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Quality Management Journal
ISSN 1068-6967 · eISSN 2575-6222 · Taylor & Francis
Quality Management Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 3.6 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 160 days to acceptance (49 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 21% (journal website); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Quality Management Journal is published by Taylor & Francis and is classed under Management in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Quality and Supply Management, Quality and Management Systems and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 44.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Quality Management Journal (QMJ) is the first journal to link the efforts of academic researchers and quality management practitioners. QMJ provides a forum for communicating and discussing research findings. New research that scientifically explores the principles of quality management is actively sought for the journal. Suitable Articles Quality Management Journal (QMJ) is primarily an empirical research journal. To be appropriate, an article should be grounded in methods and theory. QMJ publishes only original work, not work previously published or under review by another publication. Types of articles suitable for publication in QMJ include the following: Empirical articles that provide objective evidence concerning actual quality management practice and its effectiveness. These articles should be written in a manner that emphasizes the managerial implications of the research results and the rationale for the study. Articles should demonstrate use of accepted rigorous methods for empirical research. Research case studies that consider either a single application or a small number of cases. These articles should include a structured approach for comparison of the cases and should lead to a set of propositions. Either quantitative or qualitative comparison is appropriate. For a helpful description of research case studies, see K. M. Eisenhardt’s 1989 article, “Building Theories from Case Study Research,” in Academy of Management Review (Volume 14, No. 4, Pages 532-550). Management theory articles that present significant new insight and demonstrated practice. These articles should include testable propositions and should offer a foundation for future empirical research. Review articles that create links to the existing academic literature and aid in the development of an identifiable quality management academic literature. Such articles should represent a synthesis of existing literature and should demonstrate an understanding of quality management theory and practice. Peer Review Policy All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least two (2) independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-Business, Management and Accounting (all)
Editor-in-chief Victor R. PrybutokPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting25.4%
- Quality and Management SystemsBusiness, Management and Accounting9.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering9.5%
- Management Theory and PracticeBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences3.9%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science3.6%
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)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ProQuest, OCLC, American Statistical Association, EBSCOhost, Emerald Management ReviewsPublisher website
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 (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.48Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.85Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 457OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 40,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,430 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 6 | 12 |
| 2025 | 27 | 4 | 48 |
| 2024 | 19 | 6 | 101 |
| 2023 | 21 | 8 | 364 |
| 2022 | 17 | 3 | 124 |
| 2021 | 21 | 3 | 163 |
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
160 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 104 days – 233 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 51 days (49 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 219 days
- Sample
- 49 articles with submission and acceptance dates (74 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 52 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted4
- empirical articlesEmpirical articles that provide objective evidence concerning actual quality management practice and its effectiveness.Length not stated
- management theory articlesManagement theory articles that present significant new insight and demonstrated practice.Length not stated
- research case studiesResearch case studies that consider either a single application or a small number of cases.Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles that create links to the existing academic literature and aid in the development of an identifiable quality management academic literature.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Open access Open access
Quality Management Journal is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
Peer review policy: initial appraisal by Editor, then peer review by at least two independent, anonymous expert referees; double anonymized. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least two (2) independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality policy: only original work, not previously published or under review elsewhere. Model summary
QMJ publishes only original work, not work previously published or under review by another publication.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1068-6967
- Electronic ISSN
- 2575-6222
- Society / sponsor
- American Society for Quality
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Quality Management Journal
What CAS zone is Quality Management Journal in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Quality Management Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 71.
How long does peer review take at Quality Management Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 49 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 160 days (interquartile range 104–233 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 21%. 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 JCR quartile is Quality Management Journal in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones.
Which databases index Quality Management Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Quality Management Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Quality Management Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Quality Management Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .