Journal profile
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge
ISSN 2336-2960 · Sciendo · Czechia
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge is published by Sciendo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy and Vocational and Entrepreneurial Education, together about 44.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IJEK welcomes conceptual and empirical studies addressing entrepreneurship at the individual, firm, industry, and ecosystem/policy levels, including work examining how managerial, market, financial, institutional, and macroeconomic conditions influence entrepreneurial behaviour, venture outcomes, competitiveness, and sustainable performance. Topics include (but are not limited to): Entrepreneurship and SME development; start-ups/scale-ups; incubation and acceleration; family business Entrepreneurial behaviour, intention, and decision-making; competencies, skills, and entrepreneur profiles Innovation and business models; digital entrepreneurship and digital transformation; knowledge management and organizational learning (including in SMEs and entrepreneurial firms) Entrepreneurial finance, performance, growth, and value creation; international entrepreneurship; international trade, finance, and firm internationalization Marketing, branding, customer behaviour, and market strategies in the context of entrepreneurial firms, SMEs, and growth-oriented ventures HRM, leadership, training, and organizational behaviour with demonstrated relevance to innovation, entrepreneurship, SMEs, or entrepreneurial performance Corporate governance, CSR/ESG, sustainability reporting, and green management practices where linked to performance, competitiveness, or entrepreneurial/SME contexts Policy, institutions, and macroeconomic environment affecting entrepreneurship and business development (e.g., labour markets, inflation/unemployment dynamics, investment climate/FDI, taxation, and regulation) Social and ecological impact of entrepreneurship: regional and international perspectives
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Beata GavurovaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Czechia 14, Slovakia 9, Hungary 6, Romania 4, Mainland China 1 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting24.7%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences12%
- Vocational and Entrepreneurial EducationSocial Sciences8.2%
- Management and Organizational PracticesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
- Financial Analysis and Corporate GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting3.5%
- Firm Innovation and GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting3.2%
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, J-Gate, Naver, OCLC, Semantic Scholar, EBSCO (relevant databases), EBSCO Discovery Service, EconBiz, Microsoft Academic, WanFang Data, CNKI Scholar (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), Baidu Scholar, Naver Academic, ANVUR, Economics and Statistics (Area 13), QOAM (Quality Open Access Market), Ulrich's Periodicals Directory/ulrichsweb, WorldCat (OCLC), ProQuest (relevant databases), Summon (ProQuest), Primo Central (ExLibris), KESLI-NDSL (Korean National Discovery for Science Leaders), NAVIGA (Softweco), TDNet, CNPIEC, cnpLINKed, JournalTOCs, ReadCube, MyScienceWork, ResearchGate
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.26OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 286 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 187 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 257 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 408 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 400 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 473 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 491 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- articlesArticlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use AI tools
AI tools cannot be authors; use must be disclosed in Materials and Methods. Model summary
IJEK supports the position statement concerning the utilization of AI tools, e.g. ChatGPT, in the origin of academic papers issued by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). According to the statement, AI tools should not be attributed authorship of a paper since they are not accountable for the content produced. Moreover, the use of AI tools must be disclosed in respect of transparency standa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Simultaneous submissions not permitted. Model summary
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge is committed to meeting high standards of ethical behavior at all stages of the publication process. The Editorial Board, office, and reviewers’ team are doing their best to duly follow the Guidelines on good publication practice of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in all editorial proceedings. We strongly recommend to all our current an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge (ISSN 2336-2960) is published by the Center for International Scientific Research of VŠO and VŠPP in cooperation with the following partners: Pan-European University in Prague, Czech Republic School of Business and Administration of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Portugal Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, U…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access and fees
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Model summary
All articles are published free of charge. IJEK is an Open Access journal and does not charge readers or their institutions for access.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double-blind peer review by at least two independent reviewers after desk review. Model summary
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge (IJEK) maintains a standard double-blind peer-review process. In a double-blind process, the author does not know the reviewer’s identity, and the reviewer does not know the identity of the author.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2336-2960
- Print ISSN
- 2336-2952
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (14), Slovakia (9) and Hungary (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .