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Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management
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Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Business and Management 110 46 68 24

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 56
Documents by Best Scientists*: 76
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 104
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.084
Impact Factor: 8.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management?

The main points discussed in Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management deals with Marketing, Purchasing, Supply chain, Industrial organization and Procurement. Marketing research presented in Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management encompasses a variety of subjects, including Empirical research, Process (engineering) and Process management. In addition to Purchasing research, the journal aims to explore topics under Public relations, Sustainability, Function (engineering) and Knowledge management.

The research on Supply chain discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Operations management. Industrial organization research featured in Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Competitive advantage and Outsourcing, Offshoring. Outsourcing works presented in it have a specific focus on Knowledge process outsourcing.

The journal explores research in Procurement and the adjacent study of Public sector.

  • Marketing (48.42%)
  • Purchasing (37.10%)
  • Supply chain (23.79%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Drivers and barriers to environmental supply chain management practices: lessons from the public and private sectors (914 citations)
  • Risk in supply networks (719 citations)
  • Institutional-based antecedents and performance outcomes of internal and external green supply chain management practices (498 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management:

The most cited papers mostly deal with topics like Marketing, Purchasing, Supply chain, Industrial organization and Procurement. While Marketing is the focus of the published articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Empirical research, Sustainability and Process management. The published papers focus on Purchasing but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Portfolio which is concerned with Project portfolio management.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Marketing
  • Management
  • Social science

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management investigates areas of study like Purchasing, Industrial organization, Supply chain, Resource (project management) and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. It holds forums on Purchasing that merges themes from other disciplines such as Competitive advantage, Robustness (economics), Knowledge management and Process management. It facilitates discussions on Industrial organization that incorporate concepts from other fields like Contingency, Sustainability and Resource dependence theory.

Research in Supply chain discussed is concerned with the study of Marketing as a whole. The presented studies in Strategic sourcing fall within the purview of Marketing but it also intertwines with topics in Research opportunities. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Resource (project management), it also covered topics in Small and medium-sized enterprises, Corporate social responsibility and Process (engineering).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Can Supply Chain Finance help mitigate the financial disruption brought by Covid-19? (3 citations)
  • Larger, Counter-intuitive and Lasting – The PSM role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring opportunities for theoretical and actionable advances (3 citations)
  • Blurry Vision: Supply Chain Visibility for Personal Protective Equipment during COVID-19 (3 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Thomas Johnsen (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lutz Kaufmann (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wendy L. Tate (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Finn Wynstra (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Louise Knight (12 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Bath (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Polytechnic University of Milan (22 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Open University (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 9.09% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 30.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 30.00% of all publications and 30.00% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Impact of Educational Background on Research in the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

The education of authors that publish research in the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management has a significant impact on the depth and quality of research published. While the Journal accepts submissions from researchers from a variety of academic backgrounds, authors who have completed higher levels of education, particularly in fields related to business and supply chain management, often contribute more in-depth research papers. In particular, authors who have graduated from the top 5 business schools in New York have been observed to publish research that is often cited and recognized by the wider academic community. These authors bring a robust academic background, along with a blend of practical industry experience, enhancing their research's overall depth and relevance. Understanding the correlation between an author's educational background and the depth of their research not only supports distinguished educational institutions' importance in purchasing and supply management research but also helps upcoming researchers decide on schools and programs that can support their academic career goals. This analysis can also serve as a guide for the Journal to encourage submissions from authors with diverse and accomplished educational backgrounds.

Top Publications

  • The impact of green supplier integration on firm performance: The mediating role of social capital accumulation

    Qiansong Zhang;Jieyi Pan;Yisa Jiang;Taiwen Feng

    (2020)
    139 Citations
  • Exploring the circular economy paradigm: A natural resource-based view on supplier selection criteria

    (2022)
    91 Citations
  • Can Supply Chain Finance help mitigate the financial disruption brought by Covid-19?

    Antonella Moretto;Federico Caniato

    (2021)
    80 Citations
  • Blurry Vision: Supply Chain Visibility for Personal Protective Equipment during COVID-19

    Daniel Joseph Finkenstadt;Robert Handfield

    (2021)
    58 Citations
  • Open the box: A behavioural perspective on the reshoring decision-making and implementation process

    Albachiara Boffelli;Ruggero Golini;Guido Orzes;Stefano Dotti

    (2020)
    55 Citations
  • How to train supply managers : necessary and sufficient purchasing skills leading to success

    Klaas Stek;Holger Schiele

    (2021)
    54 Citations
  • How to achieve cost savings and strategic performance in purchasing simultaneously: a knowledge-based view

    Kai Schütz;Matthias Kässer;Constantin Blome;Constantin Blome;Kai Foerstl

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • Future business and the role of purchasing and supply management: Opportunities for ‘business-not-as-usual’ PSM research

    (2022)
    50 Citations
  • Social desirability bias in PSM surveys and behavioral experiments: Considerations for design development and data collection

    (2021)
    42 Citations
  • Where We Are Heading and the Research That Can Help Us Get There – Executive Perspectives on the Anniversary of the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

    Remko van Hoek;Vijay Sankararaman;Thomas Udesen;Ton Geurts

    (2020)
    42 Citations

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