Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies: Scopus, Metrics & Submission Guide

Key Takeaways

• Published by Emerald Publishing; print ISSN 2053-4604 and eISSN 2053-4612.
• Scopus Source ID 21100446531; Emerald displays a 2025 CiteScore of 9.7.
• Emerald displays a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 3.0 and five-year Impact Factor of 3.9.
• The main research stream uses double-anonymous peer review, normally with at least two independent referees.
• Research articles are generally expected to be 9,000–10,000 words including references, tables, figures and appendices.
• The journal is hybrid: authors may use gold open access after acceptance or green self-archiving under Emerald’s policy.
• Publisher-reported operational data show 26 days to first decision, 32 days from acceptance to publication, and an 8.3% acceptance rate for the stated reporting periods.
• Strong fit requires an explicit entrepreneurship contribution grounded in an emerging-economy context, not merely a generic business study conducted in an emerging country.

Journal Information at a Glance

What This Page Covers

• Aims and scope
• Scopus and indexing
• CiteScore, Impact Factor, SJR & SNIP
• Article types
• Manuscript preparation
• Submission and peer review
• Open access and fees
• Journal-fit checklist
• Ethical publication readiness

Methodology and Sources

This profile prioritises the official Emerald journal page and author guidelines for scope, manuscript rules, peer review, operational metrics, indexing statements and open-access policy. Scopus Source ID 21100446531 comes from the supplied journal record and Scopus profile link. Where the publisher does not display SJR, SNIP or category quartiles directly, this guide labels secondary institutional reproductions of Scopus metrics rather than presenting them as publisher claims.

Journal Aims and Scope

Emerald describes JEEE as an interdisciplinary journal examining the changing contours of entrepreneurship research and training across emerging markets. The journal explicitly references Brazil, India, China and South Africa while extending its remit to other emerging economies worldwide. Its objective is not limited to descriptive accounts of entrepreneurship; it is intended to engage with trends, theory and practice and to connect entrepreneurial activity with institutions, markets, policy and sustainable development.

For the research section, the journal considers theoretical and empirical academic work in entrepreneurship as well as general reviews. Its stated topical coverage includes government policy on entrepreneurship, international entrepreneurship, SMEs, family-owned businesses, individual innovator characteristics, venture creation and growth, intrapreneurship, venture financing, entrepreneurial education, minority entrepreneurship, corporate and non-profit entrepreneurship, ethics, networking, cross-cultural management and comparative entrepreneurship.

The scope also reaches into marketing and innovation questions when they are meaningfully connected to entrepreneurship in emerging economies. Examples listed by the journal include service-sector development, Chinese business innovation, service marketing, brand and network innovation, supply-chain and customer-relationship management, entrepreneurial processes, venture capital, environmental sustainability, business sustainability, social justice, poverty alleviation and economic development.

What may be a strong fit?

A manuscript is likely to have a stronger fit when the emerging-economy setting is analytically important rather than incidental. Studies that explain how institutions, resource constraints, culture, policy, finance, technology, networks or sustainability conditions shape entrepreneurial outcomes can align well, especially when they make a clear theoretical contribution.

What may be a weak fit?

A generic management or marketing study may be less convincing if entrepreneurship is only mentioned in the title or if the emerging-market context does not change the research question, theory or interpretation. The journal’s scope is broad, but authors should still demonstrate why JEEE’s entrepreneurship readership needs the study.

Scopus Indexing, Citation Metrics and Scholarly Visibility

The journal is represented in Scopus with Source ID 21100446531. Emerald’s journal page reports a 2025 CiteScore of 9.7 and a 2026 CiteScore Tracker of 8.6. The tracker is a current-year indicator that can change monthly and should not be treated as the final annual CiteScore.

Emerald also displays a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 3.0 and a 2025 five-year Impact Factor of 3.9 from Clarivate Analytics. The publisher lists the journal as abstracted/indexed in sources including Emerging Sources Citation Index, EBSCO, ProQuest, INSPEC, ABI/INFORM and IBSS, among others.

For SJR and SNIP, a university research portal that reproduces Scopus 2025 metrics lists SJR 0.899 and SNIP 1.485. For quartiles, institutional journal-metrics pages reproducing 2024 Scopus data show Q1 in Business and International Management, Q1 in Strategy and Management, and Q2 in Marketing. Because quartiles are category-specific and can shift each year, researchers who require a specific Q1/Q2 status should verify the exact current category in Scopus rather than quoting a single undated quartile.

What Types of Articles Does JEEE Publish?

During submission, Emerald lists classifications such as Research Paper, Practitioner Paper, Policy Focus, Case Study, Viewpoint and Book Review. The broader author guidance also explains common manuscript categories including research, conceptual, technical and case-study papers.

The journal has a distinctive Entrepreneurship in practice section for industry insights, case studies, policy-focused pieces and interviews with entrepreneurs. Emerald states that papers in this practice section undergo editorial review rather than the standard double-anonymous peer-review pathway used for the main research section. Authors should therefore choose the article type that matches both the contribution and intended audience instead of selecting a category solely because it appears easier to publish.

Who Should Consider Submitting?

JEEE may suit doctoral researchers, faculty members, entrepreneurship scholars, policy researchers and practitioners whose manuscripts focus on entrepreneurial activity in emerging economies. It can also be relevant to interdisciplinary work spanning management, marketing, innovation, finance, sustainability, development studies and public policy where entrepreneurship is central to the research problem.

