2023, which accoun ed o almos 90% o all publica ions in he da abase. compa ably, he
documen ea ned close o 50 ci a ions in o al in 2000, d opped o 46 in 2001, and inc eased o 48 in
2002. Un il 284 in 2004, i displayed a g owing endency; howe e , in 2005, i declined once mo e. he
a ia ion pe sis ed un il 2012, when he numbe o documen ci a ions showed a s eady inc ease.
Publica ions ecei ed o e 3000 ci a ions, wi h he highes possible numbe in 2019
B ad o d’s law, one o he co e ideas o bibliome ics, makes i possible o de e mine he main jou -
nals o a ce ain opic.
B ad o d’s law is he e o e equen ly used in bibliome ics o e alua e jou nal p oduc ion. Fu he mo e,
he in o ma ion shows ha 1256 esea ch a icles we e published in 698 publica ions. Mo e p ecisely, 417
pape s came om he i s g oup o 35 jou nals, 425 a icles om he second g oup o 247 jou nals, and
Figu e 2. summa y s a is ics.
Sou ce: R s udio.
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414 a icles om he hi d g oup o 414 jou nals (see able 3). B ad o d’s law s a es ha he heo e ical
numbe o a icles in each zone should be 1256/3 = 418, o 33.28% o he o al. able 3 shows ha he
numbe o a icles in each o he h ee zones is app oxima ely equal. howe e , he manne in which
i ems a e dis ibu ed ac oss all zones is inconsis en . B ad o d’s dis ibu ion did no ma ch ha o he
da ase . i can be in e ed ha less p es igious jou nals ha publish a icles speci ically on his opic a e
loca ed in Zone 1. howe e , as we p oceeded om Zone 2 o Zone 3, he numbe o a icles emained
cons an ; ins ead, he numbe o jou nals in hese zones con inued o inc ease. hese pe iodicals publish
a e age-quali y a icles and do no dedica e much ime o his opic. compa ed wi h he pape s ound
in he subsequen zones, hose ound in he co e zone (Zone 1) a e signi ican ly mo e p oli ic. a ew
well-known jou nals ound in Zone 1 (co e jou nals) include ‘sus ainabili y swi ze land, Jou nal o Fashion
Ma ke , Fashion P ac ice, in e na ional Jou nal o Fashion Design, echnology, and educa ion, and Jou nal
o global Fashion Ma ke ing.
able 4 lis s he jou nals wi h he highes con ibu ions. i is depic ed in Figu e 4 ha ‘ he sou ce ha
publishes he g ea es numbe o esea ch a icles and is mos equen ly chosen o esea ch using slow
and sus ainable ashion is sus ainabili y swi ze land ( P = 90). he Jou nal o global Fashion Ma ke ing
( P = 17) and Jou nal o Fashion Ma ke ing and Managemen ( P = 40)’ come nex . Fu he mo e, able
3 shows ha he s o y is simila , based on he o e all numbe o ci a ions. among he jou nals,
sus ainabili y swi ze land ( c = 1344) had he g ea es in luence. he Jou nal o global Ma ke ing
Managemen ( c = 325) and he Jou nal o Fashion Ma ke ing and Managemen ( c = 1571) come nex .
swi ze land’s sus ainabili y had he highes h-index a 20. ‘ he la ges alue o h indica es ha a speci ic
jou nal has published a leas h a icles, each o which has been ci ed a leas h imes, and is deno ed
as he h-index, which is a jou nal-le el me ic ha e alua es bo h he p oduc i i y and ci a ion impac
o publica ions linked wi h he jou nal’. he p oduc ion o he op i e sou ces o sus ainable and slow
ashion esea ch be ween 1983 and 2023 is shown in Figu e 5
he mos p oli ic au ho s in his ield o s udy, ep esen ed by 13 esea ch a icles, a e shown in Figu e 6.
he au ho who con ibu es he mos is choi- -M. he is a doc o a e and cu en ly wo king a he Uni e si y
Figu e 3. annual scien i ic p oduc ion wi h ci a ions.
Sou ce: R s udio.
Table 3. Zone-wise dis ibu ion o jou nals and publica ions.
Zone numbe o jou nals (%) o Jou nals numbe o a icles (%) o a icles
Zone 1 35 2.00% 417 33.20%
Zone 2 247 34.48% 425 33.83%
Zone 3 414 59.48% 414 32.96%
o al 696 100.00 1256 100.00
no e: Zone 1 consis s o leading jou nals in any discipline; hese publica ions push he knowledge bounda ies. Zone 2 jou nals can be hough
o as publica ions ha ollow Zone 1 jou nals since hey a e published in a ew di e en connec ed ields. Compa ed o he p eceding wo
zones, Zone 3 jou nals a e less ield-speci ic.
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signi ican ele ance bu less ad anced esea ch a eas, such as sus ainabili y, consump ion beha io , and
ma ke ing. he uppe -le quad an o niche hemes consis s o highly es ablished clus e s ha a e less
ele an o he cu en s udy a ea. hese clus e s included ene gy e iciency, al e na i e e iciency, and
ossil uels. ca bon dioxide syn hesis and ca alysis a e in he lowe le quad an , which can be classi ied
as an eme ging concep . ho ough examina ion is necessa y o comp ehend i s eme gence and dynam-
ics wi hin he o he quad an s. he mo o hemes loca ed in he uppe - igh quad an , which encompass
s udy a eas including a icles, humans, and humans, had bo h high densi y and high cen ali y. hese
hemes can enhance u u e esea ch. e ms such as sus ainable de elopmen ha e high cen ali y, bu
medium densi y. simila ly, he e m ex ile indus y has medium densi y bu low cen ali y.
in he pas 40 yea s, 7101 keywo ds linked o sus ainable and slow ashion ha e been disco e ed. he
minimum numbe o keywo ds was se o nine in his s udy, esul ing in 94 keywo ds ha me he c i-
e ia. his was done o iden i y he dis ibu ion and in e connec ions be ween he main a eas o esea ch
in a sus ainable and slow manne . Figu e 13 shows ha he keywo ds we e clus e ed in o i e clus e s
based on hei simila i y in he esea ch ield.
clus e 1 was domina ed by he heme o sus ainabili y, which had he g ea es numbe o linkages (82),
he highes o e all link s eng h (713), and was he mos p ominen heme. his sugges s a subs an ial
co ela ion be ween sus ainabili y and o he e ms in he same clus e , including en i onmen al sus ainabil-
i y, en i onmen al e ec s, ashion indus y, and co po a e social esponsibili y. Wi h a o al connec ion
s eng h o 44, eme ging na ions s and ou in clus e 2, highligh ing he in e connec edness o sus ainable
de elopmen and he need o sus ainable p ac ices in de eloping coun ies, such as india. clus e s 3 and
4 highligh he new keywo ds e hical ashion, consume beha io , sus ainable ashion, and he clo hing
indus y, e lec ing consume awa eness o sus ainable ashion p oduc s. in clus e 5, collabo a ion, ci cula
economy, inno a ion, and sus ainable p ac ices, hese keywo ds s and ou and depic he collabo a ion o
inno a i e sus ainable p ac ices in a ci cula economy o make he economy p ospe ous.
4.4. His o ic ad ances and con empo a y mo emen s o keywo ds in slow and
sus ainable ashion
he analysis o his o ical de elopmen s and con empo a y mo emen s in keywo ds ela ed o slow and
sus ainable ashion e eals signi ican ends o e i e dis inc pe iods, showcasing he e olu ion o
Figu e 13. Co-occu ence o keywo ds.
Sou ce: Vos iewe .
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schola ly ocus in his ield. he s udy employs densi y isualiza ion o illus a e keywo d occu ences
om 1983 o 2023 as shown in Figu e 14 and able 8, o e ing insigh s in o how esea ch hemes ha e
shi ed and ma u ed.
1. 1983-2000: in his ini ial pe iod, 236 keywo ds me he minimum occu ence h eshold o one. key
hemes such as biodi e si y, cos -bene i analysis, and en i onmen al pollu ion eme ged, indica ing an
ea ly awa eness o ecological impac s. howe e , e ms like ‘ a s,’ ‘males,’ and ‘animals’ aded om ele-
ance, sugges ing a na owing ocus owa d mo e impac ul en i onmen al conce ns. he e m
‘non-human’ emained s able, e lec ing a consis en acknowledgmen o non-human en i ies in en i on-
men al discou se.
2. 2001–2007: his phase saw an inc ease in keywo d occu ences, wi h 358 mee ing he h esh-
old. no ably, biodi e si y and en i onmen al pollu ion con inued o ise in p ominence. new
keywo ds like ‘sus ainable de elopmen ,’ ‘sus ainable en i onmen al policy,’ ‘ ashion,’ and ‘ma ke ing’
appea ed, ma king a shi owa ds in eg a ing sus ainabili y in o ashion discou se and policy
discussions.
3. 2008–2012: Wi h 178 keywo ds exceeding a minimum o wo occu ences, his pe iod highligh ed
ongoing in e es in sus ainabili y, biodi e si y, and ashion. new e ms such as ‘in es men ,’ ‘al e na e
Figu e 14. His o ic ad ances and con empo a y mo emen s o keywo ds in slow and sus ainable ashion.
Sou ce: Vos iewe .
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ene gy,’ ‘clima e change,’ ‘e hics,’ and ‘heal h ca e o ganiza ions’ eme ged, indica ing a b oade in e disci-
plina y app oach ha ecognized he in e connec edness o ashion wi h global en i onmen al and e h-
ical issues.
4. 2013–2018: his pe iod ma ked a su ge in engagemen wi h speci ic concep s, wi h 248 keywo ds
mee ing he minimum h eshold. keywo ds like ‘ ex ile and clo hing indus y,’ ‘e hical ashion,’ ‘slow ash-
ion mo emen ,’ and ‘sus ainable design’ became p ominen , e lec ing g owing en i onmen al conscious-
ness and he ise o e hical conside a ions in ashion. sus ainabili y and sus ainable de elopmen
con inued hei upwa d ajec o y, unde lining hei ounda ional ole in he discou se.
5. 2019–2023: he mos ecen pe iod demons a ed a ema kable inc ease, wi h 1399 keywo ds
mee ing he minimum h eshold o wo occu ences. his su ge indica es a signi ican schola ly ocus on
sus ainabili y, sus ainable de elopmen , ex iles, and en i onmen al pollu ion. he high occu ence o
hese keywo ds sugges s ha esea che s a e inc easingly add essing p essing en i onmen al conce ns
and emphasizing he need o sus ainable p ac ices wi hin he ashion indus y.
O e all, he bibliome ic analysis illus a es a clea ajec o y om a nascen awa eness o en i onmen-
al issues in he ea ly yea s o a obus and in e disciplina y engagemen wi h sus ainabili y in ecen
imes. each pe iod no only e lec s e ol ing academic in e es s bu also highligh s he g owing impo -
ance o sus ainable p ac ices and e hical conside a ions in ashion, demons a ing a signi ican shi
owa ds in eg a ing en i onmen al consciousness in o he indus y. his comp ehensi e o e iew p o-
ides aluable insigh s o esea che s and p ac i ione s looking o unde s and he dynamics o slow and
sus ainable ashion and i s ele ance in con empo a y discou se.
5. Discussion and conclusion
5.1. Discussion
5.1.1. Gene al ends in he slow and sus ainable ashion li e a u e
a e app op ia ely ou lining he summa y s a is ics, we quickly o e looked he indings. Fi s , ou
bibliome ic analysis did no equi e ca e ul collec ion o sample da a, as o he bibliome ic analyses
ha e been conduc ed. none heless, o c ea e a iable esea ch pa h o he opic, we u ned o com-
pa a i ely simple and quan i iable p ima y da a ga he ing as well as he use o app op ia e analy ical
me hodologies o assess he amoun o esea ch ha has been conduc ed in a slow and sus ainable
manne . in he discussion ha ollows, we look a a ew selec ed sample esul s, ou lining some
insigh s ha schola s, o ganiza ions, and poli icians migh use. his s udy examines he body o
esea ch on sus ainable and slow ashion ound in he scopus da abase. o de e mine he p esen
Table 8. Con empo a y mo emen s o keywo ds.
Keywo ds F eq Keywo ds F eq Keywo ds F eq Keywo ds F eq Keywo ds F eq
a icle 5 sus ainable
de elopmen
7 Fashion 22 sus ainabili y 71 sus ainabili y 269
P io i y jou nal 5 Re iew 7 sus ainable
de elopmen
19 sus ainable
de elopmen
49 sus ainable
de elopmen
163
non-human 4 Ma ke ing 7 sus ainabili y 14 ex ile 17 ex iles 47
Ra 4 en i onmen al
impac
7 a icle 14 e hical Fashion 11 Consump ion
beha io
36
Male 4 Human 7 Human 13 Clo hing indus y 10 Ca alysis 8
animal 3 sus ainable 6 e hics 9 Consump ion
beha io
9Ca bon oo p in 7
Con olled s udy 3 uK 6 in es men s 5 sus ainable design 6ene gy u iliza ion 7
Biodi e si y 3 Fashion 6 al e na i e ene gy 2 Renewable
Resou ces
3 en i onmen al
pollu ion
6
Cos -bene i
analysis
2 en i onmen
policy
6 Biodi e si y 2 slow ashion
mo emen
33d p in ing 3
en i onmen al
p o ec ion
2ai pollu ion 3Clima e change 2ene gy model 3
Compu e
simula ion
3Heal h ca e
o ganiza ions
2
sus ainable 3
aca i 3
Sou ce: Resea che s wo k.
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s a e o esea ch in his ield, we employed Biblioshiny and Vos eiwe o Bibliome ix analysis, looking
a he ‘con ibu ions o jou nals, au ho s, keywo ds, keywo d Plus, highly ci ed pape s, ins i u ions,
and na ions.’ ele ance, ci a ions, and publica ions indica e ha his esea ch a ea is becoming inc eas-
ingly popula . he esul s also demons a e ha leading coun ies, o ganiza ions, and sou ces in his
subjec a e ound in ad anced economies. in a simila ein, de eloped economies mos ly collabo a e
in esea ch. his can be iewed h ough he p ism o s a e-o - he-a global esea ch. Fu he mo e,
Figu e 15 illus a es he ela ionships ac oss coun ies, au ho s, publica ions, and associa ions as pos-
sible sou ces o illumina ion da a. he ela ionships be ween he Uni ed kingdom, Yonsei Uni e si y,
and henninge ce in p o iding a op-no ch s udy on slow and sus ainable li e a u e a e depic ed in
Figu e 15a. Figu e 15b addi ionally highligh s he ela ionships be ween kO e (au ho ), sus ainable
ashion (keywo d), and Usa (coun y), since hese ela ionships ha e helped p oduce signi ican
insigh s in his ield o s udy. Figu e 15c illus a es he pa ne ships ha ha e esul ed in high-calibe
esea ch in his sec o be ween Fle che k (sou ce), henninge ce (au ho ), and he Uni ed kingdom
(coun y).
5.2. Conclusion
globally, esea ch on slow and sus ainable ashion has expanded d ama ically o e he las ew decades.
Biblioshiny and Vos eiwe we e u ilized o bibliome ic analysis o a da ase consis ing o 343 docu-
men s o e alua e he e olu ion o schola ly esea ch on his subjec , iden i y he mos in luen ial
poin s o iew, and highligh esea ch goals ha a e subs an ially ad ancing he body o li e a u e.
Bibliome ics p o ides in o ma ion abou he mos pe inen au ho s, coun ies, hemes, o ganiza ions,
and sou ces. he a io o publica ions o ci a ions has inc eased o e he las ew decades. he esul s
o he in es iga ion indica e ha sus ainabili y ( P = 90) is he jou nal wi h he highes numbe o
esea ch a icles published and he highes selec ion o s udies using slow and sus ainable ashion.
he Jou nal o global Fashion Ma ke ing ( P = 17) and Jou nal o Fashion Ma ke ing and Managemen
( P = 40) come nex . he au ho who con ibu ed he mos was choi -M. he mos widely ci ed pape
wo ldwide is hUn sD, 1986, J Mac OMa k ( c = 176), whe eas he mos widely ci ed a icle locally
is Joe gens, 2006, J Fash Ma k Manage (97 local ci a ions). addi ionally, hong kong Poly echnic
Uni e si y ook he i s place (34 publica ions), headed by Donghja Uni e si y (27 publica ions) and
Yonsei Uni e si y (24 publica ions). he Usa, he Uk, and china ha e close wo king pa ne ships in he
ield o sus ainable and slow ashion esea ch. clus e 1 was domina ed by he heme o sus ainabili y,
which had he g ea es numbe o linkages (82), he highes o e all link s eng h (713), and was he
mos p ominen heme.
Mo eo e , u u e ending opics, as pe he analysis, a e sus ainable ashion and co po a e social
esponsibili y, sus ainable de elopmen and economic de elopmen , consume beha io and e hical ash-
ion, luxu y, social media, and us . his analysis p o ides a amewo k o indi iduals en e ing he slow
and sus ainable ashion ield by ou lining scien i ic esea ch a eas and highligh ing eme ging ends in
his sec o . his s udy has ce ain limi a ions ha may aid u u e esea che s in b oadening he scope o
hei wo k. One no able limi a ion o he p esen in es iga ion is i s exclusion o c ucial da abases such
as ‘ he Web o science and google schola , among many o he s.’
Fu u e esea che s can use Web o science, google schola , and many o he da abases o e ie e
he da ase om he scopus da abase. Fu he mo e, conside ing he olume o esea ch conduc ed in
his a ea and he impossibili y o a single da abase o e ing a comple e pic u e o a ield o s udy wi h
such a wide global impac , o he esea ch a eas ha me i addi ional s udy may in ol e he use o
o he da abases o a combina ion o he wo p ima y bibliome ic da abases, Web o science and
scopus. Fu he mo e, he analysis only conside ed esea ch publica ions published in english, and
impo an ma e ials published in nume ous o he languages we e excluded. las ly, he s udy’s ocus on
a icles p ima ily om de eloped o high-income coun ies, wi h limi ed ep esen a ion om
middle-income coun ies like indonesia and india, u he complica es gene alizabili y. a mo e balanced
dis ibu ion o esea ch sou ces could yield dualis ic insigh s, o e ing a iche unde s anding o he
slow ashion phenomenon.
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Figu e 15. gene al ends in slow and sus ainable ashion li e a u e.
Sou ce: R- s udio.
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6. Fu u e esea ch di ec ions
6.1. Sus ainable ashion and co po a e social esponsibili y
Fu u e esea ch hemes, as depic ed in Figu e 16, should ocus on supply chain managemen and con-
sume s’ mo al decision-making, pa icula ly in ela ion o wha d i es and in luences en e p ises o
emb ace cs p og ams in compa ison o o he s ( es a e al., 2022). he ounda ional elemen s o co po-
a e social esponsibili y (cs ) conce ns in he ashion indus y and he ways in which he sec o uses
cs ini ia i es o boos ea nings, cu expenses, and conduc business mo ally could be he main a eas
o concen a ion (agga wal, 2023). Mo eo e , he endency o disca d ela i ely new clo hing has
inc eased owing o he o e consump ion o appa el. as a esul , s udies should be conduc ed o de e -
mine how his ype o beha io con ibu es o disposal issues and how o add ess hem by looking in o
clo hing exchanges o model en als o bo h new and used appa el (sa a e al., 2023). Fu he mo e,
u u e s udies could examine he connec ion be ween e hical consump ion and pe sonal beha io o
comp ehend he d i ing o ces behind consump ion.
6.2. Sus ainable de elopmen and economic de elopmen
h ee sepa a e componen s a e included in he complex no ion o sus ainable de elopmen , which is
loca ed a he nexus o he en i onmen : en i onmen al, social, and economic issues (Š e ko & s e ek,
2018). he economy uses ene gy and na u al esou ces om he en i onmen o p oduce goods and
se ices o socie y, esul ing in emissions and pollu ion. en i onmen al pollu ion has inc eased wi h con-
inued p oduc ion (P eui & Yan, 2016). i is essen ial o p o ec he en i onmen om con amina ion
caused by hese ac i i ies o gua an ee ha u u e gene a ions can access and use i o hei equi e-
men s. in ecen yea s, he idea o assessing quali y o li e has a ac ed much in e es , especially in
ela ion o sus ainable de elopmen . addi ionally, a heal hy quali y o li e p omo es economic de elop-
men in any economy(J. Paul & c iado, 2020)
6.3. Consume beha iou and e hical ashion
consume s a e he li eblood o ashion indus y. hus, i is c i ical ha hey unde s and he b ands, p o-
duc ion p ocesses, ma ke ing s a egies, and challenges aced by he as - ashion indus y. consume s a e
p epa ed o pay mo e o appa el p oduced by businesses ha use o ganic ma e ials, p o ide decen
sala ies, uphold mo al p inciples, o o e mo e du able goods. he e o e, o be mo e esponsible and
ha e an impac on cus ome s’ pu chase decisions, apid ashion needs o conside i s p oduc s om hei
pe spec i e. F om his pe spec i e, sus ainable consume beha io is bene icial o bo h indi iduals and
Figu e 16. ending opics.
Sou ce: R s udio.
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socie y. i is impe a i e o he ashion indus y o adop a mo e sus ainable way o doing hings.
Unde s anding how o acili a e his change is c ucial (solino e al., 2020)
6.4. Luxu y, social media, and us
a ple ho a o ma e ials a e a ailable on social media o enhance one’s comp ehension o sus ainable
ashion consump ion. social science s udies may be able o cap u e social beha io s associa ed wi h
sus ainable ashion consump ion as hey a e e lec ed in sM because genY and genZ a e eadily isible
on he pla o m and sha e hei e e yday ou ines and ac i i ies(s. Jung & Jin, 2016). an e hnog aphic
analysis could depic he ela ionships among membe s o communi ies o p ac ice o sus ainable ash-
ion, o he e ol ing a i udes and belie s o cus ome s who begin implemen ing new sus ainable beha -
io s wi hou much in o ma ion. he in e play be ween luxu y, social media, and us eshapes he ashion
landscape(n. Paul e al., 2022). social media emphasizes au hen ic in ol emen and uni ied online p es-
ence, making i a po en ool o b ands o build and main ain us .
he cu en s udy makes wo signi ican con ibu ions: (a) i sees slow ashion as a concep ha is
in eg a ed wi h sus ainable ashion, expanding he body o knowledge; (b) By p o iding a guide on
‘exis ing esea ch di ec ions and sugges ing he eme ging endencies in his ield,’ his analysis helps
hose who a e new o he ield o sus ainable and slow ashion. i p o ides signi ican and accu a e
insigh s ha policymake s, academics, and o ganiza ions may ind use ul.
Fu u e esea ch on sus ainable ashion and co po a e social esponsibili y (cs ) should ocus on supply
chain managemen and consume e hical decision-making, pa icula ly ega ding wha d i es companies o
adop cs ini ia i es ( es a e al., 2022). i is essen ial o explo e he ounda ional elemen s o cs in he
ashion indus y and how hese e o s can enhance p o i s and e hical p ac ices (agga wal, 2023), espe-
cially gi en he ising issue o clo hing o e consump ion and disposal, which calls o solu ions like clo hing
exchanges o en als (sa a e al., 2023). he concep o sus ainable de elopmen , which encompasses en i-
onmen al, social, and economic dimensions, unde sco es he need o balance economic g ow h wi h en i-
onmen al p o ec ion o ensu e esou ce a ailabili y o u u e gene a ions (P eui & Yan, 2016; Š e ko &
s e ek, 2018). addi ionally, consume beha io is c ucial, as shoppe s inc easingly p e e b ands ha p io -
i ize sus ainabili y and e hics (solino e al., 2020). he in e play be ween luxu y, social media, and us is
also eshaping he ashion landscape, making social media a i al ool o b ands o engage au hen ically
wi h consume s (n. Paul e al., 2022). O e all, he s udy con ibu es aluable insigh s in o slow and sus ain-
able ashion, o e ing guidance o policymake s and indus y s akeholde s.
Au ho s’ con ibu ion
Deepanshi agga wal: concep ualiza ion, W i ing—o iginal d a p epa a ion; Fazla abby: concep ualiza ion, W i ing—
e iew and edi ing, so wa e, Fo mal analysis, Visualiza ion; Mochammad Fahle i: W i ing—o iginal d a p epa a ion,
Me hodology, Valida ion, in es iga ion, Da a cu a ion, P ojec adminis a ion; andhyka Mu aqin: W i ing— e iew and
edi ing, Valida ion, in es iga ion, esou ces, Funding acquisi ion; ohi Bansal: W i ing— e iew and edi ing,
Me hodology, Visualiza ion, supe ision, P ojec adminis a ion
Disclosu e s a emen
no po en ial con lic o in e es was epo ed by he au ho (s).
Funding
his esea ch ecei ed g an om B awijaya Uni e si y.
Abou he au ho s
D . Deepanshi Agga wal, assis an P o esso a i &s Bhiwani, b ings academic excellence as a gold Medalis in
B.com & M.com honou s om Maha shi Dayanand Uni e si y. he esea ch ocuses on Ma ke ing & Finance, wi h
publica ions in op- ie jou nals (scopus, Web o science, Ugc ca e, aBDc) and con e ence p esen a ions.
cOgen BUsiness & ManageMen 21
D . Fazla Rabby is a dynamic and inno a i e business manage wi h a obus educa ional backg ound, ex ensi e
eaching expe ience, and a p o en ack eco d in academia and indus y. D . Fazla abby ea ned his PhD om he
Uni e si y o sou he n Queensland while his Mas e in in o ma ion sys ems is om cen al Queensland Uni e si y,
along wi h a ious o he c eden ials ha u he enhanced his business and in o ma ion echnology skills. D . abby
is cu en ly he Di ec o a he s an o d ins i u e o Managemen and echnology, whe e he manages he academic
depa men and o e sees egula o y ma e s in coo dina ion wi h he go e nmen and o he key s akeholde s. his
commi men o esea ch is a co ne s one o his academic jou ney, mani es ing in a se ies o impac ul publica ions
spanning di e se and apidly e ol ing ields. no ably, his esea ch con ibu ions include insigh ul books, book chap-
e s and a icles ocused on cu ing-edge opics such as Blockchain echnology, Digi al Ma ke ing, and a i icial
in elligence. hese publica ions e lec his dedica ion o expanding he bounda ies o knowledge and demons a e
a p oac i e engagemen wi h eme ging echnologies ha a e pi o al in oday’s academic landscape. Du ing my
enu e as an academic a di e en uni e si ies and ins i u es, D Fazla abby played a pi o al ole in os e ing a
dynamic lea ning en i onmen . he deli e ed lec u es beyond adi ional bounda ies, inco po a ing in e ac i e wo k-
shops and engaging semina s o s imula e c i ical hinking among s uden s. collabo a ing wi h ellow academics, he
ac i ely e ined eaching me hods, emphasising inno a i e app oaches o enhance he lea ning expe ience. D .
abby is also an ac i e membe o se e al p o essional bodies, including he aus alian compu e socie y, ieee and
he aus alian Ma ke ing associa ion.
D . Mochammad Fahle i is a dis inguished schola wi h a doc o al deg ee om he B awijaya Uni e si y. cu en ly
holding he posi ion o assis an p o esso a Bina nusan a a Uni e si y, he also se es as a esea ch ellow a
Uni e si i sul an Zainal abidin (UnisZa) in Malaysia. his esea ch ocuses on co po a e go e nance and inancial
managemen . as he ounde o he P i ie lab esea ch cen e , D . Fahle i has made signi ican con ibu ions o he
ield, ea ning ecogni ion among he op 2% o esea che s wo ldwide in business managemen by s an o d
Uni e si y and else ie . he is also an ac i e edi o and e iewe o se e al high-impac academic jou nals.
Andhyka Mu aqin, a ilia ed wi h he Facul y o adminis a i e sciences a Uni e si as B awijaya (UB) in Malang, was
bo n in Madiun in 1985. he has held a acul y posi ion in he UB since 2010. Mu aqin comple ed his unde g adua e
s udies in he Public adminis a ion Depa men a UB Malang and subsequen ly ob ained a mas e ’s deg ee in he
s a e adminis a ion Depa men a gadjah Mada Uni e si y. addi ionally, he has equen ly pa icipa ed in a ious
s a egic esea ch p ojec s a egional and na ional le els unded by he aPBD/aPBn and has se ed as an expe
s a membe o he Ba u ci y DP D.
D . Rohi Bansal is wo king as a Facul y in Depa men o Managemen s udies in Vaish college o enginee ing,
oh ak. he ob ained Ph.D. in Managemen om Maha shi Dayanand Uni e si y, oh ak. Wi h a ich expe ience o 17
yea s, he has achie ed g ow h h ough obus and p oac i e academic ini ia i es. he has au ho ed & edi ed 43
books wi h enowned na ional & in e na ional publishe s including sp inge na u e, igi global, sc i ene -Wiley
Publishing, De g uy e , cen al Wes Publishing e c. in addi ion o, D . ohi has published 160 esea ch pape s and
chap e s in jou nals o epu e including scopus indexed as well as edi ed books. his esea ch wo k is published in
leading publishe s like sp inge , MDPi, hindawi, igi global, cell P ess, De g uy e , else ei , inde science, Wiley e c. he
has also p esen ed pape s in 55 con e ences and semina s including iiM indo e, iiM anchi, iiM Jammu and iiM
kozhikode. his a ea o in e es includes ma ke ing managemen , o ganiza ional beha io , se ices ma ke ing, cus-
ome engagemen , digi al ma ke ing, in luence ma ke ing, human esou ce managemen , eme ging echnologies,
e-lea ning and sus ainable de elopmen . he is Managing edi o o in e na ional Jou nal o 360° Managemen e iew.
he has se ed as membe o echnical commi ee in many in e na ional con e ences. he has ac ed as session chai
and speake in many in e na ional con e ences.
ORCID
Deepanshi agga wal h p://o cid.o g/0000-0001-7707-3441
Fazla abby h p://o cid.o g/0000-0002-2683-7218
Mochammad Fahle i h p://o cid.o g/0000-0002-1419-8308
andhyka Mu aqin h p://o cid.o g/0000-0003-4195-7610
ohi Bansal h p://o cid.o g/0000-0001-7072-5005
Da a a ailabili y s a emen
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