Journal profile · Engineering, Industrial
Journal of Product Innovation Management
ISSN 0737-6782 · eISSN 1540-5885 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
Journal of Product Innovation Management: CAS Zone 1 · Management (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 11.82; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 686 days to acceptance (72 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 67 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Product Innovation Management is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 1 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovation and Knowledge Management, Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting and Business Strategy and Innovation, together about 38.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JPIM publishes original articles on organizations of all types and sizes (start-ups, small to medium enterprises, large corporations, public and non-profit) and from the consumer, business-to-business, and policy domains. The journal is receptive to all types of quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Authors across the world from diverse disciplines and functional perspectives are welcome to submit to the journal. JPIM publishes three types of articles. JPIM Articles Original Research articles published in JPIM generate meaningful insights into innovation management. These studies may draw on a wide variety of data sources and methodological approaches, including conceptual studies, experiments, surveys, field studies, case research, archival data, and advanced analytics. What unites these contributions is their relevance to innovation management theory and practice —whether focusing on individual, organizational, or ecosystem-level phenomena. JPIM values rigorously conducted research that offers novel theoretical contributions, robust methodology, and clear implications for innovation scholars and practitioners. Catalyst is a section of the journal featuring carefully selected essays intended to inspire and stimulate new thinking on innovation management. We are specifically interested in novel, interpretive reflections and prospections of either academics or practitioners on a variety of innovation management themes (which may include new methodological approaches). This category aims to publish essays that are interesting and provocative, not necessarily conforming to standard knowledge paradigms. Hence, Catalyst essays seek to generate new debates and discussions in innovation management. The essays can be subjective in nature, with authors expressing opinions, but should be rooted in experience or past scholarship. Manuscripts submitted for this category are reviewed by the Editors-in-Chief. Detailed submission guidelines for "Catalyst" articles are posted on the journal's website here. Review is a section within the journal featuring review articles that provide a synthesis and critical appraisal of a particular research stream within innovation management. More specifically, we seek Review articles that meet the following criteria: (a) review, synthesize and interpret relevant prior research, (b) integrate relevant research in, for example, a conceptual framework or model, and (c) highlight important theoretical directions for future inquiries.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Industrial
Editor-in-chief Luigi M. De LucaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 37, Germany 23, United Kingdom 13, Netherlands 9, Italy 8 (125 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting24%
- Innovation Diffusion and ForecastingDecision Sciences7.9%
- Business Strategy and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting6.4%
- Technology Assessment and ManagementEngineering5.9%
- Product Development and CustomizationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Open Source Software InnovationsComputer Science3.9%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting3.7%
- Service and Product InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- Impact factor
- 11.82LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 12Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 12Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 16.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 16.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 16.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 126LetPub ·
- h-index
- 245OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,982OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 75.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 53Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 767,335Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,313 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 35 | 32 |
| 2025 | 67 | 53 | 331 |
| 2024 | 59 | 43 | 750 |
| 2023 | 79 | 65 | 2,923 |
| 2022 | 49 | 26 | 1,126 |
| 2021 | 57 | 27 | 3,377 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
686 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 530 days – 848 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 50 days (75 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 779 days
- Sample
- 72 articles with submission and acceptance dates (115 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 676 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 49 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,400 / EUR 2,850 / GBP 2,270 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- 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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- reviewThe Editors-in-Chief perform the first pass on all manuscripts and decide which papers should get desk rejected and which should enter the review process. A pap…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use
Generative AI tools cannot be listed as authors Model summary
JPIM does not permit generative AI technologies and tools to be listed as authors on submissions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Original research must not be published elsewhere or under review elsewhere Model summary
Submission of an original research manuscript implies that the paper has not been published elsewhere (except as an Abstract) and that the paper is not under review at any other journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing
Expects Data Sharing (Wiley policy) effective 1 January 2025 Model summary
From 1st January 2025, this journal follows an "Expects Data Sharing" policy as outlined in Wiley’s Data Sharing Policies resource. Please read JPIM's Guidelines on Data Sharing for more information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Access option available; default is transfer agreement Model summary
If the article is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author will receive an email prompting him/her to login into Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) s/he will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the article. For authors signing the transfer agreement. An Open Access option is available to authors of articl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The Editors-in-Chief perform the first pass on all manuscripts and decide which papers should get desk rejected and which should enter the review process. A paper is desk rejected for four primary reasons: a) it does not fit the focus of the journal, b) it has a high similarity rating and/or other academic misconduct issue, (c) it has a major flaw or flaws that cannot be fixed and c) it does not p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Submissions screened with iThenticate plagiarism detection Model summary
all papers submitted via Research Exchange will be subjected to the plagiarism detection software, iThenticate.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0737-6782
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-5885
- Society / sponsor
- Product Development & Management Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 43, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Product Innovation Management
What CAS zone is Journal of Product Innovation Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Product Innovation Management is in Zone 1 of Management, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Engineering, Industrial / Business / Management; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Product Innovation Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 11.82; CiteScore 16.7, h-index 245.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Product Innovation Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 72 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 686 days (interquartile range 530–848 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8% (2025). 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 Journal of Product Innovation Management?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: 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 Journal of Product Innovation Management based?
Of the 125 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (37), Germany (23) and United Kingdom (13). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Product Innovation Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Product Innovation Management is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Product Innovation Management open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Product Innovation Management is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .