Journal of Business Logistics


The Journal of Business Logistics is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the , covering research and best practices in logistics and supply chain management. In October 2020, Robert 'Glenn' Richey, Jr. and Beth Davis-Sramek, both of Auburn University's Harbert College of Business, were appointed as the incoming editors-in-chief, taking over from Thomas J. Goldsby and Walter Zinn, of The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and The Ohio State University Fischer College of Business, respectively. Some notable writers include Dean Matthew Waller of the University of Arkansas Sam M. [Walton College of Business], Stanley E. Fawcett, and John T. Mentzer. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2020 impact factor is 6.677 and its 5-year impact factor is 7.362, ranking it 48th out of 226 journals in the category "Management".

Notable articles

Highly cited and influential articles include:
  • An Empirical Examination of Supply Chain Performance Along Several Dimensions of Risk by Wagner, Stephan M.; Bode, Christoph
  • Global Supply Chain Risk Management by Manuj, Ila; Mentzer, John T.
  • Supply Chain Capital: The Impact of Structural and Relational Linkages on Firm Execution and Innovation by Autry, Chad W.; Griffis, Stanley E.
  • Mapping the Landscape of Future Research Themes in Supply Chain Management by Wieland, Andreas; Handfield, Robert B.; Durach, Christian F.
  • Crowdsourcing Last Mile Delivery: Strategic Implications and Future Research Directions by Castillo, Vincent E.; Rose, William J.; Rodrigues, Alexandre M.
  • The Evolution of Resilience in Supply Chain Management: A Retrospective on Ensuring Supply Chain Resilience by Pettit, Timothy J.; Croxton, Keely L.; Fiksel, Joseph

Past Editors-in-Chief

  • 2020 to Present: Robert "Glenn" Richey, Jr. and Beth Davis-Sramek
  • 2015 to 2020: Thomas J. Goldsby and Walter Zinn
  • 2010 to 2015: Stanley E. Fawcett and Matthew A. Waller
  • 2005 to 2010: James R. Stock
  • 2001 to 2005: Patricia J. Daugherty

Awards

The "Bernard La Londe Best Paper Award" is presented annually at the Academic Research Symposium held at the CSCMP EDGE Conference to the best paper published in the journal.