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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #232Top JournalHybrid

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

Identifier (ISSN):1042-2587(Print)/1540-6520(Online)
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Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
6.9↓ -1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

WoS Q1
4711149.99202210.520237.820247.920256.92026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):6.9
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
5.67
#232

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
224

224 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate6.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
67articles/year
36.29% Gold OA•93.44% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (ETP) is an interdisciplinary scholarly journal for conceptual and empirical research that develops, tests or extends theory relating to entrepreneurship, broadly defined. Article Topics include, but are not limited to: - New Venture Creation, Development, Growth, and Performance - Characteristics, Behaviors and Types of Entrepreneurs - Small Business Management - Family-Owned Businesses - Corporate, Social, and Sustainable Entrepreneurship - National and International Studies of Enterprise Creation - Research Methods in Entrepreneurship - Venture Financing

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Business93%Economics85.1%Political science71.3%Law67%Finance61.5%Computer science54.9%Marketing45.9%Entrepreneurship45.6%Sociology44%Philosophy40.1%Mathematics39.8%Psychology39%Management35.1%Biology32.9%Physics30.1%Epistemology27.7%Geography27.1%Social psychology22.9%Industrial organization22%History20.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

BUSINESS

Q1
Rank48/323
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

BUSINESS

Q1
Rank68/324
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF6.9
Articles / Year54
Total Citations27
2025
IF7.9
Articles / Year56
Total Citations338
2024
IF7.8
Articles / Year44
Total Citations638
2023
IF10.5
Articles / Year33
Total Citations844
2022
IF9.993
Articles / Year67
Total Citations2,943

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #232Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1989, 1994, 2004-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
5.67

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
12.12

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,513 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,972
3-Year Documents190
Citable Documents178

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate23.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Business and International ManagementQ1
Economics and EconometricsQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 6.4%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区BUSINESS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (ISSN: 1042-2587) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of BUSINESS, published by Wiley-Blackwell in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 6.90, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 5.670 (Q1), an H-index of 224.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 67 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $4,513 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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