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International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics
ISSN 1756-6517 · eISSN 1756-6525 · Inderscience Publishers
International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.43; hybrid open access; 63 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics is published by Inderscience Publishers 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 Maritime Ports and Logistics, Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency and Global trade and economics, together about 43.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Maritime Ports and LogisticsEngineering29.7%
- Maritime Transport Emissions and EfficiencyEnvironmental Science8.3%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Urban and Freight Transport LogisticsEngineering5.2%
- Outsourcing and Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.1%
- Maritime Navigation and SafetyEngineering4.7%
- Vehicle Routing Optimization MethodsEngineering4.7%
- Law, logistics, and international tradeBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
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 | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.43LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 223OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 886 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 63 | 22 | 30 |
| 2024 | 74 | 18 | 119 |
| 2023 | 79 | 25 | 152 |
| 2022 | 100 | 22 | 192 |
| 2021 | 60 | 13 | 293 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Inderscience Publishers
- ISSN
- 1756-6517
- Electronic ISSN
- 1756-6525
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics
What CAS zone is International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Management / Transportation. 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.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.43; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 35.
Which databases index International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .