''Small Business Economics'' is a
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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published by
Springer Science+Business Media
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Originally founded in 1842 in ...
covering research into
entrepreneurship
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from different disciplines, including
economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...
,
finance
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,
management
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Management includes the activities o ...
,
psychology
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, and
sociology
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. The
editors-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
are Z.J. Acs (
George Mason University
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) and D.B. Audretsch (
Indiana University Bloomington
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).
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'', the journal has a 2017
impact factor
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of 2.852, ranking it in the top 20% of 245 journals in the category "Economics".
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.springer.com/business+%26+management/business+for+professionals/journal/11187
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