Journal profile · MANAGEMENT
Project Management Journal
ISSN 8756-9728 · eISSN 1938-9507 · SAGE
Project Management Journal: CAS Zone 2 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.71; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; 51 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Project Management Journal is published by SAGE 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 Construction Project Management and Performance, Innovation and Knowledge Management and Complex Systems and Decision Making, together about 46.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management Science and Operations Research. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MANAGEMENT
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Construction Project Management and PerformanceDecision Sciences32.7%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting8.4%
- Complex Systems and Decision MakingDecision Sciences5.7%
- BIM and Construction IntegrationEngineering5%
- Software Engineering Techniques and PracticesComputer Science4.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.5%
- Team Dynamics and PerformancePsychology2.7%
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 2 |
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
- 4.71LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 869OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,774 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 14 | 20 |
| 2025 | 51 | 30 | 192 |
| 2024 | 60 | 37 | 574 |
| 2023 | 56 | 22 | 812 |
| 2022 | 44 | 22 | 956 |
| 2021 | 45 | 20 | 1,569 |
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.
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 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 8756-9728
- Electronic ISSN
- 1938-9507
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Project Management Journal
What CAS zone is Project Management Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Project Management Journal 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 Project Management Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.71; CiteScore 9.3, h-index 115.
Which databases index Project Management Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Project Management Journal is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Project Management Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Project Management Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .