International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies
- Editor in Chief
- Prof. Jin Chen
- ISSN online
- 1743-8276
- ISSN print
- 1743-8268
- 4 issues per year
- Impact factor (Clarivate Analytics) 2024 1.3 (5 Year Impact Factor )
- CiteScore 1.9 (2023)
JCI 0.25
Knowledge as a key resource will contribute to improving organisational performance if it is properly leveraged and harnessed. IJKMS is a refereed and authoritative source of information in knowledge management and related fields that is driven by new science, technology and philosophy. IJKMS is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to advancing all aspects of managing knowledge. It provides an outlet for high-quality, rigorous and original research by academics and practitioners that emphasises knowledge management both theoretically and practically.
Topics covered include
- Knowledge creation, acquisition, codification, classification, organisation
- Knowledge sharing, transfer, application, protection, retention
- Knowledge management design and development
- Knowledge management and implementation
- Measurement of knowledge management performance and benefits
- Techniques and methods for managing knowledge
- Technological tools for knowledge management, e.g.
∘ Knowledge bases, collaborative tools
∘ Expert/intelligent systems, knowledge mining/extraction
∘ Content/document management
∘ Portals, search and retrieval
∘ e-Learning, virtual reality, business intelligence, etc. - Human, organisational, strategic, behavioural and socio-cultural aspects
- Public policy, economics, education policy, intellectual capital, ethics
- Other related aspects of knowledge management
Objectives
The main objectives of IJKMS are geared towards:
- Capturing the latest information pertaining to all aspects of knowledge management
- Disseminating both theoretical and practical information of knowledge management
- Providing a platform to gain and exchange knowledge in the discipline
Readership
Academics, researchers, scholars, practitioners and managers working in various areas such as engineering, management, consultancy, education, finance, manufacturing, marketing, telecommunication, etc.
Contents
IJKMS publishes original, theoretical and empirical papers; case studies; conference reports; management reports; book reviews; notes; commentaries and news. In addition to the regular issues of the journal, IJKMS publishes Special Issues devoted to interesting topics in knowledge management.
IJKMS is indexed in:
- Scopus (Elsevier)
- Web of Science: Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics)
- Academic OneFile (Gale)
- British Education Index (EBSCO)
- cnpLINKer (CNPIEC)
- Educators Reference Complete (Gale)
- Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale)
- OneFile Business (Gale)
- General OneFile (Gale)
- Google Scholar
- Info Trac (Gale)
- J-Gate
- International Abstracts in Operations Research
- ProQuest Advanced Technologies Database with Aerospace
IJKMS is listed in:
- ACPHIS (Australia) IS Journal Rankings
- National Agency for Evaluation of the University and Research System (ANVUR)
- Australian Business Deans Council Journal Rankings List
- Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities
- Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) Academic Journal Guide
- The BFI lists
- UGC (University Grants Commission)
- Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)
- HCERES (High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education)
- ICI World of Journals (Copernicus)
- Index of Information Systems Journals (Deakin University)
- JUFO
- Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers
- VHB-JOURQUAL (Germany)
Editor in Chief
- Chen, Jin, Tsinghua University, China
(chenjinsem.tsinghua.edu.cn)
Associate Editor
- Liu, Gang, Shenzhen Technology University, China
Regional Editor Asia Pacific
- Wong, Kuan Yew, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Regional Editor Europe, Middle East and Africa
- Venkitachalam, Krishna, Ajman University, United Arab Emirates
Editorial Board Members
- Anantatmula, Vittal S, Western Carolina University, USA
- Awazu, Yukika, The Engaged Enterprise, USA
- Bhatt, Ganesh D, Morgan State University, USA
- Clegg, Stewart, University of Sydney, Australia
- Desouza, Kevin C., Queensland University of Technology, Australia
- Despres, Charles, Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers, France
- Ermine, Jean-Louis, Institut National des Télécommunications, France
- Jih, Wen-Jang (Kenny), Middle Tennessee State University, USA
- Kallinikos, Jannis, London School of Economics, UK
- Kaur, Vaneet, Kent State University, USA
- Kierkegaard, Sylvia Mercado, International Association of IT Lawyers, Denmark
- Martin, Bill, RMIT University, Australia
- Pawar, Kulwant S., University of Nottingham, UK
- Roy, Rajkumar, University of London, UK
- Sena, James A., California Polytechnic State University, USA
- Singh, Sanjay Kumar, Abu Dhabi University, United Arab Emirates
- Skyrme, David J., David Skyrme Associates Limited, UK
- Styhre, Alexander, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- Tsui, Eric Y.H., The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Umemoto, Katsuhiro, The Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
- Weber, Frithjof, EDDEG AIRBUS Deutschland Knowledge, Germany
- Wu, Desheng (Dash), University of Toronto, Canada
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- Submitted articles should not have been previously published or be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
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- Briefs and research notes are not published in this journal.
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Journal news
New Clarivate Web of Science impact factors for Inderscience journals
3 July, 2024
Clarivate has recently released its latest impact factors, and Inderscience's Editorial Office is pleased to report that many Inderscience journals have increased their impact factors, particularly the European Journal of Industrial Engineering, International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, International Journal of Applied Pattern Recognition and International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics.
Impact factors are displayed on all indexed journals' homepages. We congratulate all the editors, board members, reviewers and authors who have contributed to these latest indexing achievements.
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