About this journal

Aims and scope

Overview

Aims and Scope

The primary purpose of the

Journal of Small Business Management (JSBM)

is to publish scholarly research articles in the fields of small business management and entrepreneurship. As the official journal of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), the JSBM is recognized as a primary instrument for projecting and supporting the goals and objectives of this organization, which include scholarly research and the free exchange of ideas. The journal, which is circulated in 60 countries around the world, is a leader in the field of small business research.

The following is a list of research topics of interest to JSBM readers:

  • Family and Founders Owned Enterprises
  • Women and Minority Owned Enterprises
  • Small Business Strategy and Organization
  • Small Business and Entrepreneurial Marketing
  • Franchising and Small Business
  • Internationalization and International Entrepreneurship
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Education
  • New Venture Creation and Venture Capital
  • Small Business Finance and Accounting
  • Small Enterprise Governance and Agency
  • Small Business Technology and Innovation
  • Small Business Policy, Economics, and Legal Issues
  • Small Business Operations and E-Commerce
  • Small Business Assistance and Training Programs
  • Small Business Leadership and Entrepreneurial Behavior

For more detailed information about the journal, please visit: https://icsb.org/project/jsbm/

Readership

Researchers, academics, and entrepreneurs

Keywords

management, small, business, journal, entrepreneurship, West, Virginia, university, international, council, ICSB, WVU, MBA, accounting, entrepreneur, organization, strategy, technology, marketing, consumer, literature, capital, markets, human, resources, mission, statement, research, family, legal

Abstracting and Indexing Information

  • ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest)
  • Academic ASAP (GALE Cengage)
  • Accounting, Tax & Banking Collection (ProQuest)
  • Business Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing)
  • Business ASAP (GALE Cengage)
  • Business Premium Collection (ProQuest)
  • CatchWord (Publishing Technology)
  • Current Contents: Social & Behavioral Sciences (Clarivate Analytics)
  • EBSCO Online (EBSCO Publishing)
  • Emerald Management Reviews (Emerald)
  • Entrepreneurship Database (ProQuest)
  • InfoTrac (GALE Cengage)
  • Journal Citation Reports/Social Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics)
  • OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition (HW Wilson)
  • ProQuest
  • Proquest Business Collection (ProQuest)
  • ProQuest Central (ProQuest)
  • ProQuest Central K-363
  • Proquest Pharma Collection (ProQuest)
  • ProQuest Politics Collection (ProQuest)
  • ProQuest Sociology Collection (ProQuest)
  • PsycINFO/Psychological Abstracts (APA)
  • Research Library (ProQuest)
  • Research Library Prep (ProQuest)
  • Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest)
  • Social Sciences Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics)

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 329K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 5.3 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 5.8 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 11.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 2.440 (2023) SNIP
  • 1.632 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 5 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 54 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 30 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 5% acceptance rate

Editorial board


Editors-in-Chief

Ayman El Tarabishy, Ph.D
President & CEO,
International Council for Small Business (ICSB)
[email protected]

Eric Liguori, Ph.D
Associate Dean for Research and External Relations
Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship
Florida State University
[email protected]

Katia Passerini, Ph.D
Interim President,
Seton Hall University
[email protected]

Senior Associate Editor  

James Vardaman, University of Memphis, USA
Martie-Louise Verreynne, The University of Queensland, Australia  

Please contact the office at: [email protected]
International Council for Small Business (ICSB)

Editor Emeritus

George T. Solomon, D.B.A.
School of Business, Dept. of Management
George Washington University, USA


Associate Editors

Lise Aaboen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Mujtaba Ahsan, San Diego State University, USA
Stefano Bonini, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
Daniel Clark, Ivey Business School, Western University, Canada
Amandeep Dhir, University of Agder, Norway
Ondrej Dvouletý, Prague University of Economics and Business, Czech Republics
Silvia Fernandes Costa, University of Groningen
Antje Fiedler, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Maximilian Goethner, University of Twente, Netherlands
Marko Grunhagen, Eastern Illinois University, USA
Maribel Guerrero, Newcastle Business School, UK
Masatoshi Kato, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
Sascha Kraus, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Raj Mahto, University of New Mexico, USA
Laura Marler, Mississippi State University, USA
Diego Matricano, University of Campania, Italy
Ben McLarty,  Rowan University, USA
Esra Memili, UNC Greensboro, USA
Hiroyuki Okamuro, Hitotsubashi University, Japan
Annaleena Parhankangas, Iowa State University, USA
Rob Pidduck, Old Dominion University, USA
Panos Piperopoulos, La Trobe University, Australia
Susana Santos, Florida State University, USA
Mark Schenkel, Belmont University, USA
Amon Simba, Nottingham Trent University, UK
Stjepan Srhoj, University of Split, Croatia
Christina Theodoraki, Toulouse Business School, France

Senior Editorial Advisory Board

Herman Aguinis, Ph.D., George Washington University, USA
Melissa Cardon, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, USA
William Jackson, Ph.D., University of Alabama
Norris Krueger, Entrepreneurship Northwest, USA
Tom Lumpkin, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, USA
Shaker Zahra, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, USA



Open access

Journal of Small Business Management is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

Why choose open access?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

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