Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice is a leading entrepreneurship journal published by SAGE Publications, established in 1976 and renamed in 1988, issued bimonthly, with a 2025 impact factor of 6.9（Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice）是由 SAGE Publications 出版的创业学权威期刊，1976 年创办、1988 年更名，双月刊，2025 年影响因子为 6.9。

Scope

• Original conceptual and empirical research that advances entrepreneurship theory and practice刊载推动创业学理论与实践的原创概念性与实证研究。
• Theory development and testing across levels of analysis, from the individual to the firm and the ecosystem覆盖从个体、企业到生态系统的多层次理论构建与检验。
• Family business research handled by a designated editorial team由专门编辑团队负责家族企业研究方向的稿件。
• Entrepreneurial cognition, orientation, venture creation, financing and international entrepreneurship创业认知、创业导向、新企业创建、融资与国际创业。
• Reviews, methodological and conceptual papers that contribute to the scholarly advancement of the field有助于学科发展的综述、方法论与概念性论文。

History

• The journal began in 1976 as the American Journal of Small Business, published at the University of Baltimore该刊 1976 年以（American Journal of Small Business）之名创办，由（University of Baltimore）出版。
• It was renamed Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice in 19881988 年更名为（Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice）。
• SAGE Publications now publishes the bimonthly journal现由 SAGE Publications 出版，刊期为双月刊。
• It ranks among the most influential business journals, with a 2025 impact factor of 6.9 and a five-year impact factor of 14.2该刊位居最具影响力的商业期刊之列，2025 年影响因子 6.9，五年影响因子 14.2。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Johan Wiklund of Syracuse University, a leading scholar of entrepreneurial cognition and mental health现任主编为（Syracuse University）的 Johan Wiklund，是创业认知与心理健康研究领域的领军学者。
• Senior editors include Candida Brush, James Chrisman, Markku Maula, Friederike Welter and Karl Wennberg高级编辑包括 Candida Brush、James Chrisman、Markku Maula、Friederike Welter 与 Karl Wennberg。
• The editorial board draws editors from North America, Europe and Australia编委会成员来自北美、欧洲与澳大利亚。
• ETP uses double-anonymized peer review and a developmental model in which major revisions and resubmissions are common该刊采用双盲同行评审与建设性审稿模式，大修与重投较为常见。