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Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2000

ISSN1478-4092eISSN1873-6505

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ 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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.361

H-Indexi

109

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.149

Total Worksi

888

Total Citationsi

46,747

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.66

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management publishes original, high-quality, and significant empirical research within the field of purchasing and supply management. It aims to explore topics including public relations, sustainability, function (engineering), and knowledge management.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 48 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications888

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1478-4092 / 1873-6505

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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

2.7k

2019

905

2020

1.3k

2021

1.1k

2022

883

2023

650

2024

172

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.

MarketingQ1

Strategy and ManagementQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Management

Scopus Categories

Strategy and ManagementMarketing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Quality and Supply ManagementOutsourcing and Supply Chain ManagementSustainable Supply Chain ManagementPublic Procurement and PolicyInnovation and Knowledge ManagementSupply Chain Resilience and Risk ManagementDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringEnvironmental Sustainability in Business

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Is Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management: 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 Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management?

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management 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 5.66.

Is Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.