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Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
ISSN 1932-4391 · eISSN 1932-443X · Wiley-Blackwell
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal: CAS Zone 2 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.63; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,100; median 510 days to acceptance (71 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 6% (journal website); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 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, Private Equity and Venture Capital and Corporate Finance and Governance, together about 47.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal (SEJ) is a general-interest entrepreneurship journal that publishes original research through a developmental, double-blind review process. SEJ welcomes research that is theory-driven or phenomenon-driven, that works at the micro, meso, or macro levels, and that is quantitative, qualitative, or conceptual in nature. SEJ will occasionally consider manuscripts that review and synthesize existing research or evaluate methodological issues in entrepreneurship if they have the potential to make unusually strong contributions to our understanding of the field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 115, Canada 10, France 7, Switzerland 7, Spain 6 (175 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 Accounting24.5%
- Private Equity and Venture CapitalBusiness, Management and Accounting12.8%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting10.3%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting10.1%
- Family Business Performance and SuccessionBusiness, Management and Accounting6.6%
- Innovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
- Firm Innovation and GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 6.63LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 11.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 11.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 425OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 57.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 33Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 301,068Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 674 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 21 | 21 |
| 2025 | 42 | 30 | 137 |
| 2024 | 40 | 29 | 393 |
| 2023 | 44 | 34 | 953 |
| 2022 | 36 | 14 | 893 |
| 2021 | 30 | 17 | 1,016 |
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
510 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 318 days – 636 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (74 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 539 days
- Sample
- 71 articles with submission and acceptance dates (82 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 602 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 23 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,100 / EUR 3,400 / GBP 2,720 | — | — |
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 websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship
Originality requirement: manuscripts must not be previously published or under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Submitted manuscripts should not have been previously published and should not be submitted for publication elsewhere while they are under consideration by SEJ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Funding sources must be listed in Acknowledgments on title page. Model summary
List all funding sources in the Acknowledgments section on your title page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright & Licensing
Permission grants required for third-party copyrighted material. Model summary
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper. You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Model
Anonymization required for peer review, including document properties. Model summary
In addition to anonymizing the text, please ensure document properties are also anonymized. Document Inspector helps you find and remove hidden data and personal information stored in the anonymized version of your manuscript. Here's how to use it: Open the Document Inspector: Go to File > Info > Check for Issues > Inspect Document; Inspect the Document: Select or clear the options to remove or sa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Embedded rich media allowed; combined files must not exceed 350 MB. Model summary
The combined manuscript files, including video, audio, tables, figures, and text must not exceed 350 MB.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1932-4391
- Electronic ISSN
- 1932-443X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
What CAS zone is Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal is in Zone 2 of Management, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Business / Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.63; CiteScore 11.4, h-index 118.
How long does peer review take at Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 71 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 510 days (interquartile range 318–636 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6% (2025). 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 Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal based?
Of the 175 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (115), Canada (10) and France (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,100.
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: .