Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering

Aims & Scope

The current literature on maintenance engineering is limited and scattered over a wide range of publications.

The Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering (JQME) aims to bring together developments in maintenance and quality that are of interest to both practitioners and researchers.

Maintenance engineering is one of the "Cinderellas" of the organizational world, yet it has a crucial role to play in minimizing process variability and sustaining process stability - the essential ingredients of product quality.

In todays high-tech, quality driven, competition-orientated business world, opinions have changed about maintenance engineering.

Increasingly sophisticated technology demands highly skilled and knowledgeable engineers to ensure it consistently operates to the highest standards, so that product quality is not compromised.

JQME keeps you abreast of the latest developments and ensures you keep the pace up - while keeping your costs down.

This exciting journal looks at maintenance engineering from a positive standpoint, and clarifies its recently elevated status as a highly technical, scientific, and complex field.

Typical areas examined include: Budget and control Equipment management Maintenance information systems Process capability and maintenance Process monitoring techniques Reliability-based maintenance Replacement and life cycle costs TQM and maintenance JQME appeals to a large audience, including but not limited to industrial and manufacturing engineers, information specialists, managers and Plant Supervisors.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.4

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.567

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	64

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10262

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	366

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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 and Engineering, 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.

• Maintenance management: literature review and directions

  Citation: 348

  Authors: Amik, S.G.

• Strategic dimensions of maintenance management

  Citation: 255

  Authors: Albert H.C.

• Maintenance performance measurement (MPM): issues and challenges

  Citation: 193

  Authors: Aditya, Uday

• A literature review and future perspectives on maintenance optimization

  Citation: 190

  Authors: Anil, G.S., S.G.

• Condition‐based maintenance: tools and decision making

  Citation: 186

  Authors: Albert H.C.

• A review of overall models for maintenance management

  Citation: 185

  Authors: David

• Condition based maintenance: a survey

  Citation: 177

  Authors: Ashok, James, Subramaniam

• A decision analysis model for maintenance policy selection using a CMMS

  Citation: 150

  Authors: Ashraf W.

• Preventive maintenance (PM) planning: a review

  Citation: 149

  Authors: Ernnie Illyani, Izatul Hamimi, Hasnida, Shahrul

• Maintenance performance metrics: a state‐of‐the‐art review

  Citation: 149

  Authors: Uday, Diego, Aditya, Christer, Luis

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