International Journal of Technology Management

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International Journal of Technology Management (IJTM)
Editor in Chief
Dr. M.A. Dorgham
ISSN online
1741-5276
ISSN print
0267-5730
12 issues per year

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Impact factor (Clarivate Analytics) 2024
1.4 (5 Year Impact Factor 1.7)
JCI 0.38
CiteScore
2.7 (2023)
Scopus

IJTM aims to provide a refereed and authoritative source of information in the field of managing with technology, and the management of engineering, science and technology. It seeks to establish channels of communication between government departments, technology executives in industry, commerce and related business, and academic experts in the field.

Topics covered include

  • Competitiveness and cooperation
  • Knowledge assets
  • Globalisation, business/government relations
  • Productivity, efficiency, quality
  • Sourcing, technology transfer/licensing
  • Strategic planning, technology management/policies
  • R&D and design management
  • Multinational corporations, innovation, new technology, IT
  • Management of production systems, factory and office automation
  • R&D/manufacturing/marketing and after-market interface
  • International technology management policy and strategy
  • Legal aspects and financial considerations
  • Investment patterns and opportunities
  • Technology monitoring, audit, evaluation
  • Technology relations/trends, esp. in Far East, South Pacific, emerging markets

Objectives

The objectives of IJTM are to develop, promote and coordinate the science and practice of technology management. It also aims to help professionals working in the field, engineering and business educators and policy-makers to contribute, to disseminate information and to learn from each other's work. The international dimension is emphasised in order to overcome cultural and national barriers and to meet the needs of accelerating technological change and changes in the global economy.

Readership

IJTM provides a vehicle to help professionals, academics, researchers and policy makers, working in the field of technology management, engineering and business education, to disseminate information and to learn from each other's work.

Contents

IJTM publishes original papers, review papers, technical reports, case studies, conference reports, management reports, book reviews, notes, commentaries, and news. Special Issues devoted to important topics in technology management will ocasionally be published.

Commentaries on papers and reports published in IJTM are encouraged. Authors will have the opportunity to respond to the commentary on their work before the entire treatment is published. Contribution may be by submission or invitation, and suggestions for special issues and publications are welcome.

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Editor in Chief

  • Dorgham, M.A., International Centre for Technology and Management, UK
    (editorial@inderscience.com)

Regional Editor China

  • Zhang, Richard, Institute of Industrial Productivity, China

Regional Editor Far and Middle East

  • Zhang, George G., Academy of Industrial Entrepreneurship, China

Editorial Board Members

  • Al-Shamlan, Ali Abdullah, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, Kuwait
  • Badran, Adnan, Philadelphia University, Jordan
  • Beffa, Jean-Louis, Saint-Gobain Group, France
  • Benton, Peter, Former Vice-President, European Management Association, UK
  • Bullinger, Hans-Jörg, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Germany
  • Chen, Jin, Tsinghua University, China
  • Clark, Kim B., Harvard Business School, USA
  • Davignon, Etienne, Société Générale de Belgique, Belgium
  • De Maria y Campos, Mauricio, Embassy of Mexico, South Africa
  • Eaton, Robert, DaimlerChrysler Corp, USA
  • Emmerij, Louis, City University of New York, USA
  • Fu, Xiaolan, University of Oxford, UK
  • Hawley, Robert, World Nuclear University, UK
  • Kuper, George H., Council of Great Lakes Industries, USA
  • Metcalfe, J. Stanley, University of Manchester, UK
  • Myers, Rupert, CRC for Greenhouse Accounting Advisory Council, Australia
  • Naylor, Michael, Management Consultant, USA
  • Ricupero, Rubens, UNCTAD, Switzerland
  • Vargas, José I., Federal Government of Brazil, Brazil

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.
  • There are no charges for publishing with Inderscience, unless you require your article to be Open Access (OA). You can find more information on OA here.

    • Submission process

    • All articles for this journal must be submitted using our online submissions system.
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Journal news

Science-based spin-offs

3 September, 2024

Science-based university spin-offs, especially in the biotech sector, play an important role in transforming cutting-edge academic science into marketable technological products. However, such start-ups face lots of challenges that can be very different from those encountered by conventional startups. Research in the International Journal of Technology Management has looked at the complexities and potential of such spin-offs and sheds new light on the role played by the academic scientists involved in the process and how launch timing can make all the difference. Andrew Park of the University of Victoria, Canada, and colleagues explain that unlike typical start-ups, which might bring a product to market relatively quickly, new biotechnology companies often have long periods of financial investment and require lengthy development, testing, and regulatory periods for their products [...]

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