由愛思唯爾與項(xiàng)目管理協(xié)會(huì)(APM)和國際項(xiàng)目管理協(xié)會(huì)(IPMA)合作出版的《國際項(xiàng)目管理期刊》是項(xiàng)目管理和組織研究領(lǐng)域的領(lǐng)先期刊。它的使命是發(fā)表前沿的創(chuàng)新研究，顯著推進(jìn)項(xiàng)目管理和組織領(lǐng)域。它每年出版8次，介紹有關(guān)管理項(xiàng)目、項(xiàng)目和投資組合、基于項(xiàng)目/面向項(xiàng)目的組織、項(xiàng)目網(wǎng)絡(luò)和面向項(xiàng)目的社會(huì)等領(lǐng)域的新知識(shí)。它致力于從組織行為、戰(zhàn)略、變革和創(chuàng)新的角度進(jìn)行項(xiàng)目管理和組織。在方法上，IJPM涵蓋了使用適當(dāng)研究框架的所有基于經(jīng)驗(yàn)的查詢模式，前提是它們展示了對(duì)項(xiàng)目管理具有重要價(jià)值的一般性見解。IJPM并沒有明確排除某些經(jīng)驗(yàn)方法，但是純數(shù)學(xué)建模或運(yùn)籌學(xué)部分除外。不論采用何種查詢方式或方法，新提交的研究報(bào)告所涉及的主要方法問題是:研究工作所用方法的適當(dāng)性、研究工作的進(jìn)行方式的明確性、方法應(yīng)用的嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)性以及對(duì)相關(guān)有效性問題的考慮。論文還應(yīng)明確建立在當(dāng)前的辯論在最近的文獻(xiàn)和貢獻(xiàn)的理論。IJPM偶爾會(huì)發(fā)布符合高質(zhì)量標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的概念性論文。IJPM歡迎來自世界各地學(xué)者的工作。所有的作品都必須在內(nèi)容、結(jié)構(gòu)和語言上達(dá)到高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，并通過嚴(yán)格的同行評(píng)審過程對(duì)其相關(guān)性、獨(dú)創(chuàng)性和質(zhì)量進(jìn)行評(píng)估。對(duì)于提交給《華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)》的每一篇文章來說，重要的是要把重點(diǎn)直接放在管理項(xiàng)目、項(xiàng)目、項(xiàng)目組合以及項(xiàng)目組織和社會(huì)上。IJPM是一種學(xué)術(shù)期刊，發(fā)表獨(dú)特和原創(chuàng)的研究。因此，我們的主要讀者是該領(lǐng)域的學(xué)術(shù)研究人員和學(xué)生。然而，我們也希望發(fā)表在雜志上的研究是實(shí)際相關(guān)的，這樣的結(jié)果對(duì)于擔(dān)任與項(xiàng)目、項(xiàng)目和投資組合相關(guān)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)角色的管理者是有用的。因此，研究的理論意義和管理意義都需要考慮。換句話說，我們對(duì)理論和實(shí)踐都有很大的貢獻(xiàn)，我們非常重視嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)和相關(guān)性。期刊的范圍涵蓋所有項(xiàng)目類型,如組織發(fā)展戰(zhàn)略,產(chǎn)品開發(fā),engineer-to-order制造業(yè)、基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施和系統(tǒng)交付,和行業(yè)和產(chǎn)業(yè)項(xiàng)目,如信息技術(shù)、工程、制造、建筑、咨詢和專業(yè)服務(wù),和公共部門包括國際發(fā)展合作等。鼓勵(lì)作者在其研究中考慮項(xiàng)目的具體類型和背景，但同時(shí)考慮和討論其研究結(jié)果對(duì)項(xiàng)目管理和更廣泛地組織的影響。換句話說，對(duì)項(xiàng)目及其管理的上下文化理解的理論含義是至關(guān)重要的。

Published by Elsevier in collaboration with the Association for Project Management (APM) and the International Project Management Association (IPMA)The International Journal of Project Management is the leading journal for the field of project management and organization studies. Its mission is to publish leading edge innovative research that significantly advances the field of project management and organizing. Published eight times a year it presents new knowledge on areas such as managing projects, programs and portfolios, project-based/oriented organizations, project networks, and project-oriented societies. It is dedicated to project management and organizing from the perspectives of organizational behavior, strategy, change, and innovation.Methodologically, IJPM covers the full range of empirically-based modes of enquiry using appropriate research frameworks, provided they demonstrate generic insights of significant value to project management. IJPM does not categorically exclude certain empirical methodologies, except however purely mathematical modeling or operations research pieces. Irrespective of the mode of enquiry or methods used, the key methodological issues in new submissions are: appropriateness of methodology to the research task, clarity in how the study has been carried out, rigor in the application of the methods, and consideration of relevant validity issues. Papers are also expected to explicitly build on current debates in recent literature and to contribute to theory. Occasionally IJPM publishes conceptual papers which fulfill a high-quality standard.IJPM welcomes work from scholars worldwide. All work must meet a high standard in content, structure, and language and is assessed for relevance, originality, and quality through a rigorous peer review process. Important for each submission to the journal is that there is a direct focus on managing projects, programs, and portfolios as well as project organizations and societies.IJPM is an academic journal where unique and original research is published. Therefore, our primary readership are academic researchers and students in the field. However, we also aim that research published in the journal is practically relevant, so that the results are useful for managers in leadership roles related to projects, programs, and portfolios. Therefore, both theoretical and managerial implications of the research need to be considered. In other words, we seek great contributions to both theory and practice and we strongly value both rigor and relevance.The scope of the journal covers all project types, such as organizational development, strategy, product development, engineer-to-order manufacturing, infrastructure and systems delivery, and industries and industry-sectors where projects take place, such as information technology, engineering and manufacturing, construction, consulting and professional services, and the public sector including international development and cooperation etc. Authors are encouraged to take into account the specific type and context of projects in their research, but at the same time consider and discuss the implications of their findings for project management and organizing more generally. In other words, the theoretical implications of a contextualized understanding of projects, and their management, is vital.