A Citation Analysis of the Impact of Journals on Contemporary Small Enterprise Research

Claudio Romano and Janek Ratnatunga

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 1996, vol. 20, issue 3, 7-21

Abstract: Small Enterprise journals have played an increasingly important role in the dissemination of information, particularly in the last decade. This study explores the impact of small enterprise journals and articles on contemporary small enterprise research (CSER) through the examination of a sample of 725 articles and approximately 16,720 of their citations. CSER is defined as all main articles published during 1986–1992 in the Journal of Small Business Management, International Small Business Journal, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, Small Business Economics and Asia Pacific International Management Forum. One of the conclusions of the study is that the source journal articles as a group initially had a minimal impact on contemporary small enterprise research, although there is evidence of an increasing level of impact in the more recent years. It is also evident from the present study that the Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice have had the greatest impact on the development and advancement on contemporary small enterprise research.

Date: 1996
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DOI: 10.1177/104225879602000301

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