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Production Planning and Control

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0953-7287eISSN1366-5871

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

284

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 248d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

2.025

H-Indexi

135

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.732

Total Worksi

3,213

Total Citationsi

106,753

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Production Planning and Control is a scholarly journal dedicated to publishing research in the field of Engineering. Its primary objective is to disseminate knowledge and foster innovation in production planning and control practices, publishing research that addresses theoretical developments, methodological advancements, and practical applications. The journal focuses on research that stems from an industrial need and can guide the activities of managers and future researchers in operations management.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 86 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,213

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0953-7287 / 1366-5871

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

179

9.5k

2019

164

11k

2020

112

5.9k

2021

2.8k

2022

2.1k

2023

1.2k

2024

218

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringQ1

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ1

Strategy and ManagementQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, IndustrialEngineering, ManufacturingOperations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringComputer Science ApplicationsStrategy and ManagementManagement Science and Operations Research

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Quality and Supply ManagementScheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsSustainable Supply Chain ManagementAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationSupply Chain and Inventory Management

Frequently asked questions about Production Planning and Control

Is Production Planning and Control a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Production Planning and Control: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Production Planning and Control?

Production Planning and Control is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 5.55.

Is Production Planning and Control indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Production Planning and Control is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.