Evaluation criteria development and assessment of purchasing and supply management journals

Abstract Although purchasing and supply management (PSM) is a business function that is critical to supply chain management, a direct examination of the academic journals representing leading PSM research outlets has not been available. Further, most prior studies that compare journals have relied on single-item measures of such evaluation dimensions as quality and relevance. In order to address these research gaps, a survey instrument targeted to purchasing and supply management academics was implemented to explore how they evaluate and rate journals considered important for advancing the field of PSM. The three highest-rated journals in this study that publish PSM research are the Journal of Operations Management , the Journal of Business Logistics , and the Journal of Supply Chain Management . Four journal evaluation constructs emerged: Journal Quality , Journal Reputation , PSM Practitioner Relevance , and PSM Research Relevance . The results provide guidance for PSM scholars with respect to journals that contribute to the knowledge base in PSM, as well as support an extended understanding of conceptual bases for how scholars evaluate the journals they read and in which they publish.

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