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Journal of Family Business Strategy

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2009

ISSN1877-8585eISSN1877-8593

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

3.053

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SNIP

2.823

Total Works

525

Total Citations

28,247

2yr Mean Citedness

2.90

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of Family Business Strategy focuses on the unique strategic challenges and opportunities within family-owned businesses. Research explores topics such as psychological contract formation, the influence of local institutions on firm productivity, branding strategies for business families, and the impact of digital transformation on innovation. The journal also examines organizational behavior in family firms related to sustainability, conflict markers in online communication, the preservation of family identity through single family offices, and succession planning. Additionally, it investigates technology adoption, value co-creation across generations, private equity investor perceptions, the functioning of family offices, financial distress recovery, and competitive rivalry dynamics.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications525

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1877-8585 / 1877-8593

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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Plagiarism detection in place?

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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

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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.

Economics and EconometricsQ1

Strategy and ManagementQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BusinessManagement

Scopus Categories

Strategy and ManagementEconomics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Family Business Performance and SuccessionEntrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesCorporate Finance and GovernanceHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomyWorking Capital and Financial PerformanceInnovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentCorporate Taxation and Avoidance