The International Journal of Production Research (IJPR), published since 1961, is a well-established, highly successful and leading journal reporting manufacturing, production and operations management research. IJPR is published 24 times a year and includes papers on innovation management, design of products, manufacturing processes, production and logistics systems. Production economics, the essential behaviour of production resources and systems as well as the complex decision problems that arise in design, management and control of production and logistics systems are considered. Manufacturing strategy, policy formulation and evaluation, and the contribution of new technologies are also major concerns of the journal. Fundamental techniques developed in computer, decision and mathematical sciences which can be used in the design, measurement or operation of production and logistics systems are also considered. The reputation of IJPR is based on a strong link with industrial applications. Convincing scientific results with clear real life applications are the principal criteria for the selection of papers. Didactic articles, presenting new and interesting production research problems or/and new applications are also welcome. The journal publishes also major advances in theory, as long as their main concepts and usefulness are clearly explained so that the production research community as a whole can understand them. A special place is reserved to surveys and discussion papers as well as invited articles presented by leading specialists. IJPR is a journal for researchers and professors in mechanical engineering, industrial and systems engineering, operations research and management science, and business. It is also an informative reference for industrial managers looking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their production systems. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least three independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single blind and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.

《國際生產研究雜志》(IJPR)自1961年出版以來，是一份成熟、成功和領先的雜志，報道制造、生產和運營管理的研究。IJPR每年出版24期，包括創新管理、產品設計、制造流程、生產和物流系統方面的論文。研究了生產經濟學、生產資源和系統的基本行為以及生產和物流系統的設計、管理和控制中出現的復雜決策問題。制造戰略、政策制定和評估以及新技術的貢獻也是該雜志關注的主要問題。還考慮了在計算機、決策和數學科學中發展的可用于生產和物流系統的設計、測量或操作的基本技術。IJPR的聲譽建立在與工業應用緊密聯系的基礎上。有說服力的科學結果和清晰的現實應用是論文選擇的主要標準。教學文章，提出新的和有趣的生產研究問題或/和新的應用也歡迎。該期刊也發表了重大的理論進展，只要他們的主要概念和有用性被清楚地解釋，使生產研究界作為一個整體可以理解他們。此外，我們亦預留了一個特別的位置，讓專家發表意見、討論及邀請文章。IJPR是一份面向機械工程、工業和系統工程、運籌學和管理科學以及商業領域的研究人員和教授的雜志。它也為希望提高其生產系統的效率和效力的工業管理人員提供了有益的參考。所有提交的稿件都要經過編輯的初步評估，如果認為有必要進一步考慮，還要經過至少三位獨立的、匿名的專家評審。所有的同行評審都是單盲的，通過ScholarOne手稿在線提交。