The Journal of Small Business Strategy is an 
applied research journal. Manuscripts should be 
written with the small business/entrepreneurship 
educator, small business consultant in mind. Both 
conceptual and empirically-based papers are en-
couraged, but they must have an applied focus. 
All papers must have a significant literature re-
view, be properly documented, with citations 
from research-based works rather than popular 
press or web sites. Since JSBS is an applied re-
search journal, each article should include a sub-
stantial “Discussion and Implications” section 
that details how the research findings are relevant 
for the journal’s readers. Authors are discouraged 
from submitting manuscripts with extremely 
complex statistical analyses and/or a purely the-
oretical orientation. Case studies are acceptable if 
they contribute substantial to the understanding of 
small business strategy and include a significant-
ly to the understanding of small business strategy 
and include a significant literature review that un-
derscores the issues in the case. We do not accept 
teaching or pedagogical cases.

Articles that have a significant strategy orien-
tation are of particular interest. However, we do 
also publish articles that may address functional 
or operational issues. Articles related to export-
ing or other international issues are acceptable. 
We have less interest in articles focusing on how 
small business compete in specific countries un-
less authors show that their results can be gener-
alized to all small businesses. Articles that have a 
public policy focus are generally not appropriate 
for the Journal of Small Business Strategy.

Journal of Small Business Strategy
2019, Vol. 29 No. 01
ISSN: 1081-8510 (Print) 2380-1751 (Online)
©Copyright 2019 Small Business Institute®

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Editors-In-Chief
Dr. William C. McDowell
Bradley University, United States
Dr. Michael L. Harris
East Carolina University, United States

Special Issues Editor
Dr. Domingo Ribeiro
Universitat de València, Spain

Senior Editor
Dr. Dianne H. B. Welsh
University of North Carolina Greensboro, United States

Managing Editor
Dr. Whitney O. Peake
Western Kentucky University, United States

Associate Editor
Dr. Steven T. Walsh
The University of New Mexico, United States

Section Editors
Dr. Joshua R. Aaron
Middle Tennessee State University, United States 
Dr. J. Augusto Felício
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Dr. Raj V. Mahto
The University of New Mexico, United States
Dr. Maria I. Marshall
Purdue University, United States
Dr. Juan Piñeiro
Santiago de Compostela University, Spain

Editorial Assistant
Cheryl A. Peck
Journal of Small Business Strategy

Editorial Review Board
Dr. Joe R. Bell
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Dr. Dolores Botella
Universidad Católica de Valencia
Dr. Shawn Carraher
University of Texas at Dallas
Dr. Phillip E. Davis
Texas State University
Dr. Joseph Geiger
University of Idaho
Dr. Michael Goldsby
Ball State University
Dr. David Lyn Hoffman
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Dr. Jeffrey Hornsby
University of Missouri Kansas City
Dr. Jerry Kudlats
Jacksonville University
Dr. Cathleen (Folker) Leitch
Wilfrid Laurier University

Dr. Robert Lussier
Springfield College

Dr. José Manuel Guaita Martínez
Valencian International University
Dr. Matthew R. Marvel
Ball State University
Dr. Brian McKenzie
California State University, East Bay
Dr. Abbas Nadim
University of New Haven
Dr. John E. Prescott
University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Neal Pruchansky
Keene State College
Dr. Jeff Shields
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Dr. Matthew C. Sonfield
Hofstra University
Dr. Jude Valdez
University of Texas at San Antonio

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