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IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #4,924Top JournalSubscription

Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship

Identifier (ISSN):1551-3114(Print)/1551-3122(Online)
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Publisher:Now Publishers Inc.
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
4.5↑ +2.8
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS ESCITop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship

WoS Q2
13462.820231.520241.720254.52026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4.5
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.998
#4,924

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
42

42 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCITop Tier
Self-Citation Rate6.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
8articles/year
0% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Foundations and Trends® in Entrepreneurship publishes survey and tutorial articles in the following topics: - Nascent and start-up entrepreneurs - Opportunity recognition - New venture creation process - Business formation - Firm ownership - Market value and firm growth - Franchising - Managerial characteristics and behavior of entrepreneurs - Strategic alliances and networks - Government programs and public policy - Gender and ethnicity - New business financing - Business angels - Family-owned firms - Management structure, governance and performance - Corporate entrepreneurship - High technology - Small business and economic growth

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
BusinessEconomicsPolitical ScienceFinanceLawComputer ScienceSociologyEngineering
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

BUSINESS

Q2
Rank112/323
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

BUSINESS

Q3
Rank190/324
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF4.5
Articles / Year3
Total Citations0
2025
IF1.7
Articles / Year16
Total Citations27
2024
IF1.5
Articles / Year9
Total Citations84
2023
IF2.8
Articles / Year6
Total Citations128
2022
IF—
Articles / Year7
Total Citations74

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,924Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2005-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.998

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.36

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,408 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations100
3-Year Documents20
Citable Documents20

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate57.1%

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 EconometricsQ2
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: 6.7%

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):
4区 (Zone 4)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4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

Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship (ISSN: 1551-3114) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of BUSINESS, published by Now Publishers Inc. in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.50, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.998 (Q1), an H-index of 42.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 8 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Subscription model with an estimated APC of $3,408 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
Subscription
Publisher
Now Publishers Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28