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Venture Capital

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1985

ISSN1464-5343

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.843

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SNIP

0.883

Total Works

879

Total Citations

24,052

2yr Mean Citedness

1.76

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores the strategic implications of venture capital (VC) referrals on resource allocation and investment decisions, the role of VC in delisting European companies via M&A, and the motivations behind equity crowdfunding investments. It also examines the emerging challenges and transparency issues in impact investing.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

Annual Volume~ 37 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications879

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1464-5343

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Business and International ManagementQ2

FinanceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business, Finance

Scopus Categories

FinanceBusiness and International Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Private Equity and Venture CapitalCorporate Finance and GovernanceEntrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital FinanceFirm Innovation and GrowthMicrofinance and Financial InclusionCommunity Development and Social ImpactFamily Business Performance and SuccessionEducational Reforms and InnovationsInnovation Policy and R&D