Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy

Aims & Scope

Institutions – especially public policies – are a significant determinant of economic outcomes; entrepreneurship and enterprise development are often the channel by which public policies affect economic outcomes, and by which outcomes feed back to the policy process.

The Journal of Entrepreneurship & Public Policy (JEPP) was created to encourage and disseminate quality research about these vital relationships.

The ultimate aim is to improve the quality of the political discourse about entrepreneurship and development policies.

JEPP publishes two issues per year and welcomes: Empirically oriented academic papers and accepts a wide variety of empirical evidence.

Generally, the journal considers any analysis based on real-world circumstances and conditions that can change behaviour, legislation, or outcomes, Conceptual or theoretical papers that indicate a direction for future research, or otherwise advance the field of study, A limited number of carefully and accurately executed replication studies, Book reviews.

In general, JEPP seeks high-quality articles that say something interesting about the relationships among public policy and entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship and economic development, or all three areas.

Scope/Coverage: Entrepreneurship, Public policy, Public policies and behaviour of economic agents, Interjurisdictional differentials and their effects, Law and entrepreneurship, New firms; startups, Microeconomic analyses of economic development, Development planning and policy, Innovation and invention: processes and incentives, Regional economic activity: growth, development, and changes, Regional development policy.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9805

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	172

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.592

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	24

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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 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.

• Using the eurostat-OECD definition of high-growth firms: a cautionary note

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Sven-Olov, Dan, Daniel

• Expanding university entrepreneurial ecosystems to under-represented communities

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Emma, Thomas, Per

• Challenges of building entrepreneurial ecosystems in peripheral places

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Zimu, Stephen

• Tackling entrepreneurship in the informal economy: evaluating the policy options

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Colin C., Sara J.

• Financing small and medium enterprises in Asia and the Pacific

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Masato, Michael, Orgil

• Entrepreneurship and state economic growth

  Citation: 47

  Authors: R.W.

• Institutional quality and innovation: some cross-country evidence

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Christopher John

• Entrepreneurial skill-building in rural ecosystems

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Thomas S., John S., G. Jason

• Formal institutions and the development of entrepreneurial activity – the contingent role of corruption in emerging economies

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Arezou, Hasan, Allam, Xiaoqing

• Crypto-friendliness: understanding blockchain public policy

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Mikayla

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