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Logistics

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1975

ISSN2305-6290eISSN2305-6290

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.774

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.249

Total Worksi

1,480

Total Citationsi

12,867

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Management; Operations Research & Management Science; Information Systems and Management; Management Information Systems; Management Science and Operations Research; Transportation.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

Annual Volume~ 142 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,480

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2305-6290 / 2305-6290

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

725

2019

1.5k

2020

2.9k

2021

2.2k

2022

103

2023

138

1.7k

2024

185

875

2025

187

126

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Information Systems and ManagementQ1

Management Information SystemsQ1

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ2

TransportationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ManagementOperations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Information Systems and ManagementTransportationManagement Science and Operations ResearchManagement Information Systems

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementUrban and Freight Transport LogisticsSupply Chain Resilience and Risk ManagementTransportation Planning and OptimizationMaritime Ports and LogisticsQuality and Supply ManagementEvaluation and Optimization ModelsAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationVehicle Routing Optimization MethodsSupply Chain and Inventory Management

Frequently asked questions about Logistics

Is Logistics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Logistics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Logistics?

Logistics is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 4.15.

Is Logistics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Logistics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Logistics?