Manuscript and Author Requirements

Emerald asks authors to submit article files in Microsoft Word format; a PDF may accompany the Word file but cannot be the only article file. LaTeX may also be used when accompanied by a PDF. The journal currently states an article length of 9,000 to 10,000 words, including the structured abstract, references, text in tables and figures, and appendices. Authors are told to allow about 250 words for each figure or table when calculating length.

The abstract is structured and should use the required headings—Purpose, Design/methodology/approach, Findings and Originality—with optional headings for research limitations/implications, practical implications and social implications where relevant. The maximum abstract length is 250 words in total, including keywords and article classification. Authors may supply up to 12 short, relevant keywords.

References should use a recognised Harvard style. Emerald provides its own Harvard style and emphasises accurate and consistent citation details. Author identities must be removed from the anonymised manuscript: names and author information belong in ScholarOne and separate files as directed, and authors should also check figures, captions, acknowledgements and document properties for identifying information where anonymity is required.

How to Submit a Paper to JEEE

Emerald states that manuscripts should be submitted by the corresponding author through the journal’s ScholarOne editorial system accessed from the official journal page. The publisher explicitly says submissions should be made directly by the author rather than by email, a third-party agent or an external website.

1. Read the current aims and scope and compare your topic with recent JEEE publications.
2. Choose the correct manuscript classification and prepare the paper to the current author instructions.
3. Create or use the required ScholarOne account and enter all author details accurately.
4. Upload the anonymised manuscript and all required supporting files.
5. Review keywords, abstract, funding, ethics and conflict-of-interest declarations before final submission.
6. Submit through the official Emerald-linked system and retain the manuscript number for correspondence.

If the paper’s suitability is uncertain even after reading the aims and scope, Emerald says authors may contact the editor with the title and structured abstract for guidance.

Peer Review, Acceptance Rate and Publication Timelines

Standard research submissions are first screened by the editorial office for basic compliance, scope and manuscript quality. Suitable papers are normally sent to at least two independent reviewers under a double-anonymous peer-review model. After review, the editor may accept, reject, or request minor or major revisions.

Emerald currently reports 26 days to first decision for submissions between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025. It also reports 32 days from acceptance to publication based on the publisher’s stated previous-12-month reporting period, last updated April 2025. These are journal-level averages, not service commitments for an individual paper.

The publisher reports an 8.3% acceptance rate for submissions between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025. Authors should interpret this as evidence that the journal is selective, not as a calculable personal probability. Manuscript fit, methodological quality, novelty, clarity and reviewer/editor assessment remain decisive.

Open Access and Publication Fees

JEEE operates as a hybrid journal. Emerald offers a gold open-access route after acceptance, under which the version of record is made openly available and an article processing charge is payable unless an applicable agreement or waiver changes the arrangement. Emerald states that the gold OA article is published under a CC BY 4.0 licence.

The publisher also offers a green open-access/self-archiving route for the author accepted manuscript. Emerald’s journal guidance states that the accepted manuscript can be made openly available under its current green OA policy without an embargo period after official publication, subject to the applicable policy terms.

The journal page does not present a stable journal-specific APC amount in the material verified for this guide. Authors should therefore check Emerald’s current APC price list, the editorial system and any institutional/funder agreement before making a budget decision. There is no submission fee stated on the journal page; Emerald says payment is requested only when gold open access has been chosen after acceptance.

Research and Publication Ethics

Emerald states that its editors and employees follow guidance from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and its own research and publishing ethics policies. Submissions should be original, and substantial prior publication should be disclosed. The publisher may use Crossref Similarity Check when assessing originality.

The author remains accountable for the accuracy and integrity of the work, appropriate authorship, permissions, transparent reporting and ethical handling of data. Emerald is also a signatory of the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines and encourages authors to cite data, program code and methods appropriately, use persistent identifiers where available, and follow data-protection and privacy requirements.

How to Prepare a Stronger, Journal-Aligned Manuscript

As a publication-readiness step—not an official additional journal rule—authors should read several recent JEEE papers close to their topic and methodology. This helps identify the level of theoretical positioning, contextual explanation and empirical detail that the journal’s readership is currently seeing.

Pre-submission checklist

• Confirm that the current aims and scope still match the manuscript.
• Verify the live author instructions, word limit and abstract structure.
• Check that the literature review engages relevant entrepreneurship scholarship and recent JEEE work.
• Make the originality statement specific rather than generic.
• Ensure tables, figures, references and appendices are internally consistent.
• Remove identifying information from the review manuscript where required.
• Confirm ethical approvals, consent, data statements, funding and conflicts where applicable.
• Proofread for academic clarity without changing the underlying evidence.

How Contentxprtz Can Support Publication Readiness

Contentxprtz can ethically support authors who are preparing a manuscript for JEEE through academic editing, language polishing, manuscript assessment, journal-format alignment, reference and citation checking, structured-abstract refinement, cover-letter editing and reviewer-response editing. For thesis-based work, support can also focus on converting a longer dissertation argument into a coherent journal manuscript while preserving the author’s research ownership.

Support should be used to strengthen communication and compliance—not to manufacture data, invent citations, conceal authorship issues, manipulate similarity scores or bypass editorial review. Journal selection and editing can improve readiness, but Contentxprtz cannot guarantee acceptance, peer-review success or publication.

Official and Supporting Sources

• Emerald Publishing: Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies — aims and scope, author guidelines, peer review, metrics, editorial information and OA policy.
• Scopus Source Profile 21100446531 — source identity and current Scopus record.
• TU Dresden Research Portal — institutional display of Scopus 2025 CiteScore, SJR and SNIP metrics.
• Wageningen University & Research journal browser — institutional reproduction of 2024 Scopus category metrics and quartiles.