Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy

Aims & Scope

Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy (CLCB) is an international, cross-disciplinary companion journal to Journal of Cleaner Production that publishes original full-length research articles, perspective and reviews to promote a cleaner and circular bioeconomy.

CLCB provides an interdisciplinary platform to promote research in sustainable production of bio-resources, their cleaner conversion into food, feed, bio-based products, bioenergy and other goods, and circulate biowaste and bioproducts at the end of their life cycles.

The platform provides researchers from natural science, social science, engineering, agriculture, business, politics, and many other disciplines to share their discoveries, insights, technologies, solutions, and best practices to promote a bioeconomy for global and regional sustainability.

Innovative and interdisciplinary works that can make societal impacts are highly encouraged.

Topics include but not limited to: -Biotechnologies for circular economy and low emissions- Bio-based materials and products for sustainability- Bioenergy production, distribution, and use- Circularity of bio-based materials and products- Policy and practices to promote bioeconomy- Social and economic sustainability for bioeconomy- Sustainable regional system development around bioeconomy- Food-energy-water nexus- Organic waste recycling and upcycling- Biotechnologies for environmental health- Business models around bioeconomy- Assessments of consumer choice in bio-based economy- Bioeconomy in emerging economies

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Environmental Science, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 1,200.00 USD. Learn more.

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