Journal profile · BUSINESS
Small Enterprise Research
ISSN 1321-5906 · eISSN 1175-0979 · Taylor & Francis
Small Enterprise Research: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 293 days to acceptance (31 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 6% (journal website); 10 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Small Enterprise Research is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Firm Innovation and Growth, together about 49% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Small Enterprise Research is the official journal of the Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand Ltd (SEAANZ), a not-for-profit organisation founded in 1987 to promote links between academics, practitioners and policymakers that are active in the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) ecosystem. As the official journal of SEAANZ, Small Enterprise Research is dedicated to the advancement of these 'four pillars' through the dissemination of knowledge. Small Enterprise Research (SER) is an international, scholarly, and double anonymized peer-reviewed journal. Established in 1992, it presents practitioner, analytical and theoretical insights focused on MSMEs and entrepreneurship.: SER was originally the outlet for studies from researchers from Australasia but our focus now is very much international and we welcome submissions from any country. We remain committed to publishing quality and rigorous research from a range of disciplines, with the overarching aim of supporting and promoting MSMEs to enable them to thrive both in our region, and globally. In recent years we have attracted submissions from academics and practitioners from all over the world, reflecting our global relevance in the field of entrepreneurship. Aims and Scope We publish rigorous peer reviewed studies focused on MSMEs and entrepreneurship for academic researchers, practitioners and policymakers. We are interested in practitioner contributions on MSMEs. We welcome rigorous empirical, theoretical and methodological studies that use qualitative, mixed methods or quantitative research approaches, and that are directly relevant to entrepreneurship and MSMEs. Topics Topics we publish must contribute to the body of knowledge to support micro and small enterprises thrive. We welcome practitioner and research submissions on: Growth and new venture development: including on opportunity generation, growth, and the internationalisation of SMEs Inclusive entrepreneurship:for instance, disability entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, and creative entrepreneurship, minority entrepreneurship (such as silver entrepreneurship, ethnic entrepreneurship, indigenous entrepreneurship or mumpreneurs) Gender and entrepreneurship Family business Entrepreneurship education including teaching case studies Micro and small enterprise response to crises: for instance response to the current pandemic, climate change, natural disasters Digitalisation of MSMEs The social role of MSMEs Research No
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS
Editor-in-chief Tanya JuradoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named New Zealand 5, United Kingdom 1, Australia 1, Singapore 1 (8 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 Accounting27.5%
- Family Business Performance and SuccessionBusiness, Management and Accounting12.7%
- Firm Innovation and GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.8%
- Innovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting6.9%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.5%
- Private Equity and Venture CapitalBusiness, Management and Accounting5.6%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
- Migration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Sciences4.3%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ProQuest, EBSCOhost, Gale, Australian Business Deans Council Journal Quality ListPublisher website
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.66Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 203OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 28,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 531 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2024 | 15 | 3 | 50 |
| 2023 | 13 | 4 | 90 |
| 2022 | 18 | 8 | 222 |
| 2021 | 32 | 7 | 516 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
293 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 219 days – 366 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (31 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 314 days
- Sample
- 31 articles with submission and acceptance dates (30 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 119 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 136 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program). Model summary
Small Enterprise Research is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability a…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1321-5906
- Electronic ISSN
- 1175-0979
- Society / sponsor
- Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand Ltd
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Small Enterprise Research
What CAS zone is Small Enterprise Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Small Enterprise Research 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 Small Enterprise Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 36.
How long does peer review take at Small Enterprise Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 31 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 293 days (interquartile range 219–366 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6%. 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 Small Enterprise Research based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are New Zealand (5), United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Small Enterprise Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Small Enterprise Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Small Enterprise Research open access, and what is the APC?
Small Enterprise Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .