International Journal of Procurement Management

Aims & Scope

Globalisation of market and operations, including outsourcing, lead to global purchasing and supplier development.

This perspective indicates the importance of effective procurement and supply functions for organisational effectiveness and competitiveness.

In addition, developments in IT/IS, such as enterprise resource planning and radio frequency identification, have a significant impact on procurement functions and supply management.

IJPM addresses development of procurement resources, highlighting the implications that purchasing and supply management functions have on organisational productivity and competitiveness in the global market.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.222

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	28

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19950

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	220

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Green purchasing is key to superior performance: an empirical study

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Rameshwar, Surajit, Sadia Samar, V.G.

• Sustainable procurement: emerging issues

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Helen, Wendy

• Contracts, relationships and integration: towards a model of the procurement of complex performance

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Michael A., Jens K.

• Choosing an organisational form: the case of collaborative procurement initiatives

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Helen, Elmer, Fredo, Christine

• A mathematical model for selecting third-party reverse logistics providers

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Reza Farzipoor

• Electronic procurement: a structured literature review and directions for future research

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Tobias, V.M. Rao

• A cluster first-route second approach for a capacitated vehicle routing problem: a case study

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Serap Ercan, Harun Resit, Sena, Furkan

• Supplier selection and evaluation using interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy AHP method

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Hossein Sayyadi, Asiyeh

• Supplier development and buyer-supplier relationship strategies - a literature review

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Ilkka, Khuram, Elina

• A stock-dependent inventory model in an imperfect production process

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Biswajit, Kripasindhu, Shib Sankar

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