Journal of Supply Chain Management

Aims & Scope

The mission of the Journal of Supply Chain Management is to be the journal of choice among supply chain management scholars across disciplines, by attracting high-quality, high-impact behavioral research focusing on theory building and empirical methodologies.

Research should… > Extend or test existing theoretical bases in supply management or contribute to theory building in supply chain management; > Use rigorous empirical methodologies and analyses which address the multiple dimensions of validity; and > Clarify and enhance understanding of the role of various aspects of supply chain management in the global competitiveness of organizations.

An article published in the Journal of Supply Chain Management must make a strong contribution to supply chain management theory.

This contribution can occur through an inductive, theory-building process or a deductive, theory-testing approach, both of which may occur in a variety of ways (for example, falsification of conventional understanding, theory-building through conceptual development or inductive or qualitative research, initial empirical testing of a theory, theoretically based meta analysis or constructive replication that clarifies the boundaries or range of a theory).

Manuscripts should explicitly convey the theoretical contribution relative to the existing supply chain management literature and, where appropriate, the existing literature outside of supply chain management (for example, management theory, psychology, economics).

Manuscripts published in JSCM must also make strong empirical contributions.

While purely conceptual manuscripts are welcomed, these papers must significantly advance theory in the field of supply chain management and need to be strongly grounded in extant theory and relevant literature.

For most empirical manuscripts, whether quantitative or qualitative, authors must adequately assess validity, the sine qua non of empirical research.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	9.9
2024	10.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	331

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	919

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	4.562

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	119

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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, Computer Science and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 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.

• BUILDING A MORE COMPLETE THEORY OF SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT USING CASE STUDIES OF 10 EXEMPLARS

  Citation: 1293

  Authors: MARK, ZHAOHUI

• A Contingent Resource‐Based Perspective of Supply Chain Resilience and Robustness

  Citation: 1001

  Authors: Emma, Brian, Chad W., Kenneth J.

• OUTSOURCING: TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT^*

  Citation: 701

  Authors: OLIVER E.

• Why Research in Sustainable Supply Chain Management Should Have no Future

  Citation: 661

  Authors: Mark, Anton

• A New Paradigm for Systematic Literature Reviews in Supply Chain Management

  Citation: 620

  Authors: Christian F., Joakim, Andreas

• A Meta‐Analysis of Environmentally Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices and Firm Performance

  Citation: 583

  Authors: Susan L., Carlo D.

• ON SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS IN A SUPPLY CHAIN CONTEXT^*

  Citation: 541

  Authors: STEPHEN P., XUN

• CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORTS: A THEMATIC ANALYSIS RELATED TO SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

  Citation: 495

  Authors: WENDY L., LISA M., JON F.

• UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INTERNAL RESOURCES AND CAPABILITIES, SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY*

  Citation: 494

  Authors: ANTONY

• Factors Affecting the Level of Trust and Commitment in Supply Chain Relationships

  Citation: 470

  Authors: Ik‐Whan G., Taewon

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