Aims and scope

Our Aim

The European Journal of Family Business (EJFB) aims to advance knowledge on family businesses, business-owning families, and entrepreneurial families by publishing rigorous, internationally relevant, and practice-oriented research. The journal seeks to contribute to the development of family business scholarship while generating insights that inform business practice, public policy, and education.

EJFB is committed to fostering dialogue between academia and practice, encouraging research that combines scientific rigour with practical relevance and addresses the challenges and opportunities faced by family enterprises across different institutional, cultural, and economic contexts.

Scope

EJFB welcomes original contributions that enhance the understanding of family businesses and business-owning families from a wide range of theoretical perspectives, methodological approaches, and disciplinary backgrounds.

The journal encourages submissions on topics including, but not limited to:

  • Family business governance and ownership
  • Entrepreneurial families and family entrepreneurship
  • Strategy, innovation, and corporate entrepreneurship
  • Succession, continuity, and transgenerational entrepreneurship
  • Family dynamics, leadership, and human capital
  • Sustainability, responsible business, and ESG
  • Finance, accounting, and business performance
  • Internationalisation and global family firms
  • Family offices, business families, and wealth management
  • Family business education and public policy
  • Emerging issues affecting family enterprises

Interdisciplinary contributions are particularly welcome.

Our Audience

EJFB serves a broad international audience that includes researchers, educators, entrepreneurs, family business owners, managers, consultants, advisors, policymakers, and other stakeholders interested in the study and practice of family business.

The journal seeks to promote knowledge exchange across these communities and to encourage research that is academically robust while remaining accessible and relevant to professional practice.

Bridging Research and Practice

One of EJFB's defining characteristics is its commitment to strengthening the dialogue between academia and practice. The journal promotes knowledge exchange in three complementary ways:

From academia to practice

By publishing rigorous original research and state-of-the-art review articles that generate evidence-based insights with practical implications for family businesses and business-owning families.

From practice to academia

By encouraging contributions that identify emerging challenges, present novel empirical evidence, or develop new research questions inspired by business practice.

Connecting academia and practice

By providing a forum where different perspectives, ideas, and experiences can be discussed, contributing to a richer understanding of the diversity and complexity of family enterprises.

Types of Contributions

EJFB welcomes different types of scholarly contributions, including:

  • Original Research Articles
  • Review Articles
  • Data-driven Insights
  • New Insights
  • Point/Counterpoint Debates
  • Commentaries

All submissions should demonstrate scientific rigour and make a meaningful contribution to both knowledge and practice.

Before You Submit

Authors are encouraged to consult the Author Guidelines before submitting a manuscript to ensure that their contribution falls within the journal's scope and complies with the journal's editorial and formatting requirements.