SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,783CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

International Journal of Project Management

Abbreviation (ISO):INT. J. PROJECT MANAGE
Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.778•SCImago Rank: #1,783•Identifier (ISSN):0263-7863(Print)/1873-4634(Online)•Articles / Year: 67•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,818 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
7.6
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
200

200 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate20.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
67articles/year
65.33% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.6)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.5)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.4)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.037)
🔵 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

The International Journal of Project Management offers wide ranging and comprehensive coverage of all facets of project management. Published eight times per year, it provides a focus for worldwide expertise in the required techniques, practices and areas of research; presents a forum for its readers to share common experiences across the full range of industries and technologies in which project management is used; covers all areas of project management from systems to human aspects; links theory with practice by publishing case studies and covering the latest important issues.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Engineering90.1%Economics74.8%Business74.4%Computer science59.2%Management55.5%Systems engineering43.3%Process management41.6%Political science35.1%Project management34.8%Operations management33.8%Mathematics32.2%Engineering management31.3%Law27.7%Philosophy23.2%Physics22.5%Knowledge management22.5%Operating system20.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,783Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1983-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.778

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
200

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
7.00

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,818 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,635
3-Year Documents197
Citable Documents196

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 Rate42.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Business and International ManagementQ1
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1
Management of Technology and InnovationQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1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
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MANAGEMENT
JCRSSCI
51/426Q1
MANAGEMENT
JCISSCI
52/426Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—5965
20257.577318
20247.462779
20238691,297
20229.037842,801
2021—863,357
2020—753,632
2019—674,188
2018—735,589
2017—14012,822
2016—14313,973
2015—12311,714
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for International Journal of Project Management

WoS Q1
5791120222023202420257.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:7.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 20.3%

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: 2026-10-01