International Journal of Production Economics

International Journal of Production Economics
Title	International Journal of Production Economics
Abbreviation	Int. J. Prod. Econ.
Discipline	Operations research; Industrial engineering; Supply chain management
Publisher	Elsevier
History	1980–present
Frequency	Monthly
Impact	6.9 (example)
Issn	0925-5273

International Journal of Production Economics The International Journal of Production Economics is a peer‑reviewed academic journal focusing on production, operations and supply chain issues. It publishes original research, methodological advances and applied studies that address problems in manufacturing, service operations, logistics and sustainability. The journal serves as a forum connecting scholars and practitioners associated with institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, INSEAD, Harvard Business School and National University of Singapore.

History

The journal was established in 1980 during a period of growth in operations research influenced by events and organizations like the Second Industrial Revolution's aftermath, the rise of Toyota Production System studies, and the formation of associations such as the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences and European Operations Management Association. Early contributors included faculty from Carnegie Mellon University, University of Michigan, Georgia Institute of Technology, Cranfield University and University of Cambridge. Over subsequent decades it intersected with developments at institutions like MIT Sloan School of Management, Rotterdam School of Management, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and ETH Zurich. Editorial decisions were shaped by contemporaneous advances documented at conferences such as the International Conference on Operations Research, Production and Operations Management Society meetings and workshops at INFORMS. The journal expanded during eras marked by the emergence of lean manufacturing, just-in-time manufacturing analyses, and the globalization trends that engaged firms like Toyota Motor Corporation, General Electric, Siemens, Procter & Gamble and Unilever.

Scope and Topics

The journal addresses topics spanning supply chains, production systems, inventory control, scheduling, facility location, production planning and revenue management. Authors often connect theory and practice found in case studies from corporations like Ford Motor Company, Boeing, Samsung Electronics, Amazon (company), Walmart and Apple Inc.. Methodological links touch on mathematical programming developed at places like Bell Labs and IBM Research as well as simulation traditions from RAND Corporation and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Interdisciplinary work ties into sustainability projects undertaken by United Nations Environment Programme, World Bank, European Commission programs and initiatives at Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The scope includes empirical studies using datasets from agencies such as U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Eurostat and modeling informed by standards from International Organization for Standardization.

Editorial Board and Publisher

The journal is published by Elsevier and managed by an international editorial board comprised of scholars affiliated with universities and centers including London School of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, University of Toronto, Monash University and Tsinghua University. Editors have often come from departments connected to Imperial College London, University of California, Berkeley, Purdue University and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The publisher operates editorial workflows influenced by platforms used by ScienceDirect and research assessment frameworks such as those from Clarivate Analytics and Scimago Institutions Rankings.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in major databases and citation services including those maintained by Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science), Scopus by Elsevier and indexing lists curated by ProQuest and EBSCO Information Services. It appears in subject indices aligned with the Journal Citation Reports and is tracked by aggregators like Google Scholar and repositories used by SSRN. Libraries that carry the journal include holdings at British Library, Library of Congress, National Library of China and university systems such as University of Oxford and University of Melbourne.

Impact and Reception

The journal is cited in literature across supply chain, production and operations management fields and figures in rankings produced by Financial Times and assessment lists used by national research councils such as the Australian Research Council and UK Research Excellence Framework. Impact has been discussed in reviews and meta-analyses authored at institutions including IE Business School, HEC Paris, ESADE and Rotterdam School of Management. Leading companies including McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Accenture and Deloitte have referenced articles in practitioner reports. The journal's influence is evident in citations in policy documents by organizations like Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and World Economic Forum.

Notable Papers and Special Issues

Notable contributions have addressed topics such as inventory theory, production planning, supply chain coordination, sustainability transitions and stochastic optimization with authors from Cornell University, University of Florida, Northwestern University, Yale University and Nanyang Technological University. Special issues have focused on themes connected to conferences like INFORMS Annual Meeting, POMS Conference and initiatives by research centers such as MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and IESE Business School; guest editors have hailed from KU Leuven, Stockholm School of Economics, University of Amsterdam and Norwegian School of Economics. Influential papers have been cited in patents filed by corporations including Intel Corporation and Texas Instruments.

Submission and Peer Review Process

Manuscripts are submitted through Elsevier’s editorial system and undergo double‑ or single‑blind peer review managed by associate editors from institutions such as University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Brown University, Delft University of Technology and Pennsylvania State University. The process typically involves initial editorial screening, reviewer selection drawing on experts from Imperial College Business School, KU Leuven, University of Warwick and University of Sydney, revisions and final acceptance. Authors often include researchers affiliated with applied research centers like Fraunhofer Society and policy groups such as RAND Corporation.

Category:Academic journals