JDS publishes original research on issues in distribution economics and distribution management. JDS is an international peer-reviewed journal, which is devoted to contemporary issues in distribution economics, logistics & SCM, distribution information technology, distribution innovation, distribution strategy & competitiveness, distribution channel management, consumer shopping behavior, CRM, wholesaling & retailing, and social issues in distribution. The aim of the journal is to bring together the latest theoretical and empirical research on distribution. JDS publishes monthly in English and welcomes academic research articles from scholars, researchers and practitioners.

Print ISSN: 1738-3110 / Online ISSN: 2093-7717

Indexed/Covered by: SCOPUS, KCI, DOAJ, KOAJ, Korea Science, GIF, COAJ. 

The Journal of Distribution Science (JDS) was founded and published its first series of research articles in 1999. Since then, JDS continuously published research articles in the field of distribution and from 2010, focused strictly on quality and quantity to improve content and to increase the number of published research papers in order to become a world reputable scholarly journal. In 2022, JDS published more than 140 research articles and produced 4200 copies of publications, both of which were the largest numbers in the field of social sciences in Korea. Since 2016, the year JDS was indexed in SCOPUS, the journal has published 100~150 articles per year. In conjunction with a large number of articles, the journal is committed to publishing only articles that are of high quality, and in tune to the topic of interest.  JDS is one of many journals published by the Korea Distribution Science Association (KODISA), which publishes the largest number of journals of any scholarly community or association in Korea.

Types of Paper:

Regular Article: This should describe new and/or carefully investigated findings, and research methods should be given in sufficient detail for others to verify the work. Articles should be 5,000 - 7,000 words long to describe and interpret the work clearly. All regular research articles are peer-reviewed by minimum 3 referees.

Short Communication: This short communication is suitable for reporting the results of small investigations or giving details of new models, innovative methods or techniques. The style of main sections doesn’t need to conform to that of full-length papers. Short communications should be usually 2,000 - 4,000 words long. Short communication articles are also peer-reviewed.

Review and Perspective: Submissions of review and perspective covering topics of current interest are welcome and encouraged.

All accepted and published papers in JDS are equally qualified and have successfully gone through peer-review process.  The foundation and editorial content selection policy of JDS are as follows:

As the title of the Journal of Distribution Science indicates, JDS papers are arranged in order of discipline (subject) and content of the papers:
1. Distribution Management: Activities directly associated with distribution management, e.g., transportation, retailing and wholesaling, inventory, shipping and receiving, materials handling, warehousing, channels, information, communication, etc.

2. Distribution Science: Activities directly associated with distribution system, technology, and science, e.g., distribution data management and science, distribution artificial intelligence system, distribution information and communication technologies, transportation and inventory management systems, distribution channel management systems, mobile and online distribution technologies, etc.

3. Distribution and Retailing Strategy:  Strategies directly associated with distribution and retailing activities, e.g., direct, indirect, dual, reverse, intensive, selective, exclusive, etc

 The JDS Editorial Board is least likely to accept papers in the field of study of History, Philosophy, Religion, Political and Legal Studies, Humanities and Arts, Political Science, Military Sciences, Education, Pedagogy, Professional Training, Natural Science, and Mathematics. The JDS Editorial Board gives priority to the research areas of distribution management, distribution science, and distribution strategy.