Journal profile · Engineering-Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Acta Logistica
ISSN 1339-5629 · 4S go, s.r.o · Slovakia
Acta Logistica: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 74 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Logistica is published by 4S go, s.r.o and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Transport and Logistics Innovations, Quality and Supply Management and Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization, together about 28.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Logistica is an international, peer-reviewed, open access scientific journal dedicated to logistics, transport, supply chain management, and related industrial and service systems. The journal publishes original research articles, review papers, methodological studies, case studies, and application-oriented contributions that advance knowledge in the design, management, optimization, evaluation, and innovation of logistics and transport systems in theory and practice. Acta Logistica welcomes contributions focused on, but not limited to, the following areas: Industrial logistics and transport logistics Supply chain management and distribution systems Freight transport, public transport, and multimodal transport Internal and external transportation systems Logistics information systems, electronic data interchange, and digital logistics Inventory management, material handling, and warehouse systems Production logistics, manufacturing systems, and production planning and control Logistics system design, layout, location, and network optimization Operational research, simulation, modelling, forecasting, and statistical analysis in logistics Routing, scheduling, and decision-making in logistics and transport systems Artificial intelligence in logistics, transport and supply chains Quality, reliability, maintenance, and sustainability in logistics and transport Service engineering and logistics applications in industrial and commercial environments Ergonomics, workplace design, and human factors in logistics operations The journal particularly encourages papers that combine scientific rigor, methodological quality, and practical relevance, and that contribute to contemporary challenges in logistics, transportation, and supply chain systems. Interdisciplinary contributions are welcome, provided that logistics, transport, or supply chain systems remain the principal framework of the study.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Editor-in-chief Martin STRAKAPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Poland 20, Czechia 14, Russia 10, United States 6, Mexico 6 (86 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Transport and Logistics InnovationsEngineering14%
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7.3%
- Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationEngineering6.7%
- Business and Economic DevelopmentEnvironmental Science6.4%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting6.2%
- Urban and Freight Transport LogisticsEngineering5.8%
- Economic and Business Development StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- Supply Chain Resilience and Risk ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 47Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 70LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 536 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 3 |
| 2025 | 74 | 74 | 69 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 184 |
| 2023 | 64 | 64 | 419 |
| 2022 | 52 | 52 | 245 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 325 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 810 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 100 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 100 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- application-oriented contributionsThe journal publishes original research articles, review papers, methodological studies, case studies, and application-oriented contributionsLength not stated
- case studiesThe journal publishes original research articles, review papers, methodological studies, case studies, and application-oriented contributionsLength not stated
- methodological studiesThe journal publishes original research articles, review papers, methodological studies, case studies, and application-oriented contributionsLength not stated
- original research articlesThe journal publishes original research articles, review papers, methodological studies, case studies, and application-oriented contributionsLength not stated
- review papersThe journal publishes original research articles, review papers, methodological studies, case studies, and application-oriented contributionsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
Authors must complete the publication process after acceptance, including payment of the APC per the Publication Fee, Discount Policy and Manuscript Withdrawal Conditions. Model summary
Authors should submit manuscripts only if they are prepared to complete the publication process after acceptance, including submission of all required documents, final corrections, proof checking, and payment of the APC in accordance with the journal’s Publication Fee, Discount Policy and Manuscript Withdrawal Conditions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- 4S go, s.r.o
- Country or region
- Slovakia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1339-5629
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Logistica
What CAS zone is Acta Logistica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Logistica is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Industrial / Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Acta Logistica?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acta Logistica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Logistica based?
Of the 86 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (20), Czechia (14) and Russia (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Logistica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Logistica is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Logistica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Logistica is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .