“創新……在于有目的、有組織地尋找變化，并系統地分析這些變化可能提供的機會”(德魯克，1985,49)。《歐洲創新管理雜志》為創新研究領域的實用主義研究提供了一個快速傳播的論壇。在這種背景下，實踐是學習過程的一部分，在這個過程中，對現有框架、模型和方法的更改(通過嚴格且始終基于證據的研究)會在不斷發現的過程中產生新的想法。該雜志出版了關于創新的所有方面的研究(在這里廣泛地看不僅包括產品/服務和過程，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、創新戰略、用于管理創新的不同工具、工業、區域和國家因素的影響以及對績效的影響。《歐洲創新管理雜志》特別歡迎在一個或多個層次(包括團隊或項目、組織、區域、國家和國際)探索創新管理的新環境(例如，但不僅限于服務、公共部門組織、社會和社區企業(社會創新))。發表在EJIM上的論文，雖然通常建立在嚴格的實證研究基礎上，但應該明確理論和實踐的含義。因此，作者應確保對最先進技術的貢獻得到明確說明。該雜志對處于職業生涯各個階段的研究人員開放;然而，它渴望認識到新聲音在創新研究中的作用。

‘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.