About the International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
The International Journal of Managing Projects in Business seeks to advance the theory, research and practice of all aspects of project management.
Submission information
Accepted manuscript types and word counts
- Research Paper — up to 12000 words
- Practice Notes — up to 12000 words
- Thesis Research Notes — up to 12000 words
- Editorial — up to 3000 words
- Book Review — up to 15000 words
- Forthcoming Project Management Events — up to 1500 words
Please see the article types and word counts section on the about this journal page for more information. The word count includes all text, figures and tables. When estimating your total, please allow 280 words for each figure or table. Read more about the article types for this journal.
Reference style
Use the Harvard reference style. Read more about the reference types for this journal.
Keywords
When you submit to the journal, you’ll be able to choose up to 6 keywords that describe the main topics of your paper from a list of recommended keywords.
Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
Open access options
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Accepted languages
This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.
Accepted submission files
Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format.
Closes: 15th November 2026
In recent decades, “projectification” has transformed organizations, economies, and societies, embedding project logic not only in business but also across the public, civic, and non-profit sectors (Voros Fregolente et al., 2022; Wald et al., 2025; Moreno Escobar et al., 2023).
Closes: 31st January 2027
Projects today unfold in data‑rich, technology‑mediated contexts, yet the central managerial challenge is not technical implementation—it is translating data into better decisions, governance, and value. This Special Issue foregrounds the managerial implications of data science for project, programme and portfolio management: how leaders plan, steer, assure, and realise benefits in environments saturated with real‑time information and algorithmic insights.
Guest editor(s): Prof Carl Marnewick, Dr Yixue Shen, Dr Yin Xue, Prof Andreas Nachbagauer
Open access articles
Metrics snapshot
- 2025 Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate)
- 3.1
- Downloaded articles in the last 12 months
- 220729
Publication timeline
- Time to first decision
- 27 days
- Acceptance to publication
- 47 days
- Acceptance rate
- 12.1%
Journal information
Editor(s):
Professor Nathalie Drouin
Dr
Francesco
Di Maddaloni
