Enterprise Development and Microfinance

Aims & Scope

Since 1990, Enterprise Development & Microfinance (EDM) has offered practice-based insights into the role of markets, enterprises and financial services in reducing poverty and stimulating economic development.

This peer-reviewed journal, at the interface between research and practice, publishes papers written by researchers for the benefit of practice and those written by practitioners to inform research and policy.

Enterprise Development & Microfinance was previously published under the title Small Enterprise Development (SED ISSN:0957-1329) between March 1990 and March 2008.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	25008

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	24

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.144

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	15

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Is microdebt good for poor people? A note on the dark side of microfinance

  Citation: 84

  Authors: David Hulme

• Value chain development for rural poverty reduction: A reality check and a warning

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Dietmar Stoian, Jason Donovan, John Fisk, Michelle Muldoon

• The promise and peril of microfinance commercialization

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Gary Woller

• Taking stock

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Hans Dieter Seibel

• A critical review of the effects of entrepreneurship training in developing countries

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Matthias Glaub, Michael Frese

• Village savings and loans: A pathway to financial inclusion for Africa's poorest households

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Lauren Hendricks, Sybil Chidiac

• Dimensions and dynamics of microfinance membership overlap – a micro study from Bangladesh

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Iftekhar Chaudhury, Imran Matin

• Fertile grounds for mobile money: Towards a framework for analysing enabling environments

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Amrik Heyer, Ignacio Mas

• Health care microinsurance - case studies from Uganda, Tanzania, India and Cambodia

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Michael McCord

• Village Savings and Loans Associations — sustainable and cost-effective rural finance

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Hugh Allen

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