Journal profile · Engineering-Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Production
ISSN 0103-6513 · eISSN 1980-5411 · Associacao Brasileira de Engenharia de Producao · Brazil
Production: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Production is published by Associacao Brasileira de Engenharia de Producao. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Management and Optimization Techniques, Quality and Supply Management and Multi-Criteria Decision Making, together about 32.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Its mission is to provide an internationally respected channel for publishing original and relevant research in Operations, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, and Production Engineering and Management. The journal is dedicated to fostering advancements and knowledge exchange in these critical areas of study and practice. Production is an open-access journal dedicated to fostering knowledge creation and dissemination in the Production Engineering field. The journal publishes academic articles in Operations, Manufacturing, Industrial and Production Engineering, and Management fields. Its scope embraces a variety of topics, such as Operations and Process Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Quality Management, Operational Research, Product Development, Strategy and Organizational Engineering, Knowledge and Information Management, Managerial Economics, Work and Human Factors, Sustainability, and Production Engineering Education.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Editor-in-chief Adriana LeirasPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 3, Portugal 3, United States 2, Canada 2, Macau, China 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Management and Optimization TechniquesBusiness, Management and Accounting13.9%
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting11.8%
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences6.6%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.5%
- Management Systems and Quality ImprovementBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Product Development and CustomizationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
- Construction Project Management and PerformanceDecision Sciences3.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Relations | Q2 | 31/61 | 50th |
| Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | Q2 | 213/425 | 50th |
| Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 121/235 | 48th |
| Business and International Management | Q3 | 263/456 | 42nd |
| Management Science and Operations Research | Q3 | 144/225 | 36th |
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
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 351OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.63OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,208 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 533 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 714 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 919 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 1,162 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 1,128 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 1,222 |
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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted3
- editorialPreprints As Production publishes original contributions, preprints (the pre-review manuscript that is submitted to a journal, or any earlier draft) should not …Length not stated
- original articlesProduction accepts original articles and systematic reviews. Original articles present original and unpublished results of scientific research.Length not stated
- systematic reviewsProduction accepts original articles and systematic reviews. Review articles describe explicit and systematic methods for pooling and synthesizing the results o…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
Conflict of interest declaration required. Model summary
As part of the manuscript submission process, authors must declare any actual or potential conflicts of interest that may be considered to influence the research. The conflicts of interest may be personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial in nature. Conflicts of interest may occur between authors, reviewers, or editors. All authors must complete the Conflict of Interest Statement. Thi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
COPE compliance. Model summary
The Production journal adheres to ethical standards in research, including obtaining approval from research ethics committees and obtaining informed consent from participants. The journal does not endorse any form of scientific misconduct, including coercive citation practices, plagiarism, falsification, or data fabrication. Appropriate actions are applied if such practices are suspected or proven…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
CC-BY license; authors retain copyright. Model summary
Production adopts a copyright policy that complies with the recommendations of the SciELO criteria (item 5.2.10.1.2. – copyright). This recommendation is essential to protect the interests of authors while promoting the open and ethical dissemination of scientific knowledge. Authors of articles published by Production retain copyright to their work by licensing it under the Creative Commons Attrib…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open data encouraged; Open Science Compliance Form required. Model summary
Production requests that relevant datasets associated with submitted manuscripts be accompanied by the Open Science Compliance Form.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review with two or more reviewers per article. Model summary
The Production journal follows a double-blind peer-review process, in which two or more reviewers are assigned to evaluate articles. For transparency, Production confirms that the peer review process relies on independent reviewers selected by the Associate Editor, and reviewers are expected to declare conflicts of interest and evaluate manuscripts objectively. The evaluation process for manuscrip…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints not accepted. Model summary
As Production publishes original contributions, preprints (the pre-review manuscript that is submitted to a journal, or any earlier draft) should not be added to or enhanced in any way to appear more like, or to substitute for, the final versions of articles. Production does not accept contributions previously published as preprints. To allow faster access to recent research results, accepted work…
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
- Associacao Brasileira de Engenharia de Producao
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0103-6513
- Electronic ISSN
- 1980-5411
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Production
How long does peer review take at Production?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 weeks. 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 Production?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Production based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3), Portugal (3) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Production?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Production is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Production open access, and what is the APC?
Production 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, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .