Journal profile · MANAGEMENT
International Journal of Operations & Production Management
ISSN 0144-3577 · eISSN 1758-6593 · Emerald
International Journal of Operations & Production Management: CAS Zone 2 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 8.45; hybrid open access; 76 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Operations & Production Management is published by Emerald and is in Zone 2 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Quality and Supply Management, Innovation and Knowledge Management and Sustainable Supply Chain Management, together about 40.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management Information Systems and Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MANAGEMENT
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting21.1%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting10.4%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting9%
- Outsourcing and Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting8.5%
- Supply Chain Resilience and Risk ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
- Product Development and CustomizationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting3.6%
- Accounting and Organizational ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 8.45LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.98LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 217OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,385OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 11.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 70LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,025 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 25 | 46 |
| 2025 | 76 | 46 | 497 |
| 2024 | 90 | 54 | 1,990 |
| 2023 | 115 | 56 | 3,148 |
| 2022 | 115 | 61 | 4,539 |
| 2021 | 87 | 59 | 5,106 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 0144-3577
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-6593
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Operations & Production Management
What CAS zone is International Journal of Operations & Production Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Operations & Production Management is in Zone 2 of Management, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Operations & Production Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.45; CiteScore 15.1, h-index 217.
Which databases index International Journal of Operations & Production Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Operations & Production Management is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Operations & Production Management open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Operations & Production Management is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .