Journal of International Entrepreneurship

Aims & Scope

Competition in international markets was traditionally the realm of large companies, with smaller firms tending to remain local or regional.

Internationalisation was an expansion option of interest to some enterprises, but seldom was it a competitive necessity.

Many opted to avoid the uncertainties of competing in foreign markets, and simply kept their firms small and local.

Traditional internationalisation theories, therefore, focused mainly on large multinational corporations, and were less pertinent to smaller firms.

With the liberalisation of trade, however, domestic firms are threatened by international competitors that are penetrating formerly protected markets.

Nowadays, internationalisation affects everyone, whether or not they wish to internationalise themselves.

The threats and opportunities of internationalisation must be addressed.

Globalisation is transforming the competitive environment of small and large players alike.

As a result, internationalisation issues will continue to be increasingly important to business.

Public policy agendas already include programmes to help entrepreneurs become successful at internationalisation.

There is a growing need to understand internationalisation in the context of entrepreneurship, as well as large multinationals.

Knowledge of how, when and why firms internationalise - either incrementally or not - will surely be the focus of energetic researchers.

Yet, up to now, academia has been lacking a journal dedicated to internationalisation issues.

To fill this niche, the aforementioned editorial team wishes to offer an outlet for high-quality research addressing the opportunities and challenges intrinsic to internationalisation.

The primary audience for this journal will be researchers of entrepreneurship and international business.

In addition, readership is certain to include business-people and policy-makers.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.9

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7847

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	255

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.719

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	60

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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• 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, 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.

• Business Relationship Learning and Commitment in the Internationalization Process

  Citation: 630

  Authors: Jan, Jan-Erik

• Towards an Integrative Model of Small Firm Internationalisation

  Citation: 446

  Authors: Jim, Rod, Stephen, Dave

• Entrepreneurial Orientation, Dynamic Capabilities and International Performance

  Citation: 371

  Authors: Ari, Kaisu, Sami, Kalevi

• A Comparison of International and Domestic New Ventures

  Citation: 335

  Authors: Patricia P., Benjamin M., Rodney C.

• Innovative Internationalisation in New firms: Born Globals–the Swedish Case

  Citation: 239

  Authors: Svante, Ingemar

• Internationalization as an entrepreneurial process

  Citation: 222

  Authors: Roger, Jan-Erik, Jan

• SME internationalization and performance: Growth vs. profitability

  Citation: 210

  Authors: Jane W., Paul W.

• Behaviours and entrepreneurial intention: Empirical findings about secondary students

  Citation: 173

  Authors: Arminda M. Finisterra, João Matos, Mário, Ricardo Gouveia, Anabela

• Antecedents and consequences of effectuation and causation in the international new venture creation process

  Citation: 162

  Authors: Rainer, Holger

• The Born-Global Phenomenon: A Comparative Case Study Research

  Citation: 157

  Authors: Alex, Josep, David, Yancy

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