The importance of the field has also been signaled by the appearance of special issues and forums on international entrepreneurship in various journals, such as Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice in 1996 and Academy of Management Journal in 2000. Journal of Business Venturing regularly publishes articles in the area. The Journal of International Business Studies has established an editorial area for international entrepreneurship, and the Journal of International Entrepreneurship was recently launched. Both the Kauffman Foundation and the Strategic Management Society have sponsored edited volumes that included reviews of international entrepreneurship literature and research issues (McDougall & Oviatt, 1997; Zahra & George, 2002).