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Fbrs Performance Compares Well With Leading Entrepreneurship Journals On The Financial Times List
FAMILY BUSINESS REVIEW
KEY STATS
August 2015
? HIGH IMPACT
IF 5.528 RANK 4 / 115 in the Business Category
ABS Academic Journal Quality Guide Rating 3
2015 – FBRs rating increased from a 2 to a 3 which is defined as a “highly regarded’ journal
Family Business Review – Impact Factor
Source: Journal Citation Reports® (Thomson Reuters, 2015)
FBRs performance compares well with leading entrepreneurship journals on the Financial Times list.
2 Year
IF
2 Year
Ranking*
5 Year IF 5 Year
Ranking*
ABS
rating
Immediacy
Index**
Family Business
Review
5.528 4 4.354 17 3 1.412
(#1 in Business)
Entrepreneurship
Theory & Practice
3.144 15 5.073 13 4 0.620 (#12)
Journal of
Business Venturing
3.678 9 5.305 12 4 0.489 (#18)
*Out of 115 in Business category ** How quickly articles in a journal get cited
? GLOBAL INTEREST & REACH
FBR is in over 9,599 organizations from 187 countries
In the last 5 years, more than 1,865 unique scholars based in 72 countries submitted research for
publication consideration in FBR
In 2014, almost 245 unique scholars based in 36 countries submitted research for publication
consideration in FBR. US remained the top submitting country followed by Italy, Spain,
UK, France, and Sweden
108 submissions have been received this year (77 new, 31 revised) as on 23 July 2015
245 were received in 2014; 235 in 2013; 222 in 2012
o ACCEPTANCE RATIO 7.3% in 2014
0.675
1.357
1.881
2.426
2.6 2.622
4.243
5.528
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
o HIGH USAGE Full article downloads in 2014: 104,797 (up from 83,000 in 2013)
o EFFICIENT EDITORIAL OFFICE
Average turnaround time from submission to final decision in 2014 was 38.5 days
(SAGE journals average – 47 days); YTD – 22.6 days
Articles accepted in FBR in 2014 appeared on-line in 23 days on an average
As on 23
rd
July 2015, FBR has 9 articles in its ‘online first’ queue, 3 accepted going through
copy-editing, and several others in minor revision stage.
? SPECIAL ISSUES
2018 2
nd
Review Issue (Holt, Payne, Pearson, Sharma – Proposals due 1 March 2016)
2017 Process & Variance Methods (Carr, Payne, Pearson – Proposals due 1 Sept. 2015)
2016 Review Issue (Short, Lumpkin, Pearson, Sharma – 2 online, others in progress)
2014 Social issues in family enterprises (Craig, Dibrell, Neubaum, van Gils)
2014 Temporal issues in family enterprises (Salvato, Reay, Sharma)
2013 Advising family enterprises (Reay, Pearson, Dyer Jr.)
2012 25 years of FBR (Sharma, Chrisman, Gersick)
2012 Measures and methods (Sharma, Carney)
2011 Marketing (in) the family business (Reuber & Fischer)
2010 Accounting – FB (Salvato & Moores)
2009 Family capital, family business and free enterprise (Sorenson & Bierman)
? AWARDS
Best Paper Awards For articles published in FBR in 2014
Selection committee: Joern Block, Michael Carney, Justin Webb (Chair, Becky Reuber)
Winner ($2500, Sponsored by Lansberg, Gersick and Associates):
Michael-Tsabari, N., Labaki, R. & Zachary, R.K. (2014). Toward the cluster model: The family firm's
entrepreneurial behavior over generations. Family Business Review 27(2): 161-185
Honourable Mention:
Campopiano. G., De Massis, A. & Chirico. F. (2014). Firm philanthropy in small- and medium-sized
family firms: The effects of family involvement in ownership and management. Family Business
Review 27(3): 244-258.
Authors notified 25 March 2015; Announcements end of March 2015; Awards October 2015 @ FFI
Reviewer Awards
FBRs editorial team makes the selections for the best reviewer awards. These awards are reserved for the
110 members of FBRs editorial review board. From 2015, the winners are announced at the FBR
meetings during the Academy of Management and the awards are presented at FFIs annual conference.
The following criteria is used to make it to FBRs Best Reviewer List:
? Completed at least 3 reviews with a minimum of 4 rating; OR at least 2 with a rating of 5.
? The average turnaround time must not exceed 21 days (time line requested in the invitation letter)
The 2015 winners are:
Outstanding Reviewer ($1,000 award sponsored by Resource Management Inc.):
Francesco Barbera, Stetson University, USA
Reviewed 5 manuscripts; Perfect score from 3 different editors; Average turnaround time 14 days
Excellent Reviewers:
Yannick Bammens, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Andrea Colli, Bocconi University, Italy
Alfredo DeMassis, Lancaster University, UK
Dmitry Khanin, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
Aaron McKenny, University of Central Florida, USA
Salvatore Sciascia, IULM University, Italy
Philipp Sieger, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Tensie Steijvers, Hasselt University, Belgium
? SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS ON FAMILY BUSINESS BY DECADE
Before 1970 111 articles
1970s 135 articles
1980s 306 articles
1990s 2,281 articles
2000s 5,654 articles
2010 – 2014 4,021 articles (at this rate, this decade could yield over 8,000 articles)
(Sharma 2015, FBR March editorial)
? NOTABLE REVIEW ARTICLES http://fbr.sagepub.com/cgi/collection/selected_review_articles
Evert, R., Martin, J.A., McLeod, M.S. & Payne, G.T. (2016). Empirics in Family Business Research:
Progress, Challenges, and the Path Ahead. Family Business Review, 29(1).
Madison, K., Holt, D.T., Kellermanns, F.W. & Ranft, A.L. (2016). Viewing Family Firm Behavior and
Governance through the Lens of Agency and Stewardship Theories. Family Business Review,
29(1).
Van Gils, Dibrell, C., Neubaum, D.O. & Craig, J.B. (2014). Social Issues in the Family Enterprise.
Family Business Review, 27(3): 193-205.
Pukall, T.J. & Calabrò, A. (2014). The Internationalization of Family Firms: A Critical Review and
Integrative Model. Family Business Review,
DeMassis, A., Frattini, F. & Lichtenthaler, U. (2013). Research on Technological Innovation in Family
Firms: Present Debates and Future Directions. Family Business Review, 26(1): 10-31.
Berrone, P., Cruz, C., & Gomez-Mejia, LR. (2012). Socioemotional Wealth in Family Firms:
Theoretical Dimensions, Assessment Approaches, and Agenda for Future Research. Family
Business Review, 25(3): 258-279.
Strike, V.M. (2012). Advising the Family Firm: Reviewing the Past to Build the Future. Family
Business Review, 2012(2): 156-177.
Salvato, C. & Moores, K. (2010). Research on Accounting in Family Firms: Past Accomplishments
and Future Challenges. Family Business Review, 23(3): 193-215.
Gupta, V. & Levenburg, N. (2010). A Thematic Analysis of Cultural Variations in Family Businesses:
The CASE Project. Family Business Review, 23(2): 153-177.
Chrisman, J.J., Kellermanns, F.W., Chan, K.C., & Liano, K. (2010). Intellectual Foundations of
Current Research in Family Business: An Identification and Review of 25 Influential
Articles. Family Business Review, 23(1): 9-26.
Rothausen, T.J. (2009). Management Work—Family Research and Work—Family Fit: Implications
for Building Family Capital in Family Business. Family Business Review, 22(3):220-234.
Debicki, B.J., Matherne III, C.F., Kellermanns, F.W., & Chrisman, J.J. (2009). Family Business
Research in the New Millennium: An Overview of the Who, the Where, the What, and the
Why. Family Business Review, 22(2):151-166.
Jimenez, R.M. (2009). Research on Women in Family Firms: Current Status and Future Directions.
Family Business Review, 22(1): 53-64.
? NOTABLE EDITORIALS http://fbr.sagepub.com/cgi/collection/selected_editorials
Pearson, A.W & Sharma, P. (2015). Referencing in Scholarly Articles: What is Just Right? Family
Business Review, 28(4).
Payne, G.T. & Ireland, R.D. (2015). It takes a village: Ethical publishing of family business research.
Family Business Review, 28(2): 96-103.
Voordeckers, W., Miller, D. & Le-Breton Miller, I. (2014). In search of the best of both worlds:
Crafting a finance paper for FBR. Family Business Review, 27(4).
Reay, T. (2014). Publishing qualitative research. Family Business Review, 27(2): 95-102.
Wright, M. & Sharma, P. (2013). Sustaining a publications career. Family Business Review, 26(4): 1-
11.
Reuber, A.R. & Sharma, P. (2013). The Anatomy of a Paper. Family Business Review, 25(4): 367-373.
Short, J.C. (2012). Defending Family Business Research: The Role of Authors as Defense Attorneys.
Family Business Review, 25(4): 367-373.
Salvato, C. & Aldrich, H.E. (2012). “That’s Interesting!” in Family Business Research. Family
Business Review, 25(2): 125-135.
Pearson, A.W. & Lumpkin, G.T. (2011). Measurement in Family Business Research: How Do We
Measure Up? Family Business Review, 24(4): 287-291.
Reuber, R. & Fischer, E. (2011). Marketing (in) the Family Firm. Family Business Review, 24(3): 193-
196.
Reay, T. & Whetten, D.A. (2011). What Constitutes a Theoretical Contribution? Family Business
Review, 24(2): 105-110.
Craig, J.B. (2010). Desk Rejection: How to Avoid Being Hit by a Returning Boomerang. Family
Business Review, 23(4): 306-309.
Salvato, C. & Moores, K. (2010). Research on Accounting in Family Firms: Past Accomplishments
and Future Challenges. Family Business Review, 23(3): 193-215.
Reuber, A. R. (2010). Strengthening Your Literature Review. Family Business Review, 23(2): 105-108.
Sharma, P. & Kellermanns, F. (2009). The Craft of Reviewing. Family Business Review, 22(4): 305-308.
Chenail, R. J. (2009). Communicating Your Qualitative Research Better. Family Business Review,
22(2): 105-108.
? RESEARCH APPLIED BOARD: Extending FBRs Reach
A highly capable team of thoughtful practitioner scholars on our Research Applied Board work with
assistant editor Karen Vinton to prepare practitioner executive summaries of articles accepted in FBR.
Podcasts and Blogs are prepared for selected articles as well. All material is posted alongside the article.
Suggestions welcome [email protected]
doc_410619563.pdf
Fbrs Performance Compares Well With Leading Entrepreneurship Journals On The Financial Times List
FAMILY BUSINESS REVIEW
KEY STATS
August 2015
? HIGH IMPACT
IF 5.528 RANK 4 / 115 in the Business Category
ABS Academic Journal Quality Guide Rating 3
2015 – FBRs rating increased from a 2 to a 3 which is defined as a “highly regarded’ journal
Family Business Review – Impact Factor
Source: Journal Citation Reports® (Thomson Reuters, 2015)
FBRs performance compares well with leading entrepreneurship journals on the Financial Times list.
2 Year
IF
2 Year
Ranking*
5 Year IF 5 Year
Ranking*
ABS
rating
Immediacy
Index**
Family Business
Review
5.528 4 4.354 17 3 1.412
(#1 in Business)
Entrepreneurship
Theory & Practice
3.144 15 5.073 13 4 0.620 (#12)
Journal of
Business Venturing
3.678 9 5.305 12 4 0.489 (#18)
*Out of 115 in Business category ** How quickly articles in a journal get cited
? GLOBAL INTEREST & REACH
FBR is in over 9,599 organizations from 187 countries
In the last 5 years, more than 1,865 unique scholars based in 72 countries submitted research for
publication consideration in FBR
In 2014, almost 245 unique scholars based in 36 countries submitted research for publication
consideration in FBR. US remained the top submitting country followed by Italy, Spain,
UK, France, and Sweden
108 submissions have been received this year (77 new, 31 revised) as on 23 July 2015
245 were received in 2014; 235 in 2013; 222 in 2012
o ACCEPTANCE RATIO 7.3% in 2014
0.675
1.357
1.881
2.426
2.6 2.622
4.243
5.528
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
o HIGH USAGE Full article downloads in 2014: 104,797 (up from 83,000 in 2013)
o EFFICIENT EDITORIAL OFFICE
Average turnaround time from submission to final decision in 2014 was 38.5 days
(SAGE journals average – 47 days); YTD – 22.6 days
Articles accepted in FBR in 2014 appeared on-line in 23 days on an average
As on 23
rd
July 2015, FBR has 9 articles in its ‘online first’ queue, 3 accepted going through
copy-editing, and several others in minor revision stage.
? SPECIAL ISSUES
2018 2
nd
Review Issue (Holt, Payne, Pearson, Sharma – Proposals due 1 March 2016)
2017 Process & Variance Methods (Carr, Payne, Pearson – Proposals due 1 Sept. 2015)
2016 Review Issue (Short, Lumpkin, Pearson, Sharma – 2 online, others in progress)
2014 Social issues in family enterprises (Craig, Dibrell, Neubaum, van Gils)
2014 Temporal issues in family enterprises (Salvato, Reay, Sharma)
2013 Advising family enterprises (Reay, Pearson, Dyer Jr.)
2012 25 years of FBR (Sharma, Chrisman, Gersick)
2012 Measures and methods (Sharma, Carney)
2011 Marketing (in) the family business (Reuber & Fischer)
2010 Accounting – FB (Salvato & Moores)
2009 Family capital, family business and free enterprise (Sorenson & Bierman)
? AWARDS
Best Paper Awards For articles published in FBR in 2014
Selection committee: Joern Block, Michael Carney, Justin Webb (Chair, Becky Reuber)
Winner ($2500, Sponsored by Lansberg, Gersick and Associates):
Michael-Tsabari, N., Labaki, R. & Zachary, R.K. (2014). Toward the cluster model: The family firm's
entrepreneurial behavior over generations. Family Business Review 27(2): 161-185
Honourable Mention:
Campopiano. G., De Massis, A. & Chirico. F. (2014). Firm philanthropy in small- and medium-sized
family firms: The effects of family involvement in ownership and management. Family Business
Review 27(3): 244-258.
Authors notified 25 March 2015; Announcements end of March 2015; Awards October 2015 @ FFI
Reviewer Awards
FBRs editorial team makes the selections for the best reviewer awards. These awards are reserved for the
110 members of FBRs editorial review board. From 2015, the winners are announced at the FBR
meetings during the Academy of Management and the awards are presented at FFIs annual conference.
The following criteria is used to make it to FBRs Best Reviewer List:
? Completed at least 3 reviews with a minimum of 4 rating; OR at least 2 with a rating of 5.
? The average turnaround time must not exceed 21 days (time line requested in the invitation letter)
The 2015 winners are:
Outstanding Reviewer ($1,000 award sponsored by Resource Management Inc.):
Francesco Barbera, Stetson University, USA
Reviewed 5 manuscripts; Perfect score from 3 different editors; Average turnaround time 14 days
Excellent Reviewers:
Yannick Bammens, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Andrea Colli, Bocconi University, Italy
Alfredo DeMassis, Lancaster University, UK
Dmitry Khanin, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
Aaron McKenny, University of Central Florida, USA
Salvatore Sciascia, IULM University, Italy
Philipp Sieger, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Tensie Steijvers, Hasselt University, Belgium
? SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS ON FAMILY BUSINESS BY DECADE
Before 1970 111 articles
1970s 135 articles
1980s 306 articles
1990s 2,281 articles
2000s 5,654 articles
2010 – 2014 4,021 articles (at this rate, this decade could yield over 8,000 articles)
(Sharma 2015, FBR March editorial)
? NOTABLE REVIEW ARTICLES http://fbr.sagepub.com/cgi/collection/selected_review_articles
Evert, R., Martin, J.A., McLeod, M.S. & Payne, G.T. (2016). Empirics in Family Business Research:
Progress, Challenges, and the Path Ahead. Family Business Review, 29(1).
Madison, K., Holt, D.T., Kellermanns, F.W. & Ranft, A.L. (2016). Viewing Family Firm Behavior and
Governance through the Lens of Agency and Stewardship Theories. Family Business Review,
29(1).
Van Gils, Dibrell, C., Neubaum, D.O. & Craig, J.B. (2014). Social Issues in the Family Enterprise.
Family Business Review, 27(3): 193-205.
Pukall, T.J. & Calabrò, A. (2014). The Internationalization of Family Firms: A Critical Review and
Integrative Model. Family Business Review,
DeMassis, A., Frattini, F. & Lichtenthaler, U. (2013). Research on Technological Innovation in Family
Firms: Present Debates and Future Directions. Family Business Review, 26(1): 10-31.
Berrone, P., Cruz, C., & Gomez-Mejia, LR. (2012). Socioemotional Wealth in Family Firms:
Theoretical Dimensions, Assessment Approaches, and Agenda for Future Research. Family
Business Review, 25(3): 258-279.
Strike, V.M. (2012). Advising the Family Firm: Reviewing the Past to Build the Future. Family
Business Review, 2012(2): 156-177.
Salvato, C. & Moores, K. (2010). Research on Accounting in Family Firms: Past Accomplishments
and Future Challenges. Family Business Review, 23(3): 193-215.
Gupta, V. & Levenburg, N. (2010). A Thematic Analysis of Cultural Variations in Family Businesses:
The CASE Project. Family Business Review, 23(2): 153-177.
Chrisman, J.J., Kellermanns, F.W., Chan, K.C., & Liano, K. (2010). Intellectual Foundations of
Current Research in Family Business: An Identification and Review of 25 Influential
Articles. Family Business Review, 23(1): 9-26.
Rothausen, T.J. (2009). Management Work—Family Research and Work—Family Fit: Implications
for Building Family Capital in Family Business. Family Business Review, 22(3):220-234.
Debicki, B.J., Matherne III, C.F., Kellermanns, F.W., & Chrisman, J.J. (2009). Family Business
Research in the New Millennium: An Overview of the Who, the Where, the What, and the
Why. Family Business Review, 22(2):151-166.
Jimenez, R.M. (2009). Research on Women in Family Firms: Current Status and Future Directions.
Family Business Review, 22(1): 53-64.
? NOTABLE EDITORIALS http://fbr.sagepub.com/cgi/collection/selected_editorials
Pearson, A.W & Sharma, P. (2015). Referencing in Scholarly Articles: What is Just Right? Family
Business Review, 28(4).
Payne, G.T. & Ireland, R.D. (2015). It takes a village: Ethical publishing of family business research.
Family Business Review, 28(2): 96-103.
Voordeckers, W., Miller, D. & Le-Breton Miller, I. (2014). In search of the best of both worlds:
Crafting a finance paper for FBR. Family Business Review, 27(4).
Reay, T. (2014). Publishing qualitative research. Family Business Review, 27(2): 95-102.
Wright, M. & Sharma, P. (2013). Sustaining a publications career. Family Business Review, 26(4): 1-
11.
Reuber, A.R. & Sharma, P. (2013). The Anatomy of a Paper. Family Business Review, 25(4): 367-373.
Short, J.C. (2012). Defending Family Business Research: The Role of Authors as Defense Attorneys.
Family Business Review, 25(4): 367-373.
Salvato, C. & Aldrich, H.E. (2012). “That’s Interesting!” in Family Business Research. Family
Business Review, 25(2): 125-135.
Pearson, A.W. & Lumpkin, G.T. (2011). Measurement in Family Business Research: How Do We
Measure Up? Family Business Review, 24(4): 287-291.
Reuber, R. & Fischer, E. (2011). Marketing (in) the Family Firm. Family Business Review, 24(3): 193-
196.
Reay, T. & Whetten, D.A. (2011). What Constitutes a Theoretical Contribution? Family Business
Review, 24(2): 105-110.
Craig, J.B. (2010). Desk Rejection: How to Avoid Being Hit by a Returning Boomerang. Family
Business Review, 23(4): 306-309.
Salvato, C. & Moores, K. (2010). Research on Accounting in Family Firms: Past Accomplishments
and Future Challenges. Family Business Review, 23(3): 193-215.
Reuber, A. R. (2010). Strengthening Your Literature Review. Family Business Review, 23(2): 105-108.
Sharma, P. & Kellermanns, F. (2009). The Craft of Reviewing. Family Business Review, 22(4): 305-308.
Chenail, R. J. (2009). Communicating Your Qualitative Research Better. Family Business Review,
22(2): 105-108.
? RESEARCH APPLIED BOARD: Extending FBRs Reach
A highly capable team of thoughtful practitioner scholars on our Research Applied Board work with
assistant editor Karen Vinton to prepare practitioner executive summaries of articles accepted in FBR.
Podcasts and Blogs are prepared for selected articles as well. All material is posted alongside the article.
Suggestions welcome [email protected]
doc_410619563.pdf