International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management


The International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management is a peer-reviewed academic journal which focuses on business logistics, supply chain management, physical distribution, and marketing channels. It was established in 1970, and is published ten times per year by Emerald Group Publishing.
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History

The journal was established in 1970 as the International Journal of Physical Distribution. A monograph series called PDM Physical Distribution Monograph was also established at that time; in 1974 its title was changed to IJPD Monograph, and in 1975 it was incorporated into the journal. In 1977 the journal's title was changed to International Journal of Physical Distribution and Materials Management, and in 1990 the current title was adopted.
Volumes are numbered by year, but the number of issues per volume has varied. The first two volumes had only 3 issues, but volumes 3-7 had 6 issues each. The journal has had 10 issues per volume since v.35, although in some of those volumes there have been combined issues. Content is available online from Emerald Insight or, after a 12-month embargo, from ABI/INFORM Complete.
The editors-in-chief are Ivan Russo and Shashank Rao.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the following databases:
According to the "Journal Citation Reports" the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 5.9.