Journal profile · BUSINESS
Entrepreneurship Research Journal
ISSN 2194-6175 · eISSN 2157-5665 · Walter de Gruyter
Entrepreneurship Research Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.1; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,712; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Entrepreneurship Research Journal is published by Walter de Gruyter and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Family Business Performance and Succession and Private Equity and Venture Capital, together about 57.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting33.2%
- Family Business Performance and SuccessionBusiness, Management and Accounting16.3%
- Private Equity and Venture CapitalBusiness, Management and Accounting8.4%
- Innovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting7.9%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting7%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting3.9%
- Firm Innovation and GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 205OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 468 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 36 | 10 |
| 2025 | 27 | 11 | 23 |
| 2024 | 22 | 12 | 82 |
| 2023 | 23 | 8 | 146 |
| 2022 | 48 | 19 | 520 |
| 2021 | 57 | 15 | 730 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 2194-6175
- Electronic ISSN
- 2157-5665
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Entrepreneurship Research Journal
What CAS zone is Entrepreneurship Research Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Entrepreneurship Research Journal is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Entrepreneurship Research Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.1; CiteScore 6.7, h-index 45.
Which databases index Entrepreneurship Research Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Entrepreneurship Research Journal is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Entrepreneurship Research Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Entrepreneurship Research Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,712.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .