Journal profile · Decision Sciences-Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications
ISSN 2631-3871 · Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom
Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 49% (journal website); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications is published by Emerald Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain and Inventory Management and Quality and Supply Management, together about 55% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications is a premier peer-reviewed journal in operations research, management, analytics, and general quantitative modeling, with special interest in applications covering materials management, logistics, supply chain management and strategic sourcing. It is the high-quality journal of Federation of Management Societies of China (FMS), and the official journal of International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (FMS). Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications is published in association with China Fortune Press. Submit to this journal About this journal
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Decision Sciences-Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting25.2%
- Supply Chain and Inventory ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting17.4%
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting12.4%
- Supply Chain Resilience and Risk ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting8.7%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and SocietyDecision Sciences2.8%
- Consumer Market Behavior and PricingBusiness, Management and Accounting2.5%
- Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting2.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty | Q1 | 27/178 | 85th |
| Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | Q1 | 60/282 | 78th |
| Management Science and Operations Research | Q2 | 75/225 | 66th |
| Business and International Management | Q2 | 158/456 | 65th |
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
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
- 5.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 135 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28 | 293 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 467 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 409 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 347 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 327 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 209 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 49%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 109.6 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 38 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 accepted5, with length limits
- case reportResearch Paper — up to 8000 words Case Report — up to 8000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 8000 words Technical Paper — up to 8000 words General Review — up to…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- editorialResearch Paper — up to 8000 words Case Report — up to 8000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 8000 words Technical Paper — up to 8000 words General Review — up to…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research paperResearch Paper — up to 8000 words Case Report — up to 8000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 8000 words Technical Paper — up to 8000 words General Review — up to…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewResearch Paper — up to 8000 words Case Report — up to 8000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 8000 words Technical Paper — up to 8000 words General Review — up to…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- viewpointResearch Paper — up to 8000 words Case Report — up to 8000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 8000 words Technical Paper — up to 8000 words General Review — up to…main text ≤ 7,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access options
This is a diamond open access journal. No article processing charges (APCs) are required. Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Emerald Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2631-3871
- Society / sponsor
- International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 2 (August 2026)
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications
How long does peer review take at Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 49%. 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.
Which databases index Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications open access, and what is the APC?
Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .