Aims and Scope

The Journal aims to serve as a leading platform for disseminating high-quality research and knowledge related to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This journal is dedicated to advancing the understanding of various aspects that impact SMEs, such as entrepreneurship, innovation, management practices, marketing strategies, financial issues, and policy frameworks. By providing a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach, the journal aims to foster scholarly discussions and promote practical insights that can contribute to SMEs' growth, sustainability, and competitiveness worldwide. Through its publications, the Small and Medium Enterprises Journal seeks to bridge the gap between academic research and real-world challenges SMEs face, making it a valuable resource for academics, practitioners, policymakers, and all those interested in the SME sector.

The subject areas include, but are not limited to, the following fields:

  • Technology/ICT for SMEs
  • Joint Venture
  • Organizational Design and Rules
  • Value Chain Analysis
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Capital Formation
  • Family-Owned Businesses
  • SMEs Banking
  • SME Cluster Development
  • Performance Measurement and Business Improvement
  • Impacts of market structure and market competition on SMEs
  • Recruitment, training, and development for SMEs
  • Innovation in International SMEs
  • Business Models
  • Women Entrepreneurship
  • Branding of SMEs Products & Services and Other Relevant Issues

Subject Area – Business, Management, and Accounting. Subject Category – Management of Technology and Innovation (1405); Marketing (1406);

Subject Area – Social Sciences. Subject Category – Development (3303).

Please define the type of the manuscript of four possible variants and adhere to both the general guidelines and the recommendations, which are specific for the type of the chosen manuscript.

The following types of manuscripts can be submitted to the journal:

  • research paper, which is a final report on the finished original experimental study (the structure is Abstract, Introduction, Literature review, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussions, Conclusions);
  • theoretical paper, which is devoted to theoretical study of the problem, which complies with the journal’s scope (the structure is Abstract, Introduction, Theoretical Basis, Results, Discussions, Conclusions);
  • review paper, which is a study of concrete scientific problem, which complies with the journal’s scope and is conducted based on the materials of the scientific publications (the structure is Abstract, Introduction, Literature review, generalization of the main statements, Discussions, Conclusions);
  • short communication paper on the event (conference, seminar, exhibition, issue of the important monograph), which complies with the journal’s scope (the paper is structured by the author in his/her own, but with compulsory reference to the date and place of the event, however, it does not include a big list of references and supplementary materials).