Journal profile
The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance
ISSN 2373-1753 · eISSN 2373-1761 · Pepperdine University · United States
The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 4 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance is published by Pepperdine University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Private Equity and Venture Capital, Corporate Finance and Governance and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, together about 45.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance (JEF) was established in 1991 and is a premier source of academic research related to small business finance and entrepreneurship. The journal's audience, both as authors and as readers, includes academicians and practitioners in the field everywhere. Relevance, originality, rigor, timeliness, and quality are among the key criteria used for making decisions on submitted manuscripts. The JEF publishes both print and digital editions. There is neither a submission fee nor a publishing fee. To ensure maximum impact and reach, the journal is indexed in Digital Commons, ProQuest, EconPapers, EconStor, RePEc, as well as other indices and repositories. { top }
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief James C. BrauPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Private Equity and Venture CapitalBusiness, Management and Accounting18.6%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting16.1%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting10.6%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.1%
- Working Capital and Financial PerformanceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.8%
- FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital FinanceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.7%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Financial Analysis and Corporate GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting3.5%
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
Google Scholar, ProQuest, RePEcPublisher 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
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,020Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 334 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 186 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 246 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 260 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 281 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 260 |
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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
Please see the journal's Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement page. { top }
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Creative Commons (CC) Licensing Information
Creative Commons licensing: CC BY-NC 4.0, allowing free re-use with attribution for non-commercial purposes; articles published before September 2020 display an 'All rights reserved' statement in error but are subject to the CC BY-NC license. Model summary
The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance allows re-use of its content in accordance with the CC BY-NC 4.0 creative commons license. This allows for free re-use of content, with attribution, for non-commercial purposes. Please note: articles published before September 2020 display an "All rights reserved" statement, but this was included in error and in fact they are subject to the CC BY-NC license a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
Open access: gold open access; articles are free to read immediately upon publication. Model summary
The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance adheres to the gold standard of open access publishing, which is that the digital versions of JEF articles are available, free of charge, to researchers and the general public immediately upon publication. The JEF allows readers to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of its articles for non-commercial purposes. { top }
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
Review process: double-blind peer review. Model summary
The The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance follows a double-blind review process. { top }
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Digital archiving policy: CLOCKSS. Model summary
The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance uses the CLOCKSS digital archiving policy.
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
- Pepperdine University
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2373-1753
- Electronic ISSN
- 2373-1761
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance
How long does peer review take at The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 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.
Which databases index The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance is indexed in DOAJ.
Is The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance open access, and what is the APC?
The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .