Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management (JTSCM) is a highly relevant scholarly research journal focusing on all aspects related to the organisational value chain across local and global departments, processes and continents in today’s highly competitive markets. The journal seeks to understand management of the flow of goods and services, which forms part of the design, planning (including transport planning), execution, control and monitoring of supply chain activities.

The objective of these activities should be towards the creation of net value, build a competitive infrastructure, leverage worldwide logistics, synchronise supply with demand and measure performance globally. As such, the journal endeavours to serve as a platform for refreshingly new and invigorating approaches to, and findings of, research relating to transport management, logistics and associated disciplines.

Topics of interest are, but in no means limited to: traffic and transportation (operations, policy, planning) customer service warehousing inventory management, procurement, packaging, materials handling reverse logistics, demand forecasting distribution communications and information technology.

The journal provides researched discourse on the value chain (including transport activities) which can inform policy-makers and legislative stakeholders on how to develop more effective policies, programs and applied planning to reduce loss in revenue.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting, Decision Sciences, Engineering and Social Sciences, 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.

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• Homepage
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• Author instructions
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• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
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• License

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, Engineering and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 13,442.00 ZAR. Learn more.

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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.

• South African public sector procurement and corruption: Inseparable twins?

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Pandelani Harry

• Procurement challenges in the South African public sector

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Intaher M., Johanna A.

• The impact of big data and business analytics on supply chain management

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Hans W.

• Responding to supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic: A Black Swan event for omnichannel retailers

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Alicia N.

• Humanitarian logistics challenges in disaster relief operations: A humanitarian organisations’ perspective

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Saurav

• Supply chain design approaches for supply chain resilience: A qualitative study of South African fast-moving consumer goods grocery manufacturers

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Assilah, Wesley, Theuns

• The integration of lean, green and best practice business principles

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Annelize, Rose, Gert J., Noleen M.

• Green supply chain management in small and medium enterprises: Further empirical thoughts from South Africa

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Louis R., Chengedzai

• Public transport policy implementation in South Africa: <i>Quo vadis</i>?

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Jackie

• Logistics and the future: The rise of macrologistics

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Jan H.