Strategic Change

Aims & Scope

SC: Briefings in Entrepreneurial Finance is an international journal designed to support entrepreneurs, new businesses and those who provide services to them.

The journal editorial policy is interdisciplinary, bridging economics, business strategy and finance to support better decision-making and business performance.

BIEF targets valuable findings published in scholarly research journals to create accessible ‘briefing articles’ that practitioners find appealing.

BIEF is unique in applying vigorous research analysis to inform entrepreneurial decision making and support start up companies with their business direction.

BIEF is a highly accessible professional journal, combining academic depth with practicality, publishing clear, straightforward articles that are distinctly geared toward the business world.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4
2024	3.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.253

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	45

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3290

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	928

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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.

• The business model: an integrative framework for strategy execution

  Citation: 545

  Authors: James

• Artificial intelligence and fintech: An overview of opportunities and risks for banking, investments, and microfinance

  Citation: 260

  Authors: Arvind, Heinz

• Towards digital transformation: Lessons learned from traditional organizations

  Citation: 250

  Authors: John, Sally, Vikas, Glenn

• What's swot in strategic analysis?

  Citation: 236

  Authors: David W., Sheila

• Digital future of luxury brands: Metaverse, digital fashion, and non‐fungible tokens

  Citation: 227

  Authors: Annamma, Ying, Camilo, Myriam

• Challenging the incumbents: How high technology start‐ups compete globally

  Citation: 209

  Authors: Vijay K., Matti, Jean‐Pierre

• Disrupting governance with blockchains and smart contracts

  Citation: 187

  Authors: Voshmgir

• <scp>COVID</scp>‐19: Small and medium enterprises challenges and responses with creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship

  Citation: 171

  Authors: Esha

• The digitalization and servitization of manufacturing: A review on digital business models

  Citation: 168

  Authors: María, Eloísa, José María

• Future applications of blockchain in business and management: A Delphi study

  Citation: 146

  Authors: Gareth R.T.

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