ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #7,411Hybrid

Total Quality Management & Business Excellence

Identifier (ISSN):1478-3363(Print)/1478-3371(Online)
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Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.9↓ -0.9
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Total Quality Management & Business Excellence

WoS Q2
24574.1720223.920233.620244.820253.92026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.9
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.761
#7,411

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
105

105 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate8.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
129articles/year
12.17% Gold OA•76.19% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Total Quality Management & Business Excellence is an international journal which sets out to stimulate thought and research in all aspects of total quality management and to provide a natural forum for discussion and dissemination of research results. The journal is designed to encourage interest in all matters relating to total quality management and is intended to appeal to both the academic and professional community working in this area. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence is the culture of an organization committed to customer satisfaction through continuous improvement. This culture varies both from one country to another and between different industries, but has certain essential principles which can be implemented to secure greater market share, increased profits and reduced costs. The journal provides up-to-date research, consultancy work and case studies right across the whole field including quality culture, quality strategy, quality systems, tools and techniques of total quality management and the implementation in both the manufacturing and service sectors. No topics relating to total quality management are excluded from consideration in order to develop business excellence.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Business97.4%Economics92.1%Engineering80.5%Marketing79.1%Computer science74.4%Philosophy66.3%Operations management63.7%Process management61.5%Epistemology61.3%Physics59.1%Quantum mechanics55.7%Management50.9%Economy50.2%Quality (philosophy)49.9%Service (business)49.7%Political science47.2%Law43.7%Mathematics37.4%Manufacturing engineering30.1%Knowledge management29.7%Lean manufacturing28.4%Statistics23.9%Biology22.6%Total quality management20.8%Psychology20.6%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

MANAGEMENT

Q2
Rank158/426
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

MANAGEMENT

Q2
Rank161/426
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.9
Articles / Year53
Total Citations26
2025
IF4.8
Articles / Year63
Total Citations242
2024
IF3.6
Articles / Year74
Total Citations712
2023
IF3.9
Articles / Year54
Total Citations783
2022
IF4.168
Articles / Year62
Total Citations1,528

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #7,411Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2003-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and Accounting
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.761

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.83

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,234 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,500
3-Year Documents254
Citable Documents254

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate36.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 8.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区MANAGEMENT
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Total Quality Management & Business Excellence (ISSN: 1478-3363) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of MANAGEMENT, published by Taylor & Francis in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.90, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.761 (Q1), an H-index of 105.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 129 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,234 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01