Journal profile · MANAGEMENT
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management
ISSN 1478-4092 · eISSN 1873-6505 · Elsevier
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management: CAS Zone 2 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7.33; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,280; review about 361 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management is published by Elsevier 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, Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management and Sustainable Supply Chain Management, together about 41% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The mission of the Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management is to publish original, high-quality and significant empirical research within the field of purchasing and supply management (PSM).The Journal supports diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the research and publication process.The Journal covers the acquisition of external resources (materials, services, works, knowledge, etc.) by organizations in any sector (private, public, profit, non-profit), focusing in particular on strategy, design, management and evaluation of procurement and sourcing activities.The Journal ensures that high-quality research is collected and disseminated widely, and provides a forum for debate on emerging topics. Articles should contribute to testing or developing PSM theory and provide valuable insights for practice and policy.The Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management is positioned as a multi-disciplinary journal, focusing on a particular set of study objects rather than a specific discipline. The journal is liberal with respect to the methodologies and style of research, but largely empirically focused. The journal does not publish mathematical modelling papers that do not also have a strong empirical grounding. The journal promotes the submission of original manuscripts that leverage purchasing and supply management to address the current challenges of economic and social systems.Key topics include:• Purchasing and supply in a strategic or policy contexts • Organisational buying behaviour / decision making • Make-or-buy/outsourcing strategy • Procurement policy and strategies • Global/international or local sourcing • Social, ethical and environmental supply issues • Supplier relationships and development • Collaboration, alliances and intermediaries • Procurement and innovation • Tendering and contracting • Costing and pricing • Negotiation • Purchasing and supply organisation and development • PSM performance • Digitalization in purchasing • Sustainable sourcing • Supply chain management • Supply networks and complex systems of supply • Public procurement
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MANAGEMENT
Editor-in-chief Carmela Di MauroPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 41, Netherlands 23, United Kingdom 21, Italy 21, Finland 16 (177 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting15.2%
- Outsourcing and Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting14.1%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting11.8%
- Public Procurement and PolicyBusiness, Management and Accounting7.6%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7.3%
- Supply Chain Resilience and Risk ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting6.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.5%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
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
- 7.33LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 7.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 15Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 112OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 586OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 47.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 904 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 16 | 17 |
| 2025 | 53 | 32 | 242 |
| 2024 | 51 | 33 | 772 |
| 2023 | 37 | 21 | 980 |
| 2022 | 33 | 18 | 1,190 |
| 2021 | 38 | 18 | 1,447 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
361 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 86 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 361 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 6 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 3,280 / EUR 3,070 / GBP 2,630 / JPY 406,820 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,820 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics in publishing Model summary
Authors must follow ethical guidelines stated in Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a double anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 1478-4092
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-6505
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management
What CAS zone is Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Purchasing and Supply 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 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.33; CiteScore 15, h-index 112.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management?
The publisher reports about 361 days (submission to acceptance). 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 Purchasing and Supply Management?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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 Purchasing and Supply Management based?
Of the 177 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (41), Netherlands (23) and United Kingdom (21). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,280.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .