Journal of Case Research and Inquiry - JCRI

JCRI Journal

Announcement: The Western Casewriters Association (WCA) and the Journal of Case Research and Inquiry (JCRI) invite educators, practitioners, and students to submit consulting cases for the 2026 "Making Your Consulting Case" competition. The outstanding consulting cases will be invited for submission to a special issue of JCR with Consulting cases. For more information and important dates, click here.

Journal of Case Research and Inquiry (JCRI), the peer reviewed online publication of the Western Casewriters Association (WCA). The journal publishes teaching case studies, consulting cases, case-like pedagogical exercises for use in the classroom, alongside notes and scholarly articles related to case research and case teaching. Each case has been thoroughly peer-reviewed and is ready for the classroom. Instructors who use JCRI cases or exercises may request from the journal the accompanying instructor’s manual. The cases published in JCRI address diverse issues in business and society. They include studies of for-profit, nonprofit, and governmental organizations in several countries around the world. While most of the cases published were based in the United States, JCRI publications have also included cases on truly global companies, as well as organizations operating in Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, El Salvador, Honduras, India, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, The Philippines, The Solomon Islands, S. Korea, Thailand, and the Ukraine. We welcome submissions about classic or contemporary business issues anywhere in the world in the areas of business and public administration, nonprofit management, social entrepreneurship, finance, accounting, economics, marketing, education, and public policy.

(1) TEACHING CASE STUDIES are primarily intended to support classroom instruction, including decision-making and the application of theory and best practices, and may or may not require a managerial decision. Teaching cases are necessarily accompanied by Teaching Instructor Manuals (TIMs) that are not published but may be provided to instructors.

(2) CONSULTING CASES ask the reader to develop solutions to issues faced by managers and organizations, with emphasis on practical solutions over theoretical applications. Consulting cases are accompanied by a detailed Consulting Instructor Manuals (CIMs), also called Consulting Reports, that may be provided to instructors. Consulting cases can be appropriate for a midterm or final exam or other assignments.

(3) ARTICLES are scholarly papers on case research, teaching with cases, and related pedagogical issues.

(4) NOTES are industry, legal, or theoretical analyses or summaries to accompany cases.

Finally, (5) EXERCISES provide a “case like” learning experience in the classroom, and may be associated with, or independent from, teaching cases.

All cases, IMs, articles, notes, and exercises are double blind peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. Cases may be derived from primary field research, secondary research, or a combination of both. JCRI does not accept fictional cases, nor cases, notes, or articles previously published elsewhere. Case authors are required to obtain release forms, when necessary, from the organizations studied. Because JCRI is an online journal, cases employing multimedia methods and links to web resources are especially welcome. JCRI cases, articles, notes, and exercises are available full-text and free of charge to educators and students. Educators are encouraged to place in their syllabi links to JCRI cases, articles, and notes.

Authors should review the JCRI submission guidelines, and may contact the editor, Steve McGuire, at editor@jcri.org .  For information on the Western Casewriters Association, please visit our website at www.westerncasewriters.org