International Journal of Internet Manufacturing and Services
- Editor in Chief
- Prof. Mitsuo Gen
- ISSN online
- 1751-6056
- ISSN print
- 1751-6048
- 4 issues per year
- CiteScore 0.4 (2024)

IJIMS covers the areas of manufacturing science and technologies, services theory and methods, and corresponding information/knowledge management issues. Its main features are to highlight the use of Internet or World Wide Web techniques, facing the new challenges brought about through network and distribution issues in the above areas. Contributions that deal with both academic research and industrial practices are included. IJIMS provides an international forum and source of reference for those wanting to find information about Internet manufacturing and services.
IJIMS is an Open Access-only journal and article processing charges (APCs) apply.
Topics covered include
- Networked hardware units/systems, internet/web infrastructure, semantic web
- High performance computing, real-time information tracking, sensor networks
- AI and applications, mathematical methods, visualisation
- E-technology, networked virtual/digital equipment, internet/web applications
- Wireless manufacturing, RFID, remote online production, data management
- Web-based product LCE, product development/families design/platforms
- Knowledge engineering, remote management, networked MES
- Digital factory, design, manufacturing, machining, services, recycling
- CAD/CAPP/FEM/CAM/PDM/ERP, SPC, metrology, on-site quality management
- Product service tracking/monitoring/management
- Equipment fault diagnosis, remote maintenance, advanced engineering analysis
- Kansei engineering, requirements modelling, CRM
- Digital/extended enterprise, service optimisation, SME information services
- Workflow modelling/scheduling/management, process modelling/simulation
- Micro/nano-design/manufacturing, tissue engineering, bio-MEMS/manufacturing
Objectives
The objectives of IJIMS are to establish an effective channel of communication between academy, industry and others concerned with Internet/Web based manufacturing science and technologies, services theory and methods on Internet, and corresponding management issues. It also aims to promote and coordinate the developments in the areas mentioned above. The international dimension is emphasised in order to overcome cultural and national barriers and to meet the needs of accelerating technological and ecological changes in global manufacturing, services and management.
Readership
IJIMS provides a vehicle to help professionals, academics, researchers and engineers, working in the areas of Internet/Web based manufacturing science and technologies, services theory and methods on Internet, and corresponding management issues, to disseminate research outcomes and practical case studies, and learn from each other's work.
Contents
IJIMS publishes original papers, review papers, research notes, case studies, etc. Special issues devoted to important topics in Internet manufacturing, services and management will occasionally be published.
Editor in Chief
- Gen, Mitsuo, Fuzzy Logic Systems Institute and Tokyo University of Science, Japan
(ijims.editoroutlook.com)
Managing Editor
- Yun, YoungSu, Chosun University, South Korea
Associate Editors
- Al-Refaie, Abbas, University of Jordan Amman, Jordan
- Altiparmak, Fulya, Gazi University, Turkey
- Hsu, Chia-Yu, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan, ROC
- Hua, Guowei, Beijing Jiaotong University, China
- Izui, Kazuhiro, Kyoto University, Japan
- Lin, Lin, Dalian University of Technology, China
- Sethanan, Kanchana, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
- Wu, Dazhong, Pennsylvania State University, USA
- Zhang, Yingfeng, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
- Zhong, Ray, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Regional Editors
- Ohnishi, Kei, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
- Syarif, Admi, Lampung University, Indonesia
- Zhang, Juliang, Beijing Jiaotong University, China
Regional Editor Europe
- Zhang, Min, Queen's University Belfast, UK
Editorial Board Members
- Alting, Leo, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
- Cheng, Kai, Brunel University London, UK
- Gadh, Rajit, The University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), USA
- Hao, Xinchang, Changzhou Institute of Technology, China
- Huang, George Q., Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Jean, Ruey-Jer Bryan, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, ROC
- Kusiak, Andrew, University of Iowa, USA
- Peng, Qinjin, University of Manitoba, Canada
- Wang, Zhiqiang, South China University of Technology, China
- Yen, Benjamin, The University of Hong Kong, China
- Zhang, W.Q., Henan University of Technology, China
A few essentials for publishing in this journal
- Submitted articles should not have been previously published or be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
- Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written (more details available here) and the author has cleared any necessary permissions with the copyright owner if it has been previously copyrighted.
- Briefs and research notes are not published in this journal.
- All our articles go through a double-blind review process.
- All authors must declare they have read and agreed to the content of the submitted article. A full statement of our Ethical Guidelines for Authors (PDF) is available.
- This is an Open Access-only journal. There is an article processing charge of US $1600 to publish in this journal. You can find more information on Open Access here. Authors who have submitted articles prior to 30 June 2025 will still have a choice of publishing as a standard or an Open Access article.
- All articles for this journal must be submitted using our online submissions system.
- View Author guidelines.
Submission process
Journal news
Four Inderscience journals announced as open access-only titles
30 June, 2025
Inderscience's Editorial Office is pleased to announce that the following titles
- International Journal of Applied Management Science
- International Journal of Information and Decision Sciences
- International Journal of Internet Manufacturing and Services
- International Journal of Learning Technology
are now Open Access-only journals. All accepted articles submitted from 30 June 2025 onwards will be Open Access, and will require an article processing charge of US $1600.
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