Journal History

The field of logistics and supply chain is one of the most trending and practical issues that all organizations deal with in some way. Economic developments, market requirements, the intensity of competition, the emergence of new technologies, changes in customer satisfaction rates and organizations and the multitude of suppliers are all part of the reasons that have necessitated the design and definition of a supply chain management perspective in organizations. The Centre for Logistics Studies and Research, which was established with the aim of institutionalizing research, studies, production and development of knowledge and technologies in the field of logistics and supply chain, has tried to provide a favourable atmosphere to provide the latest information, achievements, studies and research on recurring issues in logistics and supply chain in the country. This magazine was initially published in the first half of the year 1998 with the name of “Logistics” and after a few issues it was renamed to “Farmad” quarterly. However, in order to identify and provide easier access for the scientific community, researchers, industry leaders and experts in the field of logistics and supply chain to the contents of the journal, on August 21th 2007, with the approval of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, it was renamed "Supply Chain Management". Supply Chain Management Quarterly is published in order to achieve the goals and macro research policies of Imam Hussein University and the Centre for Logistics Studies and Research with the following objectives:

1. Development and dissemination of logistics and supply chain knowledge in the country
2. Publishing scientific articles and presenting research
3. Establishing connections between educational, scientific and research centres and sharing the results of findings, experience, production and developing existing theoretical knowledge in logistics and supply chain management
4. Creating an intellectual base to use the ideas and theories of experts in the industry
5. Organisational transfer of logistics experience
6. Recognition and introduction of ideas, innovations and scientific creations at a national and international level
7. Establishing constructive communication between members and logistics officials in national organizations and armed forces
8. Providing the latest scientific and specialized information in the field of logistics and supply chain
9. Strengthening the motivation of researchers active in the field of logistics and supply chain for effective presence in scientific, national and international arenas.
10.  Introducing the best examples of applications of logistics and supply chain management

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The scientific journal "Supply Chain Management" which has a license from the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology No. 123153/3 dated 6/13/1391, invites all professors, researchers, experts and interested parties to submit their works in Submit the format of research and applied articles, in line with the specialized axes of the publication.
Respected authors can get the format of the articles through the electronic database of the journal at the address http://scmj.ihu.ac.ir.
 
 
Specialized axes of the Journal:
*Strategic Planning in Logistics and Supply Chain
* Forecasting and estimation
* Order Management
* Inventory Management
* Procurement
* Warehousing and Storage
* Distribution & Transportation
* Packaging
* Materials Handling
* Customer Service Management
* Reverse Logistics
* Facilities Location
* Outsourcing & Partnerships
* Global Logistics
* Disaster Logistics
* Coordination and Integration in Supply Chain
* Total Logistics Management
* Lean & Agile Logistics
* Performance measurement in supply chain Supply Chain Performance Measurement
* New approaches in logistics and supply chain management. New Approach in Logistics & SCM
* Information and communication technology in supply chain management ICT in Supply Chain Management
* Best Practice in Logistics & Supply Chain
* Risk Management in Supply Chain
* The interaction between logistics and other supply chain activities
* other related subjects the other related subjects

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Open access policy
The articles of the supply chain management Journal is free, immediate and free access and all users can download, copy, print and use the articles for any other legal purpose without asking permission from the author or publisher immediately after publication.

Publication license

All articles published in this Journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY), which allows users to share, copy and distribute the articles, as well as combine and modify them in any media for any purpose Including Commercial use as long as they follow the terms of the license and give proper credit to the author of the work.

Copyright

In Supply Chain Management Journal, the authors retain the copyright of the articles published in the journal and all publication rights without restrictions.

publisher

Supply chain management Journal is under the ownership and publication of Logistics Studies and Research Center of Imam Hossein University (AS).

Archive policy

According to the journal's article archive policy, the articles are stored in the National Library of Iran in addition to the journal's website.

Fees

This Journal does not charge any fees from readers or authors and has no subscription fees for readers.

Advertising

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Discount policy

Since no fees are charged for sending, reviewing and printing articles, this journal does not have a discount policy on the cost of printing articles.