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WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #8,756CAS 3区Hybrid

International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.666•SCImago Rank: #8,756•Identifier (ISSN):0265-671X(Print)/1758-6682(Online)•Articles / Year: 132•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,043 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
3.5
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
108

108 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2
Self-Citation Rate14.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
132articles/year
3.63% Gold OA•95.83% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.5)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.7)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

In today's competitive business and industrial environment, it is essential to have an academic journal offering the most current theoretical knowledge on quality and reliability to ensure that top management is fully conversant with new thinking, techniques and developments in the field. The International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management (IJQRM) deals with all aspects of business improvements and with all aspects of manufacturing and services, from the training of (senior) managers, to innovations in organising and processing to raise standards of product and service quality. It is this unique blend of theoretical knowledge and managerial relevance that makes IJQRM a valuable resource for managers striving for higher standards.Coverage includes: -Reliability, availability & maintenance -Gauging, calibration & measurement -Life cycle costing & sustainability -Reliability Management of Systems -Service Quality -Green Marketing -Product liability -Product testing techniques & systems -Quality function deployment -Reliability & quality education & training -Productivity improvement -Performance improvement -(Regulatory) standards for quality & Quality Awards -Statistical process control -System modelling -Teamwork -Quality data & datamining

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Engineering88.8%Computer science82.4%Economics81.5%Business76.2%Physics71.5%Quantum mechanics66%Marketing62.4%Mathematics62.3%Philosophy59.5%Operations management54.7%Epistemology54%Management52%Quality (philosophy)46.7%Political science46.3%Law44.7%Statistics44.3%Economy40.9%Service (business)40.6%Process management38.7%Programming language33.5%Medicine33.3%Operating system33.1%Psychology31.8%Biology30.4%Thermodynamics29.7%Reliability engineering29.5%Manufacturing engineering27.2%Sociology25.8%Artificial intelligence23.5%Management system22.7%Quality management22.6%Knowledge management22%Lean manufacturing21.8%Machine learning21.8%Process (computing)21.6%Social science21.4%Social psychology21%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #8,756Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1970, 1984-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and Accounting
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.666

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
108

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.82

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,043 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,842
3-Year Documents346
Citable Documents340

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate27.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q2
Strategy and ManagementQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区MANAGEMENT
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Emerald
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MANAGEMENT
JCRESCI
179/426Q2
MANAGEMENT
JCIESCI
191/426Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—7112
2025383212
20242.7104891
20232.51181,513
2022—721,138
2021—1332,708
2020—1102,465
2019—1243,467
2018—992,965
2017—1123,462
2016—732,179
2015—662,420
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management

WoS Q2
12342023202420253.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 14.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28