Journal of Small Business Management (JSBM)
The primary purpose of the Journal of Small Business Management (JSBM) is to publish scholarly research articles in the fields of small business management and entrepreneurship. As the official journal of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), the JSBM is recognized as a primary instrument for projecting and supporting the goals and objectives of this organization, which include scholarly research and the free exchange of ideas. The journal, which is circulated in 60 countries around the world, is a leader in the field of small business research. JSBM membership is for “personal” subscriptions only and for personal use.
Mission Statement:
All manuscripts should address research issues in a rigorous way using qualitative, quantitative or a combination of these techniques; however, JSBM encourages the incorporation of pragmatic advice for practitioners based on the research results.
Team
Dr. George Solomon, JSBM Editor-in-Chief
In addition to his role as Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Small Business Management (JSBM), Dr. Solomon also serves as Director of the GW Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence , and Chair of the Wilford White Fellows for the International Council of Small Business (ICSB). He is the Past President of the U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) and ICSB. From 1976 until 2004, Dr. Solomon held various managerial positions at the Small Business Administration (SBA), including Director of the Office of Special Initiatives and Deputy Associate Administrator for Business Initiatives Education and Training. Dr. Solomon has published and edited over 130 articles, books of readings, book chapters, reference materials, and proceedings articles in both the areas of entrepreneurship and small business management and organizational behavior and dynamics. Dr. Solomon received his Doctorate of Business Administration from The George Washington University School of Government and Business Administration, with a major in Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management and Organizational Behavior and Development. He was the first individual at that time to receive a doctorate in entrepreneurship/small business management from a major accredited school of business. He received his M.B.A. from Suffolk University, B.B.S. from Central Connecticut State University, and A.S. from Norwalk Community College.
Email: gsolomon@gwu.edu
Michael Battaglia
Michael Battaglia serves as the Operations Manager for ICSB, supporting nearly 3,000 members around the world. Michael coordinates management, knowledge sharing, and communication between ICSB’s 14 affiliates and ICSB board members. In this role, he develops the websites for several organizations and affiliates as well as the monthly ICSB Bulletin and webinar series, among many others. In addition, Michael coordinates the annual Global Entrepreneurship Research and Policy Conference and is the Business Manager of ICSB’s Journal of Small Business Management (JSBM). Together with Dr. George Solomon in June 2012, Michael gave a presentation, How to Get Published in a Top Tier Journal: Insights from the Editor of JSBM, at the 57th Annual ICSB World Conference in Wellington, New Zealand. Michael received both his B.B.A. (Marketing), and M.B.A. from GWU.
Phone: 001-202-994-0704
Email: jsbm@gwu.edu; info@icsb.org
2013 Impact Factors
Impact Factor: 1.333
5 year Impact Factor: 2.146
Print ISSN: 0047-2778
Online ISSN: 1540-627X
Frequency: Quarterly
Editorial Statistics
No. Manuscripts Received: 661
Acceptance Rate – 6%
Total Manuscripts Received – 661
Type of Review – Double‐blind peer review
No. of External Reviewers – 150
No. of In-House Reviewers – 115
Time to Review (weeks to first decision) – 9 weeks
Desk rejection rate – 19%
Time to Publication – 16 months
Reviewer’s Comments – All authors obtain a copy of the reviewer’s comments in the decision letter
Associate Editors
Duties of an Associate Editor include receiving and reviewing original and revised manuscripts assigned by the Editor within a particular area of expertise. Associate Editors invite, assign and manage the peer review process for manuscripts in their are of expertise. AE’s also provide recommendations and issue decisions directly to authors (accept, reject, minor revision, major revision).
Alain Fayolle, Ph.D., Emlyon Business School, France
Alan Carsrud, Ph.D., Åbo Akademi University, Finland
David Smallbone, Ph.D., Kingston University, UK
Eddy Laveren, Ph.D., University of Antwerp, Belgium
Hermann Frank, Ph.D., Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Hiroyuki Okamuro, Ph.D., Hitotsubashi University, Japan
Howard Van Auken, Ph.D., Iowa State University, USA
Joanne Larty, Ph.D., Lancaster University, UK
Kate Lewis, Ph.D., Massey University, New Zealand
Kelly Shaver, Ph.D., College of Charleston, USA
Ki-Chan Kim, Ph.D., The Catholic Unversity of Korea, South Korea
Lene Foss, Ph.D., University of Tromso, Norway
Marco Cucculelli, Ph.D., Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
Mark Freel, Ph.D., University of Ottawa, Canada
Mark Schenkel, Ph.D., Belmont University, USA
Marko Grunhagen, Ph.D., Eastern Illinois University, USA
Martie-Louise Verreynne, Ph.D., The University of Queensland, Australia
Massimo G. Colombo, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Norris Krueger, Ph.D., Entrepreneurship Northwest, USA
Ulla Hytti, Ph.D., University of Turku, Finland
William E. Jackson III, Ph.D., University of Alabama, USA
International Research Board (IRB)
The Internationally Based Research Board (IRB) was established by the Editor as a special committee designed to provide periodic input on journal topics, current trends in research and input on the overall quality of the journal. The IRB meets periodically to provide insight and input to the JSBM editorial office and the ICSB Senior Vice President for Publications and Research.
Ayman El Tarabishy, Ph.D., George Washington University, USA
Brian Gibson, Ph.D., University of New England, Australia
Chao-Tung Wen, Ph.D., National Chengchi University, Taiwan
Charles Matthews, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, USA
Donald F. Kuratko, Ph.D., Indiana University-Bloomington, USA
Friederike Welter, Ph.D., Jönköping International Business School, Sweden
G. Dale Meyer, University of Colorado- Boulder, USA
Geralyn McClure Franklin, Ph.D., Stephen F. Austin State University, USA
Howard Lin, Ph.D., Ryerson University, Canada
Hugo Kantis, Ph.D., Uniersidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, Argentina
J. Hanns Pichler, Ph.D., Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria
Jeffrey Cornwall, D.B.A., Belmont University, USA
Jerome Katz, Ph.D., St. Louis University, USA
Karen L.Orengo Serra Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico, PR
Niels Bosma , Ph.D.,Utrecht University , Netherlands
Patricia Greene, Ph.D.,Babson College, USA
Roy Thurik, Ph.D.,Erasmus University Gallen, Netherlands
Thierry Volery, Ph.D.,University of St-Gallen, Switzerland
Victoria Calvert, Mount Royal University, Canada
Editorial Review Board
JSBM sees the Editorial Review Board as the backbone of the journal in that it represents the people – authors, scholars and reviewers – who are directly involved in the manuscript review process. Each member of the Review Board has a specific and/or wide-ranging expertise that is critical to our success as a top-flight journal in the field.
Akin Kocak, University of Ankara, Turkey
Aldene Meismason, University of Regina, Canada
Alistair R. Anderson, Robert Gordon University, UK
Amy Davis, College of Charleston, USA
Andrea Calabrò, University of Rome Tor, Italy
Andreas Engelen, RWTH Aachen University, USA
Andreas Kuckertz, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Andreas Schwab, Iowa State University, USA
Andreu Blesa, Universitat Jaume I, Spain
Anna Watson, London College of Fashion, UK
Antonio Thomas, University of Naples Parthenope, Italy
Aroop Mukherjee, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Art Weinstein, Nova Southeastern University, USA
Arto Ojala, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Arvind Ashta, Groupe ESC Dijon-Bourgogne, France
Ashraf Bany Mohammed, Middle East University for Graduate Studies, Jordan
Barbara Orser, Carleton University, Canada
Ben Agyei-Mensah, Christian Services University College, Ghana
Benson Honig, McMaster University, Canada
Bernice Kotey, University of New England, Australia
Besnik A Krasniqi, Staffordshire University, UK
Boris Blumberg, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Boris Urban, University of Wiwatersrand, WBS, South Africa
Bostjan Antoncic, University of Ljubijana, Slovenia
Brian Headd, Small Business Administration, USA
Bruno Ponson, ESCP Europe (Paris), France
Caleb Kwong, University of Essex, UK
Carin Holmquist, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
Chi-Ya Jennifer Chang, Chinese Culture University, China
Christopher Graves, The University of Adelaide Business School, Australia
Christopher Stehr, Karlshochschule International University, Germany
Christian Felzensztein, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Chile
Christos Kalantaridis, University of Salford, UK
Claire Massey, Massey University, New Zealand
Claudio Dell’Era, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Colin Jones, University of Tasmania, Australia
Colm O’Gorman, University College Dublin, Ireland
Craig E. Armstrong, University of Alabama, USA
Danny Soetanto, Lancaster University Management School, UK
David A. Kirby, University of Surrey, UK
Debmalya Mukherjee, The University of Akron, USA
Diana Hechavarria, University of Cincinnati, USA
Dianne H.B. Welsh, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
Dietmar Roessl, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Dietmar Grichnik, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Donald O. Neubaum, University of Central Florida, USA
Donella Caspersz, University of Western Australia, Australia
Donna J. Kelley, Babson College, USA
Edward Rogoff, Baruch College, USA
Eileen Fischer, York University, Canada
Elissa B. Grossman, Loyola Marymount University, USA
Enno Masurel, Free University, Netherlands
Erno Tornikoski, Grenoble Ecole de Management, France
Franz T. Lohrke, Samford University, USA
G. Dale Meyer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado- Boulder, USA
G. Tyge Payne, Texas Tech University, USA
Gad Vitner, Ruppin Academic Center, Israel
Garry Bruton, Texas Christian University, USA
Gavin Cassar, INSEAD, France
George Vozikis, California State University, Fresno, USA
Gerald Hills, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Gianni Romaní, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile
Hannu Littunen, University of Kuopio, Finland
Helena Forsman, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
Helle Neergaard, Aarhus School of Business, Denmark
Howard Lin, Ryerson University, Canada
Hung-bin Ding, Loyola University Maryland, USA
Ilan Alon, Rollins College, USA
Inha Oh, Seoul National University, South Korea
Isabelle Giroux, Ryerson University , Canada
J. William Petty, Baylor University, USA
Jarna Heinonen, University of Turku, Finland
Jeffrey S. Hornsby, Ball State University, USA
Jerome Katz, St. Louis University, USA
Jianwen Liao, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Jill Kickul, Simmons College, USA
Jim Wolff, Wichita State University, USA
João José Matos Ferreira, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
Joao Leitao, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
John J. Oirya, Brigham Young University, USA
John Rice, The University of Adelaide, Australia
Jörg Freiling, University of Bremen, Germany
Joris Heuven, University of Twente, Netherlands
Joseph Roberts, Webster University, USA
Juha Kansikas, Jyvaskyla University, Finland
Jumi Kim, Korea Small Business Institute, South Korea
Karen Wang, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Katerina Nicolopoulou, Strathclyde Business School, UK
Kelly Burke, University of Hawaii at Hilo, USA
Kevin F Mole, University of Warwick, UK
Kilian Bizer, University of Göttingen, Germany
Kim Klyver, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Kolawole Olugbenga Oladele, Nigerian Defence Academy of Economics and Management Sciences, Nigeria
Leon Schjoedt, University of Central Florida, USA
Linda Edelman, Bentley College, USA
Linda Kidwell, University of Wyoming, USA
Lisa K. Gundry, DePaul University, USA
Lloyd W Fernald, Jr, University of Central Florida, USA
Luca Iandoli, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Luca Grilli, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Lowell Busenitz, University of Oklahoma, USA
M.J. Brand, University of Groningen, Netherlands
Maggie Y.N. Hu, National United University, Taiwan
Malin Brannback, Abo Akademi University, Finland
Manoj Joshi, Amity Business School, Lucknow, India
Margaret Dalziel, University of Ottawa, Canada
Maribel Guerrero, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
Matt Marvel, West Virginia University, USA
Matthew W. Rutherford, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
Matthias Raith, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
Michael Abebe, The University of Texas-Pan American, USA
Michael T.S. Lee, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan
Michael Luthy, Bellarmine University, USA
Michael Morris, Oklahoma State University, USA
Michael Schaper, Small Business Commission of the Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Michael Stoica, Washburn University, USA
Mikael Geraudel, GSCM – Montpellier Business School, France
Mike Simpson, University of Sheffield, UK
Mirela Xheneti, Kingston University, UK
Miri Yemini, Shamoon College of Engineering Science, Israel
Nancy J. Miller, University of Nebraska, USA
Naomi Birdthistle, University of Limerick, Ireland
Nikolaos P Daskalakis, Athens University of Economicsand Business, Greece
Nick Theodorakopoulos, Aston Business School, UK
Nobuya Fukugawa, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
Nuria Toledano, University of Huelva (Spain) and Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain)
Óscar Gonzalez-Benito, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
Oyvin Kyvik, ESCI (Escuela Superior de Comercio International) – Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Pacha Malyadri, Osmania University, India
Pasi Malinen, Turku School of Economics, Finland
Paul Breman, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands and Henley Business School, UK
Pat Dickson, Wake Forest University, USA
Peter B. Kibas, Kabarak University, Kenya
Peter Bryant, IE Business School, Spain
Peter H. Antoniou, Mount St. Mary’s College, USA
Pramodita Sharma, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
Pradeep Pendse, Welingkar Institute of Management, India
Ramaswamy Ganesan, Indian Institutes of Technology, Delhi, India
Rebecca J. White, Tampa Bay University, USA
Reginald Litz, University of Manitoba, Canada
Renaud Redien-Collot, Paris Sorbonne & ADVANCIA, France
Richard Becherer, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA
Richard Flight, Eastern Illinois University, USA
Richard Tunstall, University of Leeds, UK
Rodrigo Varela, Universidad Icesi, Colombia
Rita Gertrud Klapper, Rouen Business School, France
Robert S. D’Intino, Rowan University, USA
Robert Smith, The Robert Gordon University Aberdeen, UK
Roland Kidwell, University of Wyoming, USA
Ronald Savitt, Savitt Associates, USA
Sanjib Chowdhury, Eastern Michigan University, USA
Sarfraz Mian, State University of New York at Oswego, USA
Saskia de Klerk, North-West University, South Africa
Scott Newbert, Villanova University, USA
Semra Feriha Ascigil, Middle East Technical Unical University, Turkey
Seppo Leminen, Aalto-University School of Economics, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Sergio Postigo, Universaidad de San Andrés – Argentina
Shaker Zahra, University of Minnesota, USA
Shawn M. Carraher,Cameron University, USA
Sibylle Heilbrunn, Ruppin Academic Center, Israel
Simon Philip, David Best Management consultancy in India, Vietnam and Australia
Stan Mandel, Wake Forest University, USA
Stefano Gatti, Università Bocconi, Italy
Stephen Teo, Curtin University, Australia
Steven C. Michael, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Stuart Locke, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
Susie Pryor, California State University San Bernardino, USA
Susanna Khavul, University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Sylvie Laforet, University of Huddersfield, UK
Ted Fuller, Lincoln University, U.K.
Terrence E. Brown, Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship, Sweden
Thomas Cooney, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Thomas Dalziel, University of Cincinnati, USA
Tim Mazzarol, University of Western Australia, Australia
Timothy M. Stearns, California State University, Fresno, USA
Vartuhi Tonoyan, Stanford University, USA; University of Mannheim, Germany
Wai-sum Siu, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Wee Liang Tan, Singapore Management University, Singapore
William B. Gartner, Clemson University, USA
William J. Dennis, National Federation of Independent Business, USA
Wim A. Naude, North-West University, South Africa
Zelimir William Todorovic, Indiana University – Purdue University, Fort Wayne, USA