Aims & Scope

International Journal of Production Management and Engineering is an open access scientific journal that publishes theoretical and empirical peer-reviewed articles in English twice a year.

Contributions must promote the progress and understanding of phenomena related with all aspects of production engineering and management.

Proposals of strategic, tactic or operative challenges in industrial or service organizations, such as individual enterprises, and supply or distribution network approaches, are considered.

Morevoer, cross-disciplinary working areas, such a business process modelling, operation research, performance measurement systems, enterprise engineering or information technology, etc., as decision support systems are welcome. • Strategy and Design: Physical systems design, supply or distribution network design, business models & modelling, business process, behavioural issues, collaborative networks, risk management, software services and enterprise architectures, KPIs, inventory policies, etc., based on new models, methodologies, techniques, tools, etc. • Operations and Control: Demand forecasting, production planning & scheduling, order promising, project management, multi-level lot sizing, routing, etc., using exact heuristic or meta-heuristic methods based on fuzzy logic, mathematical models, intelligence software agents, methodologies, algorithms, etc.

Written specifically for and by academic researchers and practitioners of Production Management and Engineering, the Journal provides in-depth coverage of cutting-edge research and applications issues in the corresponding area.

The Journal is committed to publishing refereed research papers and review papers that contribute to advance knowledge in the area.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year Value
2025 1.3
2024 1.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year Value
2024 0.411

Quartile

Year Value
2024 Q2

h-index

Year Value
2024 9

Journal Rank

Year Value
2024 13530

Journal Citation Indicator

Year Value
2024 136

Impact Factor Trend


Abstracting & Indexing

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


Subjects & Keywords

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


Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.


Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.


Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.


APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Business, Management and Accounting, Decision Sciences and Engineering, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Quick Facts

Current Factor
1.3
First Published: 2025

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

SJR
0.411
First Published: 2024

Quartile

Current Quartile
Q2
First Published: 2024

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