Call for Papers

The Review of Supply Chain Management (RSCM), a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal published by SPIDER Publishing, invites high-quality submissions from scholars, researchers, practitioners, and industry experts exploring contemporary challenges, innovations, and emerging trends in supply chain management and logistics. RSCM provides a robust platform for rigorous research that bridges theory and practice, addressing operational, strategic, and technological issues across local, regional, and global supply chain systems.

Topics of Interest

We welcome original research articles, systematic reviews, conceptual papers, meta-analyses, case studies, and empirical investigations in areas including, but not limited to:

  • Supply chain strategy, network design, and integration
  • Logistics, transportation, warehousing, and inventory management
  • Operations management, production planning, and process optimisation
  • Procurement, sourcing strategies, and supplier relationship management
  • Digital supply chains, Industry 4.0, AI, blockchain, and IoT applications
  • Supply chain resilience, risk management, and disruption mitigation
  • Sustainable and green supply chain management, circular economy
  • Global supply chains, international logistics, and trade dynamics
  • Service, healthcare, and humanitarian supply chains
  • Supply chain analytics, performance measurement, and decision support systems
  • E-commerce logistics and last-mile delivery innovations
  • Interdisciplinary research integrating operations, economics, engineering, and information systems

Submission Guidelines

  • Manuscripts should be prepared in English.
  • All submissions undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process.
  • Authors retain copyright of their work; articles are published under a Creative Commons license.
  • Currently, all accepted articles are free to publish. 

Manuscripts should be submitted via the SPIDER Publishing Paper Submission System.

Publishing Benefits

  • Fully open access: Immediate global visibility and accessibility
  • Rapid publication: Online publication within 7 days of acceptance
  • Long-term accessibility: Permanent digital archiving with DOI assignment
  • High ethical standards: Strict adherence to publication ethics and research integrity

Timeline (Expected)

  • Submission to first decision: 7 days
  • Submission to decision after peer review: 60 days
  • Submission to acceptance: 180 days
  • Acceptance to online publication: 7 days