Revitalizing Entrepreneurship Research: New Topics, New Methods, New Possibilities

Call for Papers – Revitalizing Entrepreneurship Research: New Topics, New Methods, New Possibilities

Journal: Organization Management Journal
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Submission deadline (full manuscripts): 3 May 2026

This special issue invites work that rethinks the mainstream focus of entrepreneurship research, moving beyond the dominant “positive, growth‑oriented, WEIRD‑centric” narrative toward critical, inclusive, and methodologically diverse scholarship on entrepreneurial phenomena.

Why this special issue matters

Recent reviews argue that entrepreneurship research is often:

• too focused on positive, heroic narratives and high‑growth ventures;

• overly financial‑ and growth‑driven, ignoring non‑monetary motives;

• skewed toward male and majority‑group entrepreneurs;

• rooted in North‑American and Western‑European (WEIRD) contexts, under‑representing non‑WEIRD societies.

This SI aims to “revitalize” the field by centering topics and methods that are still marginal or screened out in mainstream entrepreneurship journals.

Key topic areas

The special issue is open to original conceptual, empirical, and review articles on entrepreneurial phenomena that are commonly underexplored, such as:

• The “dark” and non‑glamorous sides

  • Venture deaths, anti‑social and illegal entrepreneurship, low‑stakes or “side‑hustle” entrepreneurship.

• Non‑monetary entrepreneurship

  • Lifestyle entrepreneurship, hobby‑based ventures, and activities driven by passion, identity, or social purposes rather than profit.

• Gender, diversity, and inclusion

  • Female entrepreneurship, feminine entrepreneurship, men in non‑stereotypical roles, and gender‑sensitive methodological and theoretical work.

  • Minority entrepreneurship, including racial/ethnic, refugee, immigrant, underdog, enclave, and Indigenous entrepreneurship.

• Non‑WEIRD contexts

  • Entrepreneurship in non‑WEIRD societies (Africa, Latin America, South and Southeast Asia, etc.).

  • Entrepreneurial activities in marginalized or peripheral communities within WEIRD countries (e.g., rural, remote, or low‑income areas).

• New methods and practice‑oriented work

  • Studies using novel qualitative, mixed, or computational methods.

  • Research focused on entrepreneurial practice, education, and teaching innovations.

Guest editors

• Dr Vishal Gupta, University of Alabama, USA

• Dr Golshan Javadian, Morgan State University, USA

Authors are encouraged to send informal inquiries (e.g., topic fit, scope) to the guest editors before submission. The guest editors will also organize pre‑submission events in early 2026 to support potential authors.

Submission timeline

• Full manuscripts due: Sunday, 3 May 2026

• First feedback to authors: Sunday, 21 June 2026

• Revisions due: Sunday, 13 September 2026

• Feedback on revised manuscripts: Sunday, 28 August 2026

• Final manuscript to OMJ: Sunday, 25 October 2026

• Final manuscripts to Emerald: Sunday, 15 November 2026

• Publication: Volume 24, Issue 1

Submissions must:

• align with the Organization Management Journal author guidelines;

• be submitted via the OMJ online submission system;

• go through double‑blind peer review.

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