Journal profile · Operations Research & Management Science
NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS
ISSN 0894-069X · eISSN 1520-6750 · John Wiley and Sons Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1987
NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.28; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,700; median 312 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 95 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. 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 Supply Chain and Inventory Management, Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms and Reliability and Maintenance Optimization, together about 31.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Naval Research Logistics is a premier peer-reviewed journal in operations research, management, analytics, and and general quantitative modeling, with special interest in applications covering the full spectrum of operational-level decision making. Founded in 1954, NRL has a distinguished history of publication of both seminal methodological contributions and innovative applications. While retaining its interest in naval and other military applications, NRL has for decades been a broad-based journal devoted to operations and analysis problems in business, industry and government. Submissions that are most appropriate for NRL are papers addressing modeling and analysis of problems motivated by real-world applications; major methodological advances in operations research/management, analytics, and applied probability; and expository or survey pieces of lasting value. Areas represented include, but are not limited to: probability, statistics, simulation, optimization, data analytics, machine learning, statistical learning, game theory, with applications in supply chain, logistics, market design, revenue management, algorithmic economy, healthcare, scheduling, risk management, quality, reliability, maintenance, decision analytics, and combat models. Special issues devoted to a single topic are published occasionally, and proposals for special issues are welcomed by the Editorial Board.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Operations Research & Management Science
Editor-in-chief Ming Hu DistinguishedPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 8 in mainland China (about 7%); most named United States 75, Hong Kong, China 11, Mainland China 8, Canada 8, United Kingdom 3 (118 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Supply Chain and Inventory ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting14.1%
- Scheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsEngineering9.6%
- Reliability and Maintenance OptimizationEngineering8%
- Advanced Queuing Theory AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting6.4%
- Optimization and Search ProblemsComputer Science6.3%
- Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationEngineering5.2%
- Statistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsMathematics5.1%
- Optimization and Packing ProblemsEngineering5%
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 | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECMathSciNetzbMATHCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- 2.28LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60LetPub ·
- h-index
- 105OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,369OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 78LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 78Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 111,062Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,954 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 23 | 12 |
| 2025 | 95 | 39 | 169 |
| 2024 | 82 | 36 | 415 |
| 2023 | 83 | 46 | 514 |
| 2022 | 56 | 13 | 464 |
| 2021 | 83 | 26 | 828 |
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
312 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 250 days – 418 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 338 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (154 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 317 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 26 daysPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,700 / EUR 3,070 / GBP 2,450 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 5
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Please refer to the journal’s authorship policy the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on author listing eligibility.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the section ‘Conflict of Interest’ in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
The journal encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in their manuscript in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley'sTop 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints PREPRINT POLICY
Wiley believes that journals publishing for communities with established pre-print servers should allow authors to submit manuscripts which have already been made available on a non-commercial preprint server. Allowing submission does not, of course, guarantee that an article will be sent out for review. It simply reflects our belief that journals should not rule out reviewing a paper simply becau…
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
- John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0894-069X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1520-6750
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 73, Issue 7 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS
What CAS zone is NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Operations Research & Management Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.28; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 105.
How long does peer review take at NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 312 days (interquartile range 250–418 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22% (2025). 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 NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 5; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS based?
Of the 118 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 8 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (75), Hong Kong, China (11) and Mainland China (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC, MathSciNet, zbMATH and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS open access, and what is the APC?
NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,700.
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: .