Article Type

Manuscript Types & Scientific Article Requirements

Article Types

Sinergi International Journal of Logistics prioritizes original research that demonstrates clear scientific novelty, rigorous analysis, and a substantive contribution to logistics management, supply chain management, transportation, distribution, warehousing, inventory management, freight systems, maritime and multimodal logistics, procurement, logistics technology, sustainable logistics, supply-chain resilience, and related fields.

ORIGINAL RESEARCH PRIORITY NOVELTY REQUIRED NON-RESEARCH TYPES LIMITED

The journal gives priority to original research articles. Review articles, case studies, and short communications are accepted selectively when they are strongly aligned with the journal's Focus and Scope and provide clear operational, analytical, technological, managerial, transportation, sustainability, or supply-chain contributions.

Core Scientific Requirements

Regardless of manuscript type, articles should demonstrate the following core elements:

✓ Clear logistics or supply-chain problem and significance ✓ Adequate state of the art
✓ Explicit research gap / novelty justification ✓ Clearly stated research objective
✓ Appropriate optimization, simulation, survey, econometric, or operational method ✓ Findings, evaluation, and conclusion supported by evidence
Editorial Priority: Manuscripts without a clear state of the art, research gap or justification of novelty, explicit research objective, and appropriate operational or analytical validation may receive lower editorial priority or be returned before peer review.
1 Original Research Article PRIMARY TYPE

Original Research Articles are the primary and preferred manuscript type. They must report original findings derived from a systematic research process and demonstrate a clear contribution to logistics management, supply-chain systems, transportation, distribution, warehousing, inventory management, procurement, freight operations, or logistics technology.

Required characteristics:

  • Relevant logistics, transportation, supply-chain, operational, technological, economic, or sustainability background and clearly defined research problem;
  • Adequate review of current scholarship, operational practices, technologies, models, or state of the art;
  • Explicit identification of the research gap;
  • Clear justification of novelty or scientific contribution;
  • Explicit research objective(s), research question(s), or hypotheses where appropriate;
  • Appropriate and sufficiently described optimization, simulation, mathematical modeling, survey, quantitative, qualitative, mixed-method, network-analysis, econometric, routing, forecasting, or other relevant research method;
  • Clear description of supply chains, facilities, transport networks, warehouses, fleets, inventories, datasets, respondents, variables, operational assumptions, and analytical procedures where applicable;
  • Clear presentation of findings supported by appropriate operational, statistical, financial, service-level, transportation, sustainability, or performance evidence;
  • Critical analysis and comparison with relevant logistics theories, supply-chain models, operational benchmarks, and previous research; and
  • Conclusion that directly responds to the research objective and explains relevant managerial, operational, technological, transportation, economic, sustainability, or policy implications.
Recommended Structure:
Introduction → Methods → Results → Discