Journal profile · Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics and Econometrics
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
ISSN 1476-1297 · eISSN 1741-8054 · Inderscience Publishers
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2026 Xinrui edition); subscription journal; 128 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business is published by Inderscience Publishers and is classed under Management in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Family Business Performance and Succession and Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, together about 51.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International publishers of academic, scientific and professional journals since 1979, disseminating research in science, engineering & technology; business; environment; computing
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics and Econometrics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting31.5%
- Family Business Performance and SuccessionBusiness, Management and Accounting12.5%
- Innovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting7.4%
- Private Equity and Venture CapitalBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences4.9%
- Firm Innovation and GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting3.9%
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)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 557OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 78LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,469 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 102 | 17 | 6 |
| 2025 | 128 | 12 | 67 |
| 2024 | 170 | 15 | 204 |
| 2023 | 175 | 41 | 375 |
| 2022 | 146 | 20 | 289 |
| 2021 | 155 | 28 | 466 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Inderscience Publishers
- ISSN
- 1476-1297
- Electronic ISSN
- 1741-8054
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
What CAS zone is International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .