Menachof, DA; Gibson, BJ; Hanna, JB; Whiteing, AE. 2009. An analysis of the value of supply chain management periodicals. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION & LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT 39 (2): 145-166

[Eugene Garfield]

Menachof, DA; Gibson, BJ; Hanna, JB; Whiteing, AE. 2009. An analysis of the 
value of supply chain management periodicals. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF 
PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION & LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT 39 (2): 145-166.

Author Full Name(s): Menachof, David A.; Gibson, Brian J.; Hanna, Joe B.; 
Whiteing, Anthony E.
Language: English
Document Type: Article

Author Keywords: Supply chain management; Serials; Research
KeyWords Plus: ECONOMICS JOURNALS; RELATIVE IMPACTS; PRODUCTIVITY

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide rankings of quality 
of peer reviewed periodicals for faculty research use, rankings of usefuless of 
both peer reviewed and non-peer reviewed periodicals for teaching and 
outreach purposes, and rankings of usefulness of search engines for finding 
articles.
Design/methodology/approach - An online survey was conducted during the 
Autumn Semester of 2006.82 periodicals were identified as relevant to the 
Supply Chain Management field. Respondents were asked to rank their top used 
journals in terms of use for teaching, outreach and research.
Findings - A total of 143 surveys were completed. Journal of Business Logistics, 
Harvard Business Review, and International Journal of Physical Distribution and 
Logistics Management were the top three ranked journals in the composite 
index. EBSCO Business Source Premier, ProQuest, and Google Scholar were the 
top three search engines used to find logistics and SCM articles.
Research limitations/implications - A clear global consensus is forming on the 
top journals for SCM. However, the emergence of Operations 
Management/Operations Research Journals into the rankings is an important 
trend. There was also the absence of previously ranked journals as the field 
evolved from transportation and distribution to logistics to SCM.
Originality/value - This paper is the largest survey completed to date in the 
field and substantially updates previous surveys. All academics who are active 
in SCM will find value in this paper.

Addresses: [Menachof, David A.] City Univ London, Cass Business Sch, London 
EC1V 0HB, England; [Gibson, Brian J.; Hanna, Joe B.] Auburn Univ, Coll 
Business, Auburn, AL 36849 USA; [Whiteing, Anthony E.] Univ Leeds, Inst 
Transport Studies, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England

Reprint Address: Menachof, DA, City Univ London, Cass Business Sch, London 
EC1V 0HB, England.

E-mail Address: d.menachof at city.ac.uk
ISSN: 0960-0035
DOI: 10.1108/09600030910942403
URL (not open access): http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09600030910942403