Journal of Inter-Organizational Relationships

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Inter-Organizational Relationships (JIOR) is an interdisciplinary journal focused exclusively on interactions between firms, other organizations, groups, and subgroups both internal and external to an organization.

In many marketing and management cases, relationships are the cornerstone for high performance, productive and efficient exchange.

The contexts for such relationships include supply chain relationships, marketing channel relationships, third-party relationships, business-to-business relationships, regulatory relationships, strategic partnerships, export/import relationships, intermediary relationships, and intra-organizational relationships between groups, departments, or divisions.

The common themes that will drive JIOR are the theories, rather than the context, that explain relationships.

These include, but are not limited to, transaction cost economics, agency theory, trust, commitment theory, control theory, stewardship theory, governance theory, power-dependence theory, and the study of contracts, both written and psychological.

Contributions to new inter-organization theories are welcome.

Such theories can be applied to a variety of topics in marketing and management including relationship eco-systems and platforms, inter-group conflict, contract negotiations, relational business models, relationship formation and dissolution, the dark side of trust-based relationships, issues of control and coordination, the effects of technology on decision making, power imbalances, adverse selection and moral hazard, incentives, monitoring, contract enforcement, legal remedies, diversity of goals, internal organizational issues, control-trust dynamics, relational exchange, inter-group communication strategies, sales force relationships, goal misalignment, calculative trust and calculative commitment, and substitution and complementation of control processes.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.260

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	18186

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	16

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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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.

• Rethinking customer-perceived value in business markets from an organizational perspective

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Michael, Andreas, Vishal, Wolfgang

• Delineating interorganizational dynamic capabilities: A literature review and a conceptual framework

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Erik, Daniel, Linnea

• Key problems of interorganizational collaborations: A multi-level and temporal analysis

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Émilie

• Operational control and international joint venture (IJV): A systematic review and future research agenda

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Anurag, Meeta

• The evolution of retail channels in China since 2000

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Jane Peihsun, Qinghui

• Two decades of the <i>Journal of Marketing Channels</i>’ research: Providing direction for the future of inter-organizational research

  Citation: 1

  Authors: James E., Trang P.

• The impact of pre-contract disclosure on M&amp;A performance in franchising

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Marko, Farhad

• The nature of commitment in buyer–supplier relationships

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Masato, Joseph P., Tasman D.

• Control mechanisms and role performance: The moderating effects of social interaction

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Wei, Yiyao, Liping

• Relationship marketing variation in multidyadic industrial channels with component supplier specification

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Tereza, David A.

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