International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment (Int J Life Cycle Assess) is the first journal devoted entirely to Life Cycle Assessment and closely related methods.

LCA has become a recognized instrument to assess the ecological burdens and impacts throughout the consecutive and interlinked stages of a product system, from raw material acquisition or generation from natural resources, through production and use to final disposal.

The Int J Life Cycle Assess is a forum for scientists developing LCA and LCM (Life Cycle Management); LCA and LCM practitioners; managers concerned with environmental aspects of products; governmental environmental agencies responsible for product quality; scientific and industrial societies involved in LCA development, and ecological institutions and bodies.

Papers on applied LCA/LCM, especially case studies, will be considered for publication if they are of general interest to the LCA/LCM community and make an innovative contribution to science such as highlighting new insights into a particular product system or policy question, such as a product that has been rarely or never assessed; a special interest operation, e.g. hydrofracking or Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS); present novel methodology; or describe efforts to build life cycle thinking capability within an organization or region.

In addition to LCA/LCM, papers on Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) and Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA) are also welcome.

Life Cycle Costing (LCC) studies are considered for publication in the framework of LCSA (three pillar concept/triple bottom line).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.4
2024	4.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2726

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2197

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.393

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	139

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Abstracting & Indexing

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The ecoinvent database version 3 (part I): overview and methodology

  Citation: 4108

  Authors: Gregor, Christian, Bernhard, Jürgen, Emilia, Bo

• ReCiPe2016: a harmonised life cycle impact assessment method at midpoint and endpoint level

  Citation: 3081

  Authors: Mark A. J., Zoran J. N., Pieter M. F., Gea, Francesca, Marisa, Michiel, Anne, Rosalie

• IMPACT 2002+: A new life cycle impact assessment methodology

  Citation: 1586

  Authors: Olivier, Manuele, Raphaël, Sébastien, Jérôme, Gerald, Ralph

• USEtox—the UNEP-SETAC toxicity model: recommended characterisation factors for human toxicity and freshwater ecotoxicity in life cycle impact assessment

  Citation: 1253

  Authors: Ralph K., Till M., Lois Swirsky, Mark A. J., Olivier, Ronnie, Annette, Henrik F., Matthew, Manuele, Thomas E., Jérôme, Marta, Dik, Michael Z.

• Handbook on life cycle assessment operational guide to the ISO standards

  Citation: 952

  Authors: Jeroen B.

• The New International Standards for Life Cycle Assessment: ISO 14040 and ISO 14044

  Citation: 899

  Authors: Matthias, Atsushi, Reginald, Kim, Hans-Jürgen

• The ecoinvent Database: Overview and Methodological Framework (7 pp)

  Citation: 868

  Authors: Rolf, Niels, Hans-Jörg, Gabor, Roberto, Thomas, Stefanie, Roland, Thomas, Gerald, Michael

• Life cycle sustainability assessment of products

  Citation: 864

  Authors: Walter

• Green house gas emissions due to concrete manufacture

  Citation: 692

  Authors: David J. M., Jay G.

• A survey of unresolved problems in life cycle assessment

  Citation: 611

  Authors: John, Felipe, Scott, Bert

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