It covers research in the field of purchasing and supply management.

[1] The journal also publishes a yearly special issue containing selected papers from the annual meeting of the International Purchasing & Supply Education & Research Association.

It was established in 1994 as the European Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management.

[2] The editors-in-chief are Louise Knight and Wendy Tate.

Previous editors are Alessandro Ancarani and George A. Zsidisin, Finn Wynstra, Christine Harland, and the founding editor, Richard Lamming.