Published/Hosted by: SAGE Publication
Print ISSN: 0894-4865
Online ISSN: 1741-6248
Country: United States
Impact Factor: 2.622 (2012)
About Journal
Family Business Review (FBR) provides a scholarly forum to publish conceptual, theoretical and empirical research aimed to advance the understanding of family enterprise around the world. FBR publishes insightful articles that address issues at the interface of family and business systems. It is not tied to any particular discipline, methods, or topics.
Published since 1988, Family Business Review is the only SSCI listed refereed journal devoted exclusively to exploration of the dynamics of family enterprise. Its interdisciplinary forum captures the insights of professions from diverse fields such as accounting, behavioral sciences, entrepreneurship, finance, management, family business and family wealth consulting, law and public policy.
Submission Process
Submit manuscripts online at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/fbr
General Guidelines for Authors
Manuscripts should not be more than 35 typed double spaced pages, all inclusive, using 12-point Times New Roman font and one inch (2.5 cms) margins. All documents submitted should be Microsoft Word files. Please remember to number the pages and use APA guidelines.
Two documents are to be submitted:
1. CONTACT INFORMATION DOCUMENT that includes the following:
· Title of the article;
· Names and primary affiliations of the author(s);
· Authors' telephone numbers and e-mail addresses;
· An abstract of no more than 100 words;
· A maximum of 5 key words indicating content of the article.
2. MAIN DOCUMENT that includes the following:
· Title of the article;
· An abstract of no more than 100 words;
· A maximum of 5 key words indicating content of the article
· Article - Text, References, Figures, Tables, Appendices (max. 35 double spaced pages all inclusive).
· All Figures and Tables should be placed at the end of the document, one per page, numbered consecutively (one series for tables, one for figures). The position of each table should be indicated in the text (e.g., “Insert Table 2 about here”).
PLEASE NOTE: To facilitate the blind review process, please ensure that information about authors does not appear in the MAIN DOCUMENT.
References
T The reference list should be typed alphabetically using the following style:
Journal Article
Barnes, L.B. (1988). Incongruent hierarchies: Daughters and younger sons as company CEOs, Family Business Review, 1(1): 9-21.
Book
Gersick, K.E., Davis, J.A., McCollom-Hampton, M., & Lansberg, I. (1997). Generation to Generation: Life cycles of the family business. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.
Chapter in an edited book
Memili, E., Eddleston, K.A., Zellweger, T.M., Kellermanns, F.W., & Barnett, T. (2010). The importance of looking toward the future and building on the past: entrepreneurial risk taking and image in family firms. In A.Stewart, G.T.Lumpkin, & J.A.Katz (Eds.), Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth: Entrepreneurship and Family Business (Volume 12, pp. 3-29). Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing.
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