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JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT
AND SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT, VOL 15
(2021)

A bibliometric analysis of the

Journal of Transport and
Supply Chain Management
Hans W. Ittmann

Abstract

Background: At the start of the 20th

century a need was identified for a
dedicated scholarly journal that would
publish research, case studies, new
trends, et cetera covering transport,
logistics and supply chain management.
The Department of Transport and Supply
Chain Management of University of
Johannesburg launched the Journal of
Transport and Supply Chain Management
(JTSCM) in 2007.
Objectives: The purpose of this study is
to determine, through bibliometric
analysis, what the impact of the journal
is, which is measured over a period of 13
years.
Method: The impact of the journal was
determined through a variety of
quantitative methods. A bibliographic
database populated with journal data,
was used to visualise co-authorship
relationships using the tool, VOSviewer.
Results: Over the period 2007 to 2019, a
total number of 197 articles were
published in the journal. Using Google
Scholar, a total of 1987 citations for all
the articles published were found. The top
10 articles with the highest number of
citations are listed with numbers ranging
from 27 to 160 respectively. Tables are
presented with the most productive
authors, the number of articles by
authors from local academic institutions,
the private and public sectors as well as
the number of articles by international
authors. A few co-authorship visualisation
maps were produced which shows
‘clusters’ of research teams, networks or
communities.
Conclusion: The Journal of Transport
and Supply Chain Management has made
a significant impact over the period
analysed as the number of citations and
number of abstract and article views
attest to.

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