Production Planning and Control

Aims & Scope

Production Planning & Control is an international journal that brings together research papers on the management of operations in all industries.

The journal focuses on research that stems from an industrial need and can guide the activities of managers and future researchers.

With the aim of developing the research community in operations management, pictures and bios of authors together with their contact details are provided with each paper.

Where possible, reviewers provide guidance for the improvement of papers including those being rejected.

We also welcome book reviews dealing with books of relevance to our readers.

Production Planning & Control welcomes papers that describe research based on the emerging needs of industry, making clear the nature of the industrial problem.

Any appropriate research methods may be used and each paper should justify the method applied.

Case studies are welcome where they illustrate research needs or application problems that have significance at the international level.

Writers should relate their work to the existing knowledge in the field, especially with regard to the implications of the work for management practice and setting the agenda for future research.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.4
2024	6.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.198

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	111

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1202

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4058

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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, Decision Sciences 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.

• A digital supply chain twin for managing the disruption risks and resilience in the era of Industry 4.0

  Citation: 953

  Authors: Dmitry, Alexandre

• Sustainable manufacturing: trends and research challenges

  Citation: 697

  Authors: Marco, Marco

• Conducting systematic literature review in operations management

  Citation: 557

  Authors: Antônio Márcio Tavares, Luiz Felipe, Annibal José

• Supply chain management and the circular economy: towards the circular supply chain

  Citation: 507

  Authors: Roberta, Mickey, Joe

• Barriers to effective circular supply chain management in a developing country context

  Citation: 481

  Authors: Sachin Kumar, Sunil, Nishikant, Akshit, Nripendra P., Manoj, Yogesh

• Impact of Industry 4.0 on supply chain performance

  Citation: 478

  Authors: Hajar, Hadi

• A critical investigation of Industry 4.0 in manufacturing: theoretical operationalisation framework

  Citation: 399

  Authors: Hajar, Hadi

• Blockchain and the circular economy: potential tensions and critical reflections from practice

  Citation: 368

  Authors: Mahtab, Qingyun, Joseph

• Agility and resilience as antecedents of supply chain performance under moderating effects of organizational culture within the humanitarian setting: a dynamic capability view

  Citation: 349

  Authors: Nezih, Angappa, Rameshwar, Stephen J.

• Towards a more circular economy: exploring the awareness, practices, and barriers from a focal firm perspective

  Citation: 330

  Authors: Donato, Vikas, Jose Arturo, Janet

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