Family Business Review

Aims & Scope

Family Business Review (FBR) provides a scholarly forum to publish conceptual, theoretical and empirical research aimed to advance the understanding of family enterprise around the world.

FBR publishes insightful articles that address issues at the interface of family and business systems.

It is not tied to any particular discipline, methods, or topics.

Published since 1988, Family Business Review is an SSCI listed refereed journal devoted exclusively to exploration of the dynamics of family enterprise.

Its interdisciplinary forum captures the insights of professions from diverse fields such as accounting, behavioral sciences, entrepreneurship, finance, management, family business and family wealth consulting, law and public policy.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.6
2024	9.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	847

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	570

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.718

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	135

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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
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 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.

• Socioemotional Wealth in Family Firms

  Citation: 2105

  Authors: Pascual, Cristina, Luis R.

• Contextualizing Performances of Family Firms

  Citation: 1801

  Authors: Andrea

• A Resource-Based Framework for Assessing the Strategic Advantages of Family Firms

  Citation: 1408

  Authors: Timothy G., Mary L.

• An Overview of the Field of Family Business Studies: Current Status and Directions for the Future

  Citation: 952

  Authors: Pramodita

• Family Governance and Firm Performance: Agency, Stewardship, and Capabilities

  Citation: 861

  Authors: Danny, Isabelle

• Bivalent Attributes of the Family Firm

  Citation: 813

  Authors: Renato, John

• Entrepreneurial Orientation, Risk Taking, and Performance in Family Firms

  Citation: 804

  Authors: Lucia, Mattias, Karin, Johan

• Entrepreneurial Risk Taking in Family Firms

  Citation: 769

  Authors: Shaker A.

• The F-PEC Scale of Family Influence: A Proposal for Solving the <i>Family Business</i> Definition Problem1

  Citation: 702

  Authors: Joseph H., Sabine B., Kosmas X.

• Strategic Management of the Family Business: Past Research and Future Challenges

  Citation: 665

  Authors: Pramodita, James J., Jess H.

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