Journal profile · MANAGEMENT
LogForum
ISSN 1895-2038 · eISSN 1734-459X · Poznań School of Logistics · Poland
LogForum: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
LogForum is published by Poznań School of Logistics 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 Quality and Supply Management, Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management, together about 27.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
LogForum is a scientific journal created to be a global forum for an exchange of scientific achievements and implementations in the field of logistics. The journal publishes reviewed papers, which paid special attention to the most important aspects of logistics, e.g.: Logistics and Supply Chain Management 1. Sustainable, safe, secure supply chain and logistics processes organization, 2. Technologies, information systems and standards for interconnected logistics, 3. Corridors, hubs and logistics equipment in supply chain management, 4. Packaging, warehousing and transport problems. 5. Digitization, automation and robotization of logistics processes 6. The use of artificial intelligence in supply chains Theory and Practice in Management Science 1. Modeling, simulation and optimization of management processes, 2. Specific management solutions in various branches, 3. Logistics and management education. 4. The use of modern methods, techniques and management tools in enterprises
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MANAGEMENT
Editor-in-chief Piotr CyplikPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 8%); most named Poland 12, Mainland China 2, United States 2, United Kingdom 1, India 1 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting10.3%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting10.2%
- Supply Chain Resilience and Risk ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7.2%
- Outsourcing and Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting6.8%
- Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationEngineering6.4%
- transportation and logistics systemsSocial Sciences6%
- Urban and Freight Transport LogisticsEngineering5.7%
- Digital Transformation in IndustryEngineering4.9%
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 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSDOAJPublisher website
Other: Business Source Premier (ebsco), Academic Search Complete/Business Source Complete (ebsco), Ulrichs WEB, HINARI, J-Gate, Electronic Journals Library (EZB), BazEkon, Socolar ( China), ROAD Directory of Open Access scholarly Resources, University of California Libraries, Swiss University Library Network (RERO), Arianta, Baztech, CEJSH, Harvard Libraries, Index Copernicus, Bielefeld Academic Search Engine, Baidu, TRIS (Transportation Research Information Services), Cabell's International
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 (publisher) 2023
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 127OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.2%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 634 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 8 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 50 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 143 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 249 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 275 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 483 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Creative Commons licence CC BY Model summary
We have adopted a Creative Commons licence CC BY
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access, non-profit; papers free to read/download; CC BY licence; author's rights reserved. Model summary
This journal is the open access and non-profit enterprise. The published papers may be collected, read and downloaded free of charge - with Author's rights reserved. We have adopted a Creative Commons licence CC BY .
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
- Poznań School of Logistics
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1895-2038
- Electronic ISSN
- 1734-459X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 22 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about LogForum
What CAS zone is LogForum in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, LogForum is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 LogForum?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
Where are the editorial board members of LogForum based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (12), Mainland China (2) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index LogForum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, LogForum is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is LogForum open access, and what is the APC?
LogForum 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; 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: .