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International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management
ISSN 1746-6474 · eISSN 1746-6482 · Inderscience Publishers
International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management: subscription journal; 148 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management is published by Inderscience Publishers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Quality and Supply Management, Management and Optimization Techniques and Management Systems and Quality Improvement, together about 51.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A perspective on the needs, issues, enablers Strategic alliances based on core competences, BPR Problem areas, types of solutions, tools/techniques Productivity and quality improvement strategies/standards Link between competitiveness and productivity/quality improvement Measures/metrics, benchmarking, best practices Functional/enterprise integration/management Empirical research/case studies Software products, IT/IS, e.g. www, EDI, RFID, ERP Six sigma approach, continuous improvement, knowledge management Design/implementation of productivity/QMS Green/environmental productivity/quality, TQM, QFD Total productivity management, productivity function deployment SPC and process capability analysis, FEMA Supply chain/virtual enterprise environments, SMEs More on this journal... ObjectivesThe main objective of IJPQM is to promote research and application of new strategies, techniques and tools of productivity and quality improvement and in turn the organisational competitiveness in the new economy and society. IJPQM aims to help professionals working in the field of productivity and quality, academic educators, industry consultants, and practitioners to contribute, to disseminate and to learn from each other’s work. The global dimension is emphasised in developing appropriate strategies, tactics, operational policies and tools for productivity and quality enhancement. IJPQM acts as a forum for exchanging innovative ideas and sharing practical experiences in managing and improving productivity and quality.ReadershipIJPQM is a forum to help professionals, academics, researchers and practitioners, working in the field of productivity and quality functions and improvements in the emerging economy and society, to discuss the important ideas, concepts and disseminate information and to learn from each other's work.ContentsIJPQM publishes original papers, review papers, case studies, empirical research, technical notes, and book reviews. Special Issues devoted to important topics in productivity and quality issues will occasionally be published. Productivity and quality improvement strategies, tactics and tools of both theoretical and practical nature are welcome. Articles that deal with productivity and quality issues in finance, government, health services, manufacturing, education, energy, mining, sports, and transportation are encouraged for IJPQM.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-Business, Management and Accounting (all)
Editor-in-chief Angappa GunasekaranPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting21%
- Management and Optimization TechniquesBusiness, Management and Accounting15.9%
- Management Systems and Quality ImprovementBusiness, Management and Accounting15%
- Quality and Management SystemsBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences4.6%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting3.8%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting3%
- Advanced Statistical Process MonitoringDecision Sciences3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Business, Management and Accounting | Q3 | 152/235 | 35th |
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECPublisher 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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 311OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,061 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 82 | 1 | 395 |
| 2025 | 148 | 7 | 661 |
| 2024 | 128 | 9 | 1,001 |
| 2023 | 170 | 5 | 1,136 |
| 2022 | 162 | 9 | 898 |
| 2021 | 209 | 40 | 1,013 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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)
Article types accepted4
- case studiesResearch articles, case studies, technical reports and expanded conference papers are invited for submission.Length not stated
- expanded conference papersResearch articles, case studies, technical reports and expanded conference papers are invited for submission.Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles, case studies, technical reports and expanded conference papers are invited for submission.Length not stated
- technical reportsResearch articles, case studies, technical reports and expanded conference papers are invited for submission.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
There are no fees for publishing with Inderscience, unless you require your article to be OA. OA articles accepted for publication are available online and freely accessible to all without any restriction except use for commercial purposes; a fee must be paid by the author(s) for an article to be made OA. Open Access papers may be published according to the Inderscience Open Access option.
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
- Inderscience Publishers
- ISSN
- 1746-6474
- Electronic ISSN
- 1746-6482
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management
Which databases index International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .