International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
- Editor in Chief
- Prof. Leo Paul Dana
- ISSN online
- 1741-8054
- ISSN print
- 1476-1297
- 12 issues per year
- Impact factor (Clarivate Analytics) 2025 JIF 0.7
- CiteScore 1.6 (2024)
JCI 0.16

IJESB publishes and fosters discussion on international, cross-cultural and comparative academic research about entrepreneurs and SMEs. The journal focuses on specialised research topics such as entrepreneurs in ethnic enclaves, the influence of religion on entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs in the informal sector, self-employment among aboriginal/indigenous peoples, and gender issues in self-employment. In addition, it highlights entrepreneurs from minority communities, and also self-employment in peripheral economies including the Arctic and the bazaar.
Topics covered include
- Government policy on entrepreneurship
- Small businesses in ethnic enclaves
- Self-employment among immigrants and other minority groups
- Indigenous self-employment
- Self-employment in Arctic regions
- Gender and entrepreneurship
- Informal self-employment
- Part-time self-employment
- Religion and entrepreneurship
Objectives
The objectives of IJESB are to establish an effective channel of communication between policy makers, government agencies, academic and research institutions and persons concerned with entrepreneurship in society. It also aims to promote and coordinate international research efforts. The international dimension is emphasised in order to understand cultural and national barriers and to meet the needs of entrepreneurs in the global economy.
Readership
IJESB provides a vehicle to help academics, researchers, policy makers, and entrepreneurs, working in the field, to disseminate information and to learn from each other's work. This includes indigenous enterprise, and employment creation.
Contents
IJESB publishes original papers, empirical studies, theoretical frameworks and book reviews. Special theme issues are devoted to important topics.
Browse issues
IJESB is indexed in:
- Scopus (Elsevier)
- Web of Science: Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics)
- Academic OneFile (Gale)
- CAB Abstracts - Agriculture and International Development Indexes
- CAB Animal Sciences
- CAB Abstracts - Environmental Sciences Indexes
- CAB Abstracts - Human Sciences Abstracts
- CAB Abstracts - Leisure and Tourism Abstracts
- CAB Abstracts - Plant Sciences Abstracts
- cnpLINKer (CNPIEC)
- Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale)
- OneFile Business (Gale)
- General OneFile (Gale)
- CAB Global Health
- Google Scholar
- Info Trac (Gale)
- Inspec (Institution of Engineering and Technology)
- J-Gate
- Pirabase (Smithers Pira)
- ProQuest Advanced Technologies Database with Aerospace
- RePEc
IJESB is listed in:
- National Agency for Evaluation of the University and Research System (ANVUR)
- Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities
- Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) Academic Journal Guide
- The BFI lists
- CNRS Economics and Management list
- UGC (University Grants Commission)
- FMS Journal Rating Guide
- HCERES (High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education)
- ICI World of Journals (Copernicus)
- JUFO
- Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers
- University of Queensland Business School Journal List
- VHB-JOURQUAL (Germany)
Honorary Editor in Chief
- Hoy, Frank, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA
Editor in Chief
- Dana, Leo Paul, Dalhousie University, Canada
(lp762359dal.ca)
Associate Editors
- Arslan, Ahmad, University of Oulu, Finland
- Gartner, William B., Babson College, USA
- Halkias, Daphne, École des Ponts ParisTech, France
- Hall, C. Michael, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
- Hamza, Taher, EM Normandie Business School, France
- Ibrahim, A. Bakr, Concordia University, Canada
- Ramadani, Veland, South-East European University, Macedonia, F.Y.R.
- Ratten, Vanessa, La Trobe University, Australia
- Sharma, Naman, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, India
- Shinato, Teruo, Nihon University, Japan
- Simba, Amon, Nottingham Trent University, UK
Regional Editor Asia
- Kamei, Katsuyuki, Kansai University, Japan
Regional Editor Canada
- Anderson, Robert B., University of Regina, Canada
Regional Editor Europe
- Ribeiro-Soriano, Domingo Enrique, Universitat de València, Spain
Regional Editor USA
- McDougall, Patricia P., Indiana University, USA
Editorial Board Members
- Abu Nasra, Muhammed, Tel Aviv University, Israel
- Ahmed, Tariq, International University of Rabat, Morocco
- April, Wilfred Isak, International University of Management, Namibia
- Audretsch, David B., Indiana University, USA
- Aziz, Miriam R., INSEEC Business School, France
- Broccardo, Laura, Università degli studi di Torino, Italy
- Brush, Candida G., Babson College, USA
- Caputo, Andrea, University of Trento, Italy and University of Lincoln, UK
- Carter, Sara, University of Glasgow, UK
- Chew, Soon-Beng, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Cumming, Douglas J., York University, Canada
- Dabic, Marina, Nottingham Trent University, UK and University of Zagreb, Croatia
- De Castro, Julio, Instituto de Empresa Business School, Spain
- Elo, Maria, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
- Esposito, Paolo, Eastern Pidmont University, Italy
- Ferreira, João, University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal
- Filion, Louis Jacques, HEC Montreal, Canada
- Gërguri-Rashiti, Shqipe, American University of Middle East, Kuwait
- Giacosa, Elisa, University of Turin, Italy
- Golovko, Elena, Tilburg University, Netherlands
- Guieu, Gilles, Aix-Marseille Université, France
- Hamieh, Alaa, TBS Business School, France
- Hart, Mark, Aston University, UK
- Holmquist, Carin, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
- Jafari-Sadeghi, Vahid, Aston University, UK
- Joshi, Drumil, Southern Power, USA
- Katalin-Szabo, Zsuzsanna, "Petru Maior" University of Tirgu-Mureş, Romania
- Katz, Jerome A., Saint Louis University, USA
- Keen, Christian, Universite Laval, Canada
- Knight, Gary A., Willamette University, USA
- Krueger, Jr, Norris, Entrepreneurship Northwest, USA
- Kumar, Pawan, Lovely Professional University, India
- Lanfranchi, M., University of Messina, Italy
- Light, Ivan H., University of California, Los Angeles, USA
- Maalaoui, Adnane, IPAG business School, France
- Mallet, Julie, Kingston University, UK
- Marlow, Susan, University of Nottingham, UK
- Matthews, Shane, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
- McElwee, Gerard, University of Huddersfield, UK
- Menipaz, Ehud, Ben Gurion University, Israel
- Menzies, Teresa V., Brock University, Canada
- Messeghem, Karim, University of Montpellier, France
- Mohammadparast Tabas, Abdollah, University of Oulu, Finland
- Muhammad, Nabeel, UC Berkeley, USA
- Muhos, Matti, University of Oulu, Finland
- Musso, Domenico, Pontificia Università Lateranense, Italy
- Obrecht, Jean-Jacques, Université se Strasbourg, France
- Ohkita, Kenichi, Aichi University, Japan
- Palalic, Ramo, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
- Pellegrini, Massimiliano M., University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy
- Pennetta, Daniela, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
- Peris Ortiz, Marta, Universidad Politècnica de Valencia, Spain
- Pillania, Rajesh K., Management Development Institute Gurgaon, India
- Pio, Edwina, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
- Poddar, Sandeep, Lincoln University College, Malaysia
- Prestamburgo, Sonia, University of Trieste, Italy
- Rambe, Patient, Central University of Technology, South Africa
- Salamzadeh, Aidin, University of Tehran, Iran
- Salloum, Charbel, EM Normandie Business School, France
- Salloum, Laura, TBS Business School, France
- Saridakis, George, Kent University, UK
- Sgroi, Filippo, University of Palermo, Italy
- Siegel, Donald S., University at Albany, SUNY, USA
- Sjölander, Sören, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
- Storey, David J., University of Warwick, UK
- Suomi, Kati, University of Turku, Finland
- Suwanmaneepong, Suneeporn, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology, Thailand
- Thurik, Roy, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Trappey, Charles, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, ROC
- Verduyn, Karen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Voss, Julia, Westphalian University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- Welsh, Dianne H.B., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
- Welter, Friederike, IfM Bonn and University of Siegen, Germany
- Westhead, Paul, Durham University, UK
- Zafar, Sohail, Lahore School of Economics , Pakistan
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Research in the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business suggests that entrepreneurship may be far more than a vehicle for economic growth. Two back-to-back studies show that entrepreneurial thinking, especially in how individuals perceive and respond to challenges, can also foster psychological resilience and enhance personal well-being. The findings suggest that we should redefine the value of entrepreneurship in society as it could have implications for education, policy, and development strategies [...]
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