Journal profile · Business, Management and Accounting-Business and International Management
Supply Chain Forum
ISSN 1625-8312 · eISSN 1624-6039 · Taylor & Francis
Supply Chain Forum: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 329 days to acceptance (14 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 12% (journal website); 45 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Supply Chain Forum is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 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, Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management, together about 45.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management and Management Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Supply Chain Forum: an International Journal (SCFIJ) is a peer reviewed periodical providing a broad international coverage of subjects relating to the management of the supply chain. It focuses on the integration of supply, production, distribution and sales. It is concerned with the management of the global supply chain from primary supplier to final customer. It provides in-depth research articles and company case studies that enrich both the knowledge of the discipline and the practices of supply chain management. SCFIJ is designed to appeal to managers and researchers concerned with supply chain management, inter-firm relationship and organization and new technologies. Its aims are: to present the latest thinking, research and emerging concepts of supply chain management to explore the overall philosophy of supply chain management to further first class supply chain practices It includes original material concerned with all facets of supply chain management in the form of: articles with a fundamental basis and research papers presenting results and practical applications papers providing experiences and practical features of supply chain management commented case studies illustrating international application problems SCFIJ welcomes research papers based on new and innovative supply chain management practices. Any appropriate research methods may be used and each paper should justify the method applied. Case studies are also welcome where they illustrate international application problems and generate discussion about supply chain policies, practices and methods. 2-3 managers or researchers, experts in the field, are invited to comment the case studies. Authors should relate their work to the existing knowledge in the field, and have impact on the SC operations in companies, setting the agenda for future research. Contents of SCFIJ are targeted to academics (professors, researchers), students and practitioners (supply chain managers, consultants). It is not the appropriate journal for theoretical papers without any managerial implications. 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 independent, anonymous expert referees. Reviewers are drawn from the Editorial Board and a list of occasional reviewers who have been nominated for their expertise. Reviewers’ comments are based on relevance to the field, particularly applicability in industry, be
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-Business and International Management
Editor-in-chief Mohamed Zied BabaiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, France 1, Spain 1, Algeria 1 (5 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 Accounting19.4%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting13.5%
- Outsourcing and Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting12.5%
- Supply Chain Resilience and Risk ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting10.4%
- Supply Chain and Inventory ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting3.2%
- Urban and Freight Transport LogisticsEngineering3.2%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
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
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Crossref, British Library, Microsoft Academic, SCImago, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, WorldCat Local (OCLC)
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
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.83Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.23Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 285OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 103,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 683 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 2 | 9 |
| 2025 | 45 | 10 | 100 |
| 2024 | 53 | 13 | 237 |
| 2023 | 31 | 6 | 366 |
| 2022 | 38 | 7 | 835 |
| 2021 | 32 | 8 | 875 |
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
329 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 248 days – 490 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (14 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 339 days
- Sample
- 14 articles with submission and acceptance dates (101 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)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 139 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- theoretical papers without any managerial implications
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Supply Chain Forum: An International 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 th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review; online submission via ScholarOne. Model summary
All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne.
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
- 1625-8312
- Electronic ISSN
- 1624-6039
- Society / sponsor
- KEDGE Business School
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Supply Chain Forum
What CAS zone is Supply Chain Forum in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Supply Chain Forum is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Supply Chain Forum?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 9.6, h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at Supply Chain Forum?
Based on the dates recorded on 14 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 329 days (interquartile range 248–490 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Supply Chain Forum based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), France (1) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Supply Chain Forum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Supply Chain Forum is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Supply Chain Forum open access, and what is the APC?
Supply Chain Forum 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: .