Venture Capital publishes cutting edge research-based papers from academics and practitioners on all aspects of private equity finance such as:

• institutional venture capital
• informal venture capital
• corporate venture capital
• public sector venture capital
• community venture capital

It also covers all aspects of the venture capital process from investment decision to exit, including studies on:

• investment patterns
• investment decision-making
• investment performance
• realisation of investment value exit routes (including the relationship with junior capital markets such as NASDAQ, EASDAQ, AIM and Nouvelle Marché).
• economic impact and public policy

The Journal contains:

• Commissioned review articles of recent books on venture capital and associated topics, and of specific topics in the venture capital field
• Special issues devoted to papers on a particular theme
• International coverage, focusing not only on established venture capital markets such as the USA and the European Union, but also on emerging venture capital markets
• Emphasis on publishing papers of high academic quality from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives which use a variety of research methods. Submitted papers will normally be reviewed by the editors and two referees.

The journal brings together venture capital research undertaken by academics from different disciplines and research conducted from various methodological and philosophical standpoints. It is a forum for communication between academic researchers, venture capital practitioners and policy-makers that raises the knowledge of venture capital activity on a global basis.

To achieve this, the journal includes specially commissioned overviews of the state of venture capital activity in various countries as a regular feature, written by industry experts, government officials or academics. A practitioner-academic interface will be developed through the Executive Forum, to which practitioners are invited to contribute.

Peer Review Policy
All articles have undergone anonymous double or triple blind review.