Family Business Review

Family Business Review is the official journal of the Family Firm Institute, publishing research that advances understanding of family enterprise and its role in the global economy.《家族企业评论》（Family Business Review）是家族企业学会的官方期刊，发表增进对家族企业及其在全球经济中作用理解的研究。

Scope

The journal's stated aim is to publish scholarly research that advances the study of family enterprise, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为发表推动家族企业研究的学术成果，官方声明的征稿范围包括：

• Family firm governance and strategy: research on the governance structures, strategic decision-making, succession planning, and long-term orientation of family businesses, including the role of family dynamics in shaping firm behaviour and performance.家族企业治理与战略： 家族企业的治理结构、战略决策、继任规划与长期导向研究，包括家族动态在塑造企业行为与绩效中的作用等。
• Entrepreneurship and innovation: studies on entrepreneurial behaviour in family firms, innovation processes, new venture creation within family business groups, and the transmission of entrepreneurial values across generations.创业与创新： 家族企业中的创业行为、创新过程、家族企业集团内部的新创企业创建以及创业价值观在代际间传递等方向的研究。
• Finance and performance: research on the financial management, capital structure, performance measurement, and valuation of family firms, including comparisons with non-family enterprises and the impact of family ownership on risk-taking and investment decisions.财务与绩效： 家族企业的财务管理、资本结构、绩效衡量与估值研究，包括与非家族企业的比较以及家族所有权对风险承担与投资决策的影响等。
• Socioemotional and organizational dimensions: studies on the socioemotional wealth of family firms, organizational behaviour, human resource management, corporate social responsibility, and the cultural and ethical dimensions of family enterprise.社会情感与组织维度： 家族企业的社会情感财富、组织行为、人力资源管理、企业社会责任以及家族企业的文化与伦理维度等方向的研究。
• Article types: original research articles, literature reviews, editorials, and book reviews, with an emphasis on both theoretical and empirical contributions that advance the field of family business scholarship.栏目设置： 接受原创研究论文、文献综述、社论与书评，强调推动家族企业学术领域发展的理论与实证贡献。

History

• Founding: the journal was founded in 1988 by the Family Firm Institute, a professional organisation dedicated to the study and practice of family enterprise, making it one of the earliest academic journals dedicated to family business research.创刊： 该刊 1988 年由家族企业学会创刊，该学会是致力于家族企业研究与实践的专业组织，使该刊成为最早专注于家族企业研究的学术期刊之一。
• FFI official journal: throughout its history the journal has remained the official publication of the Family Firm Institute, serving as a bridge between academic research and the professional practice of family business advising.FFI 机关刊： 在整个历史中该刊始终是家族企业学会的官方出版物，是学术研究与家族企业咨询专业实践之间的桥梁。
• Disciplinary growth: the journal has grown alongside the family business field, reflecting the increasing recognition of family enterprise as a distinct area of management scholarship and the global expansion of family business research.学科发展： 该刊伴随家族企业领域共同发展，反映了家族企业作为管理学一个独特学术领域日益获得认可，以及家族企业研究的全球扩展。

Editors

The editorial office comprises the editor-in-chief, associate editors, and an editorial board, drawn from family business and management institutions worldwide:编辑部由主编、副编辑与编委会组成，成员来自全球家族企业与管理学机构：

• Editor-in-chief: Evelyn Micelotta, who leads the journal's editorial direction and oversees the review process for submissions across the family business field.主编： 伊夫林·米切洛塔（Evelyn Micelotta），领导刊物的编辑方向，监督家族企业领域投稿的评审流程。
• Associate editors: associate editors cover family firm governance, entrepreneurship, finance and performance, and organizational behaviour, supporting the handling of manuscripts across the journal's interdisciplinary scope.副编辑团队： 副编辑覆盖家族企业治理、创业、财务与绩效以及组织行为等方向，协助处理刊物跨学科范围内的稿件。
• Review model: manuscripts undergo double-blind peer review by external experts, with final decisions made by the editor-in-chief and associate editors based on theoretical contribution, methodological rigor, and relevance to the family business field.评审模式： 稿件由外部专家进行双盲同行评审，主编与副编辑基于理论贡献、方法学严谨性以及对家族企业领域的相关性做出最终决定。