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International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage

Inderscience Enterprises Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1479-2753

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.194

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.526

Total Worksi

393

Total Citationsi

4,149

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

IJSSCA aims to publish original research that strengthens the current theoretical base and suggests potential for the advancement of industrial practice. The primary goal of IJSSCA is to present state-of-the-art, high quality research developments in all areas of Six Sigma. IJSSCA provides a platform for the dissemination of new developments in continuous quality improvement to inform academics, professionals, researchers, and various practitioners.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Frequency4 issues per year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications393

Publisher OrgInderscience Publishers

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Inderscience Enterprises Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1479-2753

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

135

2019

144

2020

154

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringQ3

Strategy and ManagementQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringStrategy and Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Quality and Supply ManagementQuality and Management SystemsManufacturing Process and OptimizationSupply Chain Resilience and Risk ManagementQuality and Safety in HealthcareAdvanced Statistical Process MonitoringOperations Management TechniquesTechnology Assessment and ManagementDigital Transformation in IndustryQuality Function Deployment in Product Design

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage

Is International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage?

International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.194.

Is International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage is indexed in Scopus.