International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (IJESBM) | ISSN: 2394-160X

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (IJESBM)
ISSN: 2394-160X

Editor-in-Chief:
Prof. Virginia Barba-Sánchez,
Department of Business Administration,
ESII, Paseo de los Estudiantes,
s/n, Albacete-02008,
Spain

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (IJESBM) is a scholarly journal dedicated to the publication of original research and scholarly contributions in the fields of entrepreneurship, small business management, and business development. The journal provides a forum for theoretical, empirical, and applied research examining entrepreneurial activity, small and medium-sized enterprises, business formation and growth, management practices, innovation, and the broader economic and organizational environment in which entrepreneurial and small-business activities take place. The journal welcomes interdisciplinary research addressing the development, management, performance, sustainability, and transformation of entrepreneurial ventures and small businesses in different economic and institutional contexts.

Aim and Scope
The journal aims to facilitate the dissemination of rigorous research and scholarly analysis concerning entrepreneurship, small business management, and business development. The scope includes, but is not limited to:

Entrepreneurship theory, practice and entrepreneurial processes
Entrepreneurial intention, behaviour and decision-making
Opportunity identification, evaluation and exploitation
New venture creation, start-ups and venture development
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their management
Small business strategy, planning and performance
Business growth, development and competitiveness
Innovation, creativity and entrepreneurial innovation
Technology entrepreneurship and digital entrepreneurship
Social, sustainable and responsible entrepreneurship
Family businesses and family entrepreneurship
Women and youth entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial finance, funding and investment
Small-business financial management and accounting
Marketing and customer management in small businesses
Human resource management in entrepreneurial and small-business organizations
Leadership, organizational behaviour and management practices in SMEs
Operations, supply chain and resource management in small businesses
Business networks, partnerships and entrepreneurial ecosystems
Incubators, accelerators and support systems for new ventures
Entrepreneurship education and training
Institutional, regulatory and policy environments affecting entrepreneurship and SMEs
International entrepreneurship and internationalization of small businesses
Rural, regional and community-based entrepreneurship
Informal businesses and micro-enterprises
Business sustainability, resilience and risk management
Digital transformation and technology adoption in SMEs
Business development strategies and enterprise support
Entrepreneurial ecosystems, regional development and economic impact
Comparative and cross-country studies of entrepreneurship and small-business development

The journal considers research articles, review articles and other scholarly contributions that provide substantive theoretical, empirical, methodological, or applied insights into entrepreneurship, small business management, and business development.

IJESBM ISSN: 2349-160X fulfils the UGC criteria for ethical publication - as per new UGC 9678711_PUBLIC-NOTICE-CARE

Submission: irpeditor@gmail.com or submission@irphjournals.com (submit your paper as email attachment).

Types of Contributions:
Research Articles: These should present original and carefully documented research findings. Experimental, computational, theoretical or applied procedures should be described in sufficient detail to allow the work to be evaluated and, where appropriate, reproduced.

Short Communications: These are suitable for reporting concise but complete findings, new observations, methodological developments, innovative approaches, or other significant results that can be communicated effectively in a shorter format.

Review Articles: Reviews and perspectives covering significant and current topics within the scope of the journal are welcome. Review manuscripts are subject to peer review.

Publication Frequency: Two issues per year.

Article Preparation Template: [Download Template File]
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