Journal profile · OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain
ISSN 2772-3909 · Elsevier
Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,350; review about 191 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 93 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 3 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management and Environmental Sustainability in Business, together about 44.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain (CLSCN) is an international, transdisciplinary companion journal to the Journal of Cleaner Production focusing on the domain of green, sustainable, and circular logistics and supply chain management. CLSCN serves as a platform for addressing and discussing how each paper contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and to a zero-carbon society within the domain of cleaner logistics and supply chain management. High quality contributions are welcome from both academics and professionals working in the field of logistics and supply chain management.Methodologically, CLSCN covers the full range of empirical, conceptual, modeling, quantitative, and qualitative research studies. All empirical studies should contribute to theory. Application of technologies to achieve sustainability is within the journal's scope, but technology development alone are not research papers suitable for CLSCN.CLSCN articles can include original research, short communications and technical notes, covering all aspects of logistics and supply chain management in general or to a specific industry. Topics can include, but are not limited to, the following:Green, sustainable, and/or circular operations, logistics and supply chainsSustainable and circular business model innovation for logistics and supply chainsGreen, sustainable, and/or circular procurement and supply managementGreen, sustainable, and/or circular manufacturing and supply chainsGreen, sustainable, and circular performance measurement, indicators, and performance managementSustainability in reverse and closed-loop supply chainsSupply chain sustainability in a globalized economySupply chain sustainability in emerging economies and at the bottom of the pyramid (BoP)Industry 4.0 applications to promote CLSCNDigitalization for green or sustainable logistics and supply chainsSupply chain sustainability and risk managementResilient and robust CLSCN planning and response to emergencies, disasters or pandemicsGreen and sustainable freight transportation and warehouse managementGreen and sustainable routing and schedulingPlanning and decision-making for logistics and supply chain sustainabilityCorporate social responsibility in logistics and supply chainsGreen, Sustainable and/or circular operations in urban settings and planningInteractions between multiple stakeholders for CLSCN topicsGovernment, regulatory, inter-governmental and non-governmental relationships to CLSCN topicsAgility, Flexibility, and CLSCN topicsPolicy and sociological behavioral concerns for CLSCN topicsWe encourage those interested in organizing a special issue or a virtual special issue within the scope of the journal to fill out this form and contact the editors-in-chief for more information.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Gang ChenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 11 in mainland China (about 16%); most named United States 13, Mainland China 11, Australia 9, United Kingdom 6, Hong Kong, China 5 (70 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting26.8%
- Supply Chain Resilience and Risk ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting9%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting8.3%
- Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesEnvironmental Science6.4%
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.6%
- Urban and Freight Transport LogisticsEngineering4.6%
- Maritime Ports and LogisticsEngineering3.8%
- Supply Chain and Inventory ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 14.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 161OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 87LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 362 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 78 | 78 | 63 |
| 2025 | 93 | 93 | 525 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | 891 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 1,226 |
| 2022 | 64 | 64 | 2,657 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 1,232 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
191 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 90 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 191 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 29 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 | USD 2,350 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,830 / EUR 1,710 / GBP 1,470 / JPY 226,970 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,940 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Highlights
- Optional
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- brief communicationThe following types of contribution are published in Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain: Original article: Standard research papers of 6000-8000 words in length…Length not stated
- hypothesisThe following types of contribution are published in Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain: Original article: Standard research papers of 6000-8000 words in length…Length not stated
- literature reviewThe following types of contribution are published in Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain: Original article: Standard research papers of 6000-8000 words in length…Length not stated
- original articleThe following types of contribution are published in Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain: Original article: Standard research papers of 6000-8000 words in length…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewThe following types of contribution are published in Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain: Original article: Standard research papers of 6000-8000 words in length…Length not stated
- review articleThe following types of contribution are published in Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain: Original article: Standard research papers of 6000-8000 words in length…main text ≤ 12,000 words
- short communicationThe following types of contribution are published in Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain: Original article: Standard research papers of 6000-8000 words in length…Length not stated
- standard research paperThe following types of contribution are published in Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain: Original article: Standard research papers of 6000-8000 words in length…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 2772-3909
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain
What CAS zone is Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Operations Research & Management Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 6.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 14.6, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain?
The publisher reports about 191 days (submission to acceptance). 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 Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Highlights: Optional. 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 Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain based?
Of the 70 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 11 (about 16%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (13), Mainland China (11) and Australia (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain open access, and what is the APC?
Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,350.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .