Cleaner Production Letters

Aims & Scope

Cleaner Production Letters (CLPL, ISSN: 2666-7916) is an international, inter-, multi- and transdisciplinary journal focusing on Cleaner Production, Environmental, and Sustainability research and practice.

CLPL is committed to publish top-tier original research from the cleaner production community and to serve as a platform for communications in addressing and discussing emerging topics with potential of high societal impact and great significance.

The papers published in CLPL will provide a deeper understanding of new and innovative technological, human and institutional strategies, approaches, methods, models and cases, in cleaner production and sustainability issues, addressing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Articles will focus on emerging frontiers and paradigms in cleaner production and sustainability research, including a wide range of topics, such as circular supply chains, sustainable consumption, sustainable business models, circular economy, production service system and sharing economy, assessing sustainability and indicators, sustainability management and reporting, advanced and green manufacturing, social drivers and impacts of cleaner production, prevention strategies, life cycle thinking, global changes and carbon neutralization, clean, affordable and secure energy, environmental systems engineering, and bio-based economy.

CLPL particularly welcomes the following types of articles: (1) original research articles: emerging and disruptive topics in cleaner production and sustainability that address present and future societal challenges; (2) review articles: high quality reviews that consolidate and shape a fast-developing area; (3) short communications to the editors: short articles reflecting about a novel or priority issue; discussion articles addressing relevant questions, comments and inputs to other published articles; viewpoint and critical perspective articles.

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 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 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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