Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Journal of Manufacturing Systems is a bimonthly peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier on behalf of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, advancing fundamental and applied research in manufacturing at the systems level, with print ISSN 0278-6125 and online ISSN 1878-6642, and its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 14.9（Journal of Manufacturing Systems）是由（Elsevier）代表（Society of Manufacturing Engineers）出版的同行评审双月刊，推进制造系统层面的基础与应用研究，印刷 ISSN 为 0278-6125，在线 ISSN 为 1878-6642，2025 年影响因子为 14.9。

Scope

• It publishes state-of-the-art fundamental and applied research on manufacturing systems at the systems level, covering products, equipment, people, information, control and support functions across the product lifecycle该刊刊载制造系统层面最前沿的基础与应用研究，涵盖产品、设备、人员、信息、控制与支持功能，贯穿产品全生命周期。
• Its scope includes factory and production network design, process planning, assembly planning and scheduling其范围包括工厂与生产网络设计、工艺规划、装配规划与调度。
• It covers smart sensor networks, real-time monitoring, distributed system control, human-machine interaction and human-robot collaborative assembly该刊涵盖智能传感器网络、实时监测、分布式系统控制、人机交互与人机协作装配。^[1]
• It addresses multi-physics modelling, simulation and optimisation, virtual and augmented reality in manufacturing, diagnosis and prognosis, and predictive maintenance该刊涉及多物理场建模、仿真与优化、制造中的虚拟与增强现实、诊断与预测以及预测性维护。
• It studies design and operation for sustainability, energy efficiency, global production networks, material handling, mass customisation and complexity management该刊研究面向可持续性的设计与运营、能源效率、全球生产网络、物料搬运、大规模定制与复杂性管理。
• It also covers cyber-physical production systems, digital twins, big data analytics, machine learning and the industrial Internet该刊还涵盖信息物理生产系统、数字孪生、大数据分析、机器学习与工业互联网。^[2]

History

• The journal was established in 1982 as an official publication of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and its Computer and Automated Systems Association该刊创刊于 1982 年，是（Society of Manufacturing Engineers）及其（Computer and Automated Systems Association）的官方出版物。^[3]
• It was first published by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in Dearborn, Michigan, and moved to Elsevier in 2007最初由（Society of Manufacturing Engineers）在密歇根州迪尔伯恩出版，2007 年转由（Elsevier）出版。
• It is now published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of SME, in cooperation with the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME现由（Elsevier Ltd）代表（SME）出版，并与（North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME）合作。
• It reached volume 89 by December 2026, issuing six volumes a year至 2026 年 12 月已出至第 89 卷，每年出版六卷。
• Its Journal Impact Factor rose from 8.633 in 2021 to 9.498 in 2022, then 14.2 in 2024 and 14.9 in 2025影响因子由 2021 年的 8.633 升至 2022 年的 9.498，2024 年为 14.2，2025 年为 14.9。
• In the 2025 Journal Citation Reports it ranks first among 69 titles in Engineering, Industrial and first among 109 titles in Operations Research and Management Science在 2025 年（Journal Citation Reports）中，其在工业工程类别 69 种期刊中排名第一，在运筹学与管理科学类别 109 种期刊中也排名第一。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Lihui Wang, professor and chair of sustainable manufacturing at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm现任主编为（Lihui Wang），他是斯德哥尔摩（KTH Royal Institute of Technology）的可持续制造讲席教授。
• He also serves as editor-in-chief of Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing and the International Journal of Manufacturing Research他还担任（Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing）与（International Journal of Manufacturing Research）的主编。
• Earlier the journal was led by editor-in-chief Neil Duffie of the University of Wisconsin-Madison此前该刊由（University of Wisconsin-Madison）的（Neil Duffie）主编。
• Lihui Wang is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, CIRP, SME and ASME, and received the SME Gold Medal in 2024（Lihui Wang）是（Canadian Academy of Engineering）、（CIRP）、（SME）与（ASME）的会士，并于 2024 年获（SME）金质奖章。
• Editorial direction is supported by an international editorial board and by guest editors for special issues such as those on artificial intelligence in manufacturing编辑工作由国际编委会支持，并邀请客座编辑组稿，例如人工智能在制造中的应用专刊。