HomeSearchEuropean Journal of Family Business

European Journal of Family Business

Universidad de Malaga · Spain · Est. 2011

ISSN2444-8788eISSN2444-877X
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.338
H-Indexi
20
SNIPi
0.496
Total Worksi
237
Total Citationsi
1,643
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.50
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

EJFBbusca cubrir una brecha en el panorama de la investigación de empresa familiar fomentando el diálogo entre una comunidad diversa y en crecimiento, que incluye a personal investigador, emprendedores, propietarios y gerentes, profesionales, consultores, responsables de políticas públicas y otros colectivos interesados en la empresa familiar. Así,EJFBbusca el avance de nuestro conocimiento sobre la empresa familiar y la familia empresaria, aportando rigurosos trabajos de investigación que sean de interés para la práctica empresarial. EJFBresponde a las llamadas para cerrar la brecha entre la investigación y la práctica al facilitar la comunicación en ambas direcciones: De la academia a la práctica:a través de trabajos de investigación rigurosos y originales, presentados en un lenguaje y formato más orientado a la práctica (investigación orientada a la práctica), así como a través de revisiones de vanguardia que recopilan el conocimiento acumulado sobre un tema, presentadas de tal forma que sean útiles tanto para profesionales como investigadores (trabajos de revisión). De la práctica a la academia:a través de la identificación de evidencia empírica que desafía las teorías o ideas existentes y también a través del desarrollo de nuevas ideas basadas en la práctica, pero que aún no están suficientemente desarrolladas por el mundo académico (práctica empresarial que orienta sobre cuáles deben ser los nuevos retos de investigación). Conectando academia y práctica:convirtiéndose en un punto de encuentro donde la variada heterogeneidad de las personas que trabajan e investigan en el entorno de la empresa familiar presenten sus diferentes perspectivas, incluso opiniones contrarias, aportando debates y contradebates que ayuden a avanzar en su comprensión. Antes de enviar un artículo aEJFB, rogamos que lean con detenimiento lasDirectrices para autores,teniendo en cuenta la orientación de la revista.EJFBtambién agradece las contribuciones de diferentes países con diferentes c

General Information

Country / RegionSpain
Primary LanguageEnglish, Spanish, Portuguese
1st Year Published2011
Annual Volume~ 17 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications237
Publisher OrgCIG Media Group
OA Since2010
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Universidad de Malaga
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2444-8788 / 2444-877X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English, Spanish, Portuguese

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
18
159
2019
17
100
2020
22
164
2021
18
96
2022
18
102
2023
17
66
2024
17
19
2025
8
0
2026

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Business and International ManagementQ3
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q3
Economics and EconometricsQ3
Industrial RelationsQ3
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BusinessManagement

Scopus Categories

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementEconomics and EconometricsBusiness and International ManagementIndustrial RelationsBusiness, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Family Business Performance and SuccessionEntrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesCorporate Finance and GovernanceMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomyWorking Capital and Financial PerformanceInternational Business and FDIInnovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentBusiness, Innovation, and EconomyCooperative Studies and EconomicsHuman Resource and Talent Management

Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Family Business

Is European Journal of Family Business a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Journal of Family Business: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 European Journal of Family Business?

European Journal of Family Business is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.50.

Is European Journal of Family Business indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Journal of Family Business is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of European Journal of Family Business?

EJFBbusca cubrir una brecha en el panorama de la investigación de empresa familiar fomentando el diálogo entre una comunidad diversa y en crecimiento, que incluye a personal investigador, emprendedores, propietarios y gerentes, profesionales, consultores, responsables de políticas públicas y otros colectivos interesados en la empresa familiar. Así,EJFBbusca el avance de nuestro conocimiento sobre la empresa familiar y la familia empresaria, aportando rigurosos trabajos de investigación que sean de interés para la práctica empresarial. EJFBresponde a las llamadas para cerrar la brecha entre la

Compare This JournalFind Similar← Back to Search
Understand these signals
How to tell if a journal is predatoryWhat Q1–Q4 quartiles meanWeb of Science vs Scopus vs DOAJWhat is an APC?

Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref