International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management
Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports
37 papers with at least that number of citations each
Aims & Scope
IJPQM is a fully refereed journal covering strategies, techniques and tools for productivity and quality management and improvement in 21st century manufacturing and service organisations. New productivity and quality management ideas, results and experiences are welcomed by IJPQM. Productivity and quality are an integral component of organisations’ operational strategies. Productivity continues to play an important role both at the macro and micro levels. At micro-level, firms continue to use productivity as a performance measure to benchmark against the best-in-class companies with the objective of identifying best practices.
SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence
Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact
Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.
Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.
Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.
Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.
Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window
Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.
Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)
Citations in government and international policy documents
Percentage of female authors published in the journal
Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.
Scopus Subject Categories
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history
Publishing & Editorial Information
Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications
WoS Categories & Quartiles
Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate
No WoS category details available for this journal.
Annual Historical Statistics & Publications
Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution
| Year | Impact Factor | Articles / Year | Total Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 33 | 1 |
| 2025 | — | 146 | 22 |
| 2024 | — | 128 | 73 |
| 2023 | 0 | 170 | 215 |
| 2022 | — | 162 | 353 |
| 2021 | — | 209 | 364 |
| 2020 | — | 196 | 514 |
| 2019 | — | 188 | 445 |
| 2018 | — | 164 | 950 |
| 2017 | — | 167 | 1,038 |
| 2016 | — | 115 | 763 |
| 2015 | — | 54 | 347 |
Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations
Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)
Clarivate IF trend for International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management
Total Cites vs Self-Cites
Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach
Citations per Document
Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years
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