Sustainable Development and Planning of Supply Chain and Logistics
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 115
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Interests: supply chain; supply chain management; logistics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a call for papers for a Special Issue on "Sustainable Development and Planning of Supply Chain and Logistics" in the journal Sustainability. This Special Issue aims to explore innovative approaches and strategies that promote sustainability within supply chains and logistics, addressing challenges related to resource efficiency, environmental impact, and sustainable growth.
Scope of this Special Issue
This Special Issue invites original research articles, reviews, communications, and concept papers that address, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Sustainable supply chain management practices;
- Green logistics and transportation;
- Circular economy and closed-loop supply chains;
- Sustainable procurement and sourcing strategies;
- Environmental impact assessment in supply chain management;
- Technological innovations for sustainable logistics;
- Policy frameworks and regulations promoting sustainable supply chains;
- Case studies on sustainable logistics and supply chain management.
Submission guidelines
We encourage submissions from scholars, researchers, and practitioners in the field of sustainable supply chain and logistics. Manuscripts should be submitted online through the journal's submission system and will undergo a rigorous peer-review process. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal and will be listed together on the Special Issue website.
We look forward to your valuable contributions to this Special Issue and hope to collaborate with you to advance the research in this critical area of sustainability.
Dr. Abderahman Rejeb
Prof. Dr. Suhaiza Zailani
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- sustainable supply chain management
- logistics
- transportation
- business and management
- technology applications
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