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International Journal of Systems Science-Operations & Logistics
ISSN 2330-2674 · eISSN 2330-2682 · Taylor & Francis
International Journal of Systems Science-Operations & Logistics: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.4; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 262 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 11% (journal website); 109 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Systems Science-Operations & Logistics is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Supply Chain and Inventory Management, Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods, together about 45.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Systems Science: Operations & Logistics (O&L) is a multidisciplinary journal exploring complex interactions and behaviours within operations and logistics, with particular emphasis on systems science. The journal focuses on designing and managing efficient systems that enhance performance and promote sustainable resource use across all operational stages. O&L publishes high-quality, original research addressing both theoretical developments and practical challenges. Its audience includes academic researchers, industry practitioners, and decision-makers, with contributions expected to deliver both scholarly and practical impact. O&L distinguishes itself through its emphasis on actionable insights alongside theoretical advancement, bridging academic rigour and practical relevance. The journal encourages research that advances theory while offering clear managerial or policy implications. It promotes a systems approach that considers the whole system, its stakeholders and interactions, and the broader implications of findings. Key Focus Areas O&L covers a broad range of operations and logistics topics, emphasizing advances in technology, sustainability, and systems thinking. The journal values rigorous quantitative and computational methods, including operations research, optimization, simulation, and decision sciences, while recognizing qualitative and conceptual approaches that address complex challenges. Submissions should demonstrate how they advance the transformation of operations and logistics systems. Topics include: Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Improving logistics systems, supply chain design, coordination, resilience, and performance. Research on vehicle routing, network design, logistics algorithms, and optimization approaches is welcome when grounded in systems science and contributing to operations and logistics knowledge. Papers focused primarily on algorithmic novelty or computational performance without practical or systems relevance are outside scope. Transport and Inventory Management: Optimizing transportation networks and inventory systems. Scheduling and Resource Management: Novel approaches to resource allocation and scheduling. System Reliability and Resilience: Enhancing robustness and performance under uncertainty. Healthcare Logistics and Operations: Improving logistics and operational efficiency in healthcare systems. Global-Local Dynamics in Supply Chains: Examining geopolitical, economic, and
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Mohamad Y. JaberPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Supply Chain and Inventory ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting19.5%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting18.9%
- Vehicle Routing Optimization MethodsEngineering6.7%
- Scheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsEngineering6.5%
- Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationEngineering5.6%
- Supply Chain Resilience and Risk ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.1%
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting3.8%
- Urban and Freight Transport LogisticsEngineering3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Crossref, British Library, Microsoft Academic, SCImago, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, WorldCat Local (OCLC)
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 3.4LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.69Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.91Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 186OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 107LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 51,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 51,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 552 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 4 | 5 |
| 2025 | 109 | 8 | 164 |
| 2024 | 68 | 6 | 333 |
| 2023 | 68 | 10 | 573 |
| 2022 | 38 | 5 | 506 |
| 2021 | 37 | 6 | 702 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
262 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 202 days – 358 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 275 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (160 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 88 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 88 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted2
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 13 Sep 2026Length not stated
- review articleReview Article | Published online: 8 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Authors may submit no more than three manuscripts per calendar year. Model summary
Due to high submission volumes, authors are asked to submit no more than three manuscripts per calendar year.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Electronic content preserved via Portico, LOCKSS, and CLOCKSS. Model summary
The publisher maintains an archival strategy that deposits electronic source files with trusted third-party archives, including Portico and LOCKSS, ensuring content remains available if it is no longer offered by Taylor & Francis or a successor organisation.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Publisher is a member of COPE and committed to peer-review integrity and ethical publishing. Model summary
Taylor & Francis is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and is committed to peer-review integrity and the highest standards of ethical publishing. Guidance on ethical publishing is available from Taylor & Francis.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
International Journal of Systems Science: Operations & Logistics is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Initial assessment by Editor-in-Chief followed by double-anonymized peer review by independent referees. Model summary
All manuscripts undergo initial assessment by the Editor-in-Chief and, if suitable, rigorous double-anonymized peer review by independent referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2330-2674
- Electronic ISSN
- 2330-2682
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Systems Science-Operations & Logistics
What CAS zone is International Journal of Systems Science-Operations & Logistics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Systems Science-Operations & Logistics is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Industrial / Operations Research & Management Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Systems Science-Operations & Logistics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.4; CiteScore 6.1, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Systems Science-Operations & Logistics?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 262 days (interquartile range 202–358 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11%. 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 JCR quartile is International Journal of Systems Science-Operations & Logistics in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Engineering.
Which databases index International Journal of Systems Science-Operations & Logistics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Systems Science-Operations & Logistics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Systems Science-Operations & Logistics open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Systems Science-Operations & Logistics is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .