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The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

Pepperdine University · United States · Est. 1991

ISSN2373-1753eISSN2373-1761

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

335

Total Citationsi

5,055

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes research on entrepreneurial finance. It covers topics such as venture capital, private equity, initial public offerings, and corporate finance related to entrepreneurship.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

Annual Volume~ 4 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications335

Publisher OrgPepperdine University

OA Since2013

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pepperdine University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2373-1753 / 2373-1761

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2018

149

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corporate Finance and GovernancePrivate Equity and Venture CapitalFirm Innovation and GrowthEntrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesBanking stability, regulation, efficiencyFinancial Reporting and Valuation ResearchWorking Capital and Financial PerformanceMicrofinance and Financial InclusionCapital Investment and Risk Analysis

Frequently asked questions about The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance

Is The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance?

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.83.

Is The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance is indexed in DOAJ.