About this journal

Aims and scope

Supply Chain Forum: an International Journal (SCFIJ) is a peer reviewed periodical providing a broad international coverage of subjects relating to the management of the supply chain. It focuses on the integration of supply, production, distribution and sales. It is concerned with the management of the global supply chain from primary supplier to final customer. It provides in-depth research articles and company case studies that enrich both the knowledge of the discipline and the practices of supply chain management.

SCFIJ is designed to appeal to managers and researchers concerned with supply chain management, inter-firm relationship and organization and new technologies. Its aims are:

  • to present the latest thinking, research and emerging concepts of supply chain management
  • to explore the overall philosophy of supply chain management
  • to further first class supply chain practices

It includes original material concerned with all facets of supply chain management in the form of:

  • articles with a fundamental basis and research papers presenting results and practical applications
  • papers providing experiences and practical features of supply chain management
  • commented case studies illustrating international application problems

SCFIJ welcomes research papers based on new and innovative supply chain management practices. Any appropriate research methods may be used and each paper should justify the method applied. Case studies are also welcome where they illustrate international application problems and generate discussion about supply chain policies, practices and methods. 2-3 managers or researchers, experts in the field, are invited to comment the case studies. Authors should relate their work to the existing knowledge in the field, and have impact on the SC operations in companies, setting the agenda for future research.

Contents of SCFIJ are targeted to academics (professors, researchers), students and practitioners (supply chain managers, consultants). It is not the appropriate journal for theoretical papers without any managerial implications.

All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least two independent, anonymous expert referees. Reviewers are drawn from the Editorial Board and a list of occasional reviewers who have been nominated for their expertise. Reviewers’ comments are based on relevance to the field, particularly applicability in industry, besides originality and scientific rigor. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne.

Subjects covered by SCFIJ include:
Supply chain management, Supply chain strategies, collaboration, logistics pooling, purchasing, outsourcing, risk analysis, innovations, logistics services, service provider, global supply chain, sustainable supply chain, reverse supply chain, healthcare supply chain, supply chain performance, supply chain finance, supply chain control, performance measurement, knowledge management, sourcing strategies, decision-making, e‐commerce, traceability, process modelling, inventory planning, city supply chain, supply chain risk management, humanitarian supply chain, information systems, new technologies, service provider, networks, physical internet, big data.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 101K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 3.7 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 8.3 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 1.325 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.996 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 48 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 228 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 20 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 14% acceptance rate

Editorial board

Editors

Mohamed Zied Babai , KEDGE Business School, France

Editorial Office

Corinne Affagard, KEDGE Business School, France

For any questions regarding SCFIJ, please contact:  [email protected]

Associate Editors

Aïcha Aguezzoul, Université de Lorraine, France
performance of logistics services providers; supplier selection; outsourcing of logistics; improvement of health processes; artificial intelligence in logistics and SCM
Nezih Altay, DePaul University, USA
humanitarian logistics; disasters; resilience; disruption management; sustainable supply chains; ESG; CSR; socially responsible operations
Andrea Appolloni, Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", Italy
purchasing; supply chain; sustainable sourcing, public procurement, sustainability, innovation and coopetition
Omar Bentahar, IAE Metz School of Management, Université de Lorraine, France
logistics project management; healthcare supply chain; healthcare logistics; digital supply chain; e-government
Smail Benzidia, IAE Metz School of Management, Université de Lorraine, France
Michael Bourlakis, Cranfield University, UK
Salvatore Cannella, University of Catania, Italy
bullwhip effect; closed-loop supply chains; hybrid manufacturing-remanufacturing systems; system dynamics and agent-based simulation; circular economy; industrial symbiosis; sustainable operations; information sharing
Ali Cheaitou, University of Sharjah, UAE
Mourad Chouki, Picardie Jules Verne University, France
Björn Claes, Open University, UK
Anis Gharbi, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
optimization; scheduling; routing; heuristics; logistics; inventory management; forecasting
Stanley Griffis, Michigan State University, USA
Seock-Jin Hong, University of North Texas, USA
aviation logistics; supply chain relationship; supply chain risk management; panel data regression; non-parametric analysis
Oualid Jouini, CentraleSupelec, France
queueing systems; operations management; service systems; stochastic modeling; optimization
Walid Klibi, KEDGE Business School, France
Konstantia Litsiou, Manchester Metropolitan Business School, UK
Rahul S. Mor, Business Systems & Operations, University of Northampton, UK
industry 4.0; lean manufacturing; sustainability; operations management; logistics and supply chain
Kostas Nikolopoulos, Durham University, UK
forecasting; behavioural operations; analytics; information systems; foresight
Evren Sahin, Centrale Supelec, France
Frank Straube, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
digital logistics; machine learning; global logistics networks; sustainability; automation technology

Editorial Advisory Board

José Crespo de Carvalho, University of Lisbon, Portugal
David Closs, Michigan State University, USA
Jacques Colin, Aix-Marseille Université, France
Martha Cooper, Ohio State University, USA
Nathalie Fabbe-Costes, Aix-Marseille Université, France
Angel Diaz, Instituto of Empresa, Madrid, Spain
Alexander Ellinger, University of Alabama, USA
Lisa M. Ellram, University of Miami, USA
Valérie Botta-Genoulaz, INSA Lyon, France
Laurent Grégoire, CNAM, France
Peter Hines, Utah State University, USA
James B. Rice Jr, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Hale Kaynak, University of Texas Pan-American, USA
Laoucine Kerbache, HEC Paris in Qatar, France
René De Koster, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Christopher Martin, Cranfield University, UK
Hirofumi Matsuo, Kobe University, Japan
Benoit Montreuil, Université Laval, Canada
Gilles Paché, Aix-Marseille Université, France
Hans-Christian Pfohl, Darmstadt Universität, Germany
Nicolas Seiersen, KGHM International, Canada
Alain Spalanzani, Université Grenoble Alpes, France
Aris Syntetos, Cardiff University, UK
John E. Tyworth, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Bruno Vallespir, University of Bordeaux, France
Dirk Verheyden, Procter & Gamble, Switzerland
Luk Van Wassenhove, INSEAD, France
Walter Zinn, Ohio State University, USA

Review Board

Vincent Barale, Louis Vuitton, France
Martin Beaulieu, HEC Montréal, Canada
Maurice Bernadet, Lumière University Lyon II, France
Aline Boissinot, Paris Descartes University, France
Patrick Burlat, Ecole des Mines de Saint Etienne, France
Christelle Camman, Aix-Marseille Université, France
Claire Capo, Université du Havre, France
Valentina Carbone, ESCP Business School, France
Tatiana Bouzdine-Chameeva, KEDGE Business School, France
Odile Chanut, Université Jean Monnet, France
Satyaveer Chauhan, Concordia University, Canada
Oihab Allal Cherif, NEOMA Business School, France
Attila Chikan, Corvinus University, Hungary
Elsa Corbin, West Indies University, France
Pamela Danese, University of Padova, Italy
Peter Dapiran, Melbourne University, Australia
Volker Daut, ADIDAS, Germany
Jean-Christophe Deschamps, University of Bordeaux, France
Olivier Dupouet, KEDGE Business School, France
Bruno Durand, Université de Nanterre, France
Ted Farris, University of North Texas, USA
Brigitte De Faultrier, Management School ESSCA, France
Laurent Fedi, KEDGE Business School, France
Jesus Gonzalez-Feliu, Excelia Business School, France
Pierre Fenies, Paris Nanterre University, France
Pierre Marie Gallois, Proconseil, France
Vincent Giard, University Paris Dauphine, France
Joan Le Goff, Université Paris-Est Créteil, France
Alain Guinet, INSA Lyon, France
Anicia Jaegler, KEDGE Business School, France
Marie Hélène Jobin, HEC Montréal, Canada
Jose Pecora Jr, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil
Beverley Kujawa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Sameer Kumar, St. Thomas University, USA
Olivier Labarthe, University of Bordeaux, France
Jacques Lamothe, Ecole des Mines d’Albi, France
Gerald Lang, KEDGE Business School, France
Marc Lassagne, Arts et Metiers Institute of Technology, France
Matthieu Lauras, IMT Mines Albi, France
Olivier Lavastre, Université Grenoble Alpes, France
Laurent Livolsi, Aix-Marseille Université, France
Farzad Mahmoodi, Clarkson University, USA
Nicolas Malhéné, EIGSI La Rochelle, France
Valérie Moatti, ESCP Business School, France
Thierry Morvan, Université de Rennes I, France
Dag Naslund, University of North Florida, USA
David Newlands, IESEG School of Management, France
Uche Okongwu, Toulouse Business School, France
Jean-Luc Paris, Institut Francais de Mecanique Avancee, France
John Paul, Icognitive, Singapore
Robert Pellerin, Université Laval, Canada
Diane Poulin, Université Laval, Canada
Claudia Rebolledo, HEC Montréal, Canada
Pietro Romano, Udine University, Italy
Thierry Roques, KEDGE Business School, France
Aurélien Rouquet, NEOMA Business School, France
Christine Roussat, Clermont-Auvergne University, France
Laurence Saglietto, University Côte d'Azur, France
Karine Samuel, Université Grenoble Alpes, France
Joseph Sarkis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA
Annibal Scavarda, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Marie-Pascale Senkel, University of Nantes, France
André Tchokogue, HEC Montréal, Canada

Abstracting and indexing

Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal is indexed in:

British Library
Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) Academic Journal Guide
CLOCKSS
CrossRef
Google Scholar
Microsoft Academic
Portico
SCImago
Scopus
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
Web of Science
WorldCat Local (OCLC)

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News, offers and calls for papers

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  • SCFIJ is now Impact Factor-ranked and is placed 120/402 for ESCI and SSCI journals in Management

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