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| Journal of Business Venturing | |
|---|---|
| Title | Journal of Business Venturing |
| Discipline | Entrepreneurship |
| Abbreviation | JBV |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| History | 1985–present |
| Impact | 8.3 |
| Impact-year | 2023 |
Journal of Business Venturing is a peer‑reviewed academic journal focusing on entrepreneurship studies, small business research, innovation management, and new venture creation. The journal serves scholars affiliated with institutions such as Stanford University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge, and London Business School, and interfaces with policy bodies like the European Commission, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, World Bank, United Nations Development Programme, and Small Business Administration.
The journal was established in 1985 amid rising interest from researchers at Babson College, Wharton School, Kellogg School of Management, Columbia Business School, and INSEAD who drew on prior work from conferences such as the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, the Strategic Management Society, and the Allied Academies Conference. Early editorial leadership included scholars associated with University of California, Berkeley, Northwestern University, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth College, and University of Michigan, positioning the journal alongside outlets like Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. Over decades the journal reflected debates sparked by landmark events including the Dot-com bubble, the 2008 financial crisis, and policy shifts following reports from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and European Union white papers.
The journal emphasizes empirical, theoretical, and methodological work relevant to founders, investors, and ecosystems, engaging with actors and institutions such as Silicon Valley, Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Goldman Sachs, and European Investment Fund. Topics range across firm formation, corporate venturing, family business studies, social entrepreneurship, and technology commercialization, drawing on literatures from authors associated with Carnegie Mellon University, University of Chicago, New York University, University of Oxford, and National University of Singapore. Work often cites market actors and events like NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange, Initial public offering, Venture capital, and policy frameworks influenced by Small Business Act and reports from World Intellectual Property Organization.
The journal is indexed in major databases and services used by scholars at Clarivate Analytics, Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCOhost, and ProQuest, and appears in citation lists maintained by institutions such as Google Scholar, ResearchGate, SSRN, RePEc, and Crossref. Inclusion in listings by organizations like Association of Business Schools and recognition in rankings produced by Times Higher Education, QS World University Rankings, and Financial Times support researcher assessment at universities including University of Toronto, University of Sydney, Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Seoul National University.
Citations to the journal's articles are tracked alongside influential works published in outlets like Journal of Business Research, Management Science, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, and Harvard Business Review, contributing to discourse among policymakers at European Central Bank and fund managers at BlackRock and Vanguard. Recognition includes placement on lists used by grant bodies such as National Science Foundation, Economic and Social Research Council, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Horizon 2020 panels, and awards from professional societies including Academy of Management and Strategic Management Society. The journal's impact factor and ranking have been discussed in critiques alongside debates about metrics from Journal Citation Reports, Eigenfactor, and h-index analyses.
The journal has published influential studies informing practice and scholarship, cited in works by scholars at University of California, Los Angeles, Yale University, Princeton University, Cornell University, and Duke University. Seminal articles address effects of venture capital on firm growth, patterns observed in Silicon Valley and Route 128, entrepreneurial cognition linked to research from University of Pennsylvania and MIT Sloan School of Management, and studies of social enterprise with ties to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Skoll Foundation. Contributions have informed governmental initiatives like Small Business Innovation Research and influenced corporate strategies at firms such as Microsoft, Google, Apple Inc., Amazon (company), and IBM.
The editorial board comprises editors and associate editors drawn from institutions including Stanford Graduate School of Business, Harvard Business School, INSEAD, IE Business School, and ESADE Business School, with reviewers from disciplinary hubs such as London School of Economics, HEC Paris, Rotman School of Management, Sloan School of Management, and Columbia Business School. Peer review follows single‑ or double‑blind procedures customary in publications like Nature, Science (journal), The Lancet, Management Science, and Organization Science, and incorporates editorial screening, external review, revision, and editorial decision stages used by journals overseen by publishers such as Elsevier, Wiley-Blackwell, Springer Nature, and Taylor & Francis.
Published by Elsevier, the journal appears bimonthly in print and online, accessible through library subscriptions at institutions including British Library, Library of Congress, National Library of Australia, Bibliothèque nationale de France, and Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Authors often deposit preprints in repositories such as SSRN and institutional archives at universities like University of Cambridge and University of Oxford, and comply with open access policies influenced by funders including Wellcome Trust, European Research Council, UK Research and Innovation, and National Institutes of Health.
Category:Academic journals