“創(chuàng)新……在于有目的、有組織地尋找變化，并系統(tǒng)地分析這些變化可能提供的機(jī)會”(德魯克，1985,49)。《歐洲創(chuàng)新管理雜志》為創(chuàng)新研究領(lǐng)域的實(shí)用主義研究提供了一個快速傳播的論壇。在這種背景下，實(shí)踐是學(xué)習(xí)過程的一部分，在這個過程中，對現(xiàn)有框架、模型和方法的更改(通過嚴(yán)格且始終基于證據(jù)的研究)會在不斷發(fā)現(xiàn)的過程中產(chǎn)生新的想法。該雜志出版了關(guān)于創(chuàng)新的所有方面的研究(在這里廣泛地看不僅包括產(chǎn)品/服務(wù)和過程，而且還包括市場和組織)在組織上下文中的管理。這包括研究整個或個別階段的過程、圍繞有效獲取和使用有形和無形資源的問題、創(chuàng)新戰(zhàn)略、用于管理創(chuàng)新的不同工具、工業(yè)、區(qū)域和國家因素的影響以及對績效的影響。《歐洲創(chuàng)新管理雜志》特別歡迎在一個或多個層次(包括團(tuán)隊(duì)或項(xiàng)目、組織、區(qū)域、國家和國際)探索創(chuàng)新管理的新環(huán)境(例如，但不僅限于服務(wù)、公共部門組織、社會和社區(qū)企業(yè)(社會創(chuàng)新))。發(fā)表在EJIM上的論文，雖然通常建立在嚴(yán)格的實(shí)證研究基礎(chǔ)上，但應(yīng)該明確理論和實(shí)踐的含義。因此，作者應(yīng)確保對最先進(jìn)技術(shù)的貢獻(xiàn)得到明確說明。該雜志對處于職業(yè)生涯各個階段的研究人員開放;然而，它渴望認(rèn)識到新聲音在創(chuàng)新研究中的作用。

‘Innovation … consists in the purposeful and organized search for changes, and in the systematic analysis of the opportunities such changes may offer’ (Drucker, 1985, 49).The European Journal of Innovation Management offers a forum for the rapid dissemination of pragmatist research in the field of innovation studies. Within this context, practice is part of the learning process, where change (through rigorous and invariably evidence-based research) in existing frameworks, models and methods yields new ideas in a process of continuous discovery.The Journal publishes research on all aspects of innovation (viewed here broadly to include not only product/service and process but also market, and organization) management in organizational contexts. This includes the study of the process in its entirety or individual stages, issues around accessing and using effectively tangible and intangible resources, innovation strategies, different tools used to manage innovation, the impact of industrial, regional, and national factors, and implications on performance. The European Journal of Innovation Management welcomes particularly work that explores innovation management in new contexts (such as – but not only – services, public sector organizations, and social and community enterprises (social innovation)), at one or multiple levels (including team or project, organizational, regional, national and international).Papers that appear in the EJIM, though often grounded on rigorous empirical research, should be explicit about implications for theory and practice. Thus, authors should ensure that contribution to the state-of-the-art is clearly articulated.The journal is open to researchers at all stages of their careers; however, it aspires to recognize the role of new voices in innovation studies.