Journal of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management was founded in 1988 and is sponsored by Zhejiang University under the authorization of the Educational Steering Committee for Management Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education of China. It is one of the earliest academic journals in the field of management. The journal features management science and management engineering, aiming to reflect the latest achievements of management science, education and scientific research. The journal raises major management issues, and hopes to lead the development of management science and engineering. The first editor-in-chief of the journal is Professor Xu Qingrui, who is also the first academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in innovation management. The current editor-in-chief is Wu Xiaobo, a professor of the School of Management of Zhejiang University and the Changjiang River Scholar awarded by the Ministry of Education of China.
Journal of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management has been recognized as an important A-level journal of management science by the Management Science Department of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and as an important journal of management science by the National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The journal is selected as FMS and AMI, and has been honored as "China's Most Internationally Influential Academic Journal" 11 times from 2012 to 2024. The journal has been included in CSSCI, CSCD, A Guide to the Core Journal of China, and specifically, in Scopus in 2020. The CiteScore of the journal has achieved two consecutive years of growth.
The editorial board is composed of outstanding domestic experts and prominent overseas scholars in the field of management, 16 of whom are honored as 2023 Highly Cited Chinese Researchers by Elsevier. Rooted in Chinese management practices, the journal centers on first-class disciplines, promoting cross-fertilization of disciplines. The journal includes different columns, such as Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Information Technology and E-commerce, Financial Engineering and Accounting Finance, Technology and Innovation Management, Strategic Management, Human Resources and Organizational Management, Manufacturing and Operations Management, Decision Science, Behavioral Management, Marketing Management, Project Management, Case Studies, etc.
The journal, for over thirty years, has been adhering to innovation and high quality in the digital age, aiming to present the cutting-edge achievements in the field of management in China and abroad. With the concerted efforts of all outstanding experts, the journal hopes to be the first-class academic platform.