Journal profile · Business, Management and Accounting-Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
European Project Management Journal
ISSN 2560-4961 · Serbian Project Management Association - IPMA Serbia · Serbia
European Project Management Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Project Management Journal is published by Serbian Project Management Association - IPMA Serbia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Construction Project Management and Performance, Software Engineering Techniques and Practices and Organizational Change and Leadership, together about 48.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Vladimir ObradovićPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Serbia 5, Croatia 2 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Construction Project Management and PerformanceDecision Sciences33.2%
- Software Engineering Techniques and PracticesComputer Science8.9%
- Organizational Change and LeadershipBusiness, Management and Accounting6.2%
- Team Dynamics and PerformancePsychology4%
- Public-Private Partnership ProjectsBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
- Capital Investment and Risk AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
- Value Engineering and ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting3.5%
- BIM and Construction IntegrationEngineering3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 172/235 | 27th |
| Strategy and Management | Q4 | 427/506 | 15th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, CEEOL, PM World LibraryPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.91OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 119 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 46 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 68 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 80 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 79 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 43 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 41 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 480 / EUR 800 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship of a manuscript
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be named in an Acknowledgement section. The cor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and conflicts of interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or their interpretation in the manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data access and retention
Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with manuscripts for editorial review and should be prepared to provide public access to such data if possible.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Every submitted article undergoes a double-blind peer-review process to ensure that only high-quality papers are published.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality and Plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Serbian Project Management Association - IPMA Serbia
- Country or region
- Serbia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2560-4961
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Project Management Journal
How long does peer review take at European Project Management Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of European Project Management Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of European Project Management Journal based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Serbia (5) and Croatia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Project Management Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Project Management Journal is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is European Project Management Journal open access, and what is the APC?
European Project Management Journal is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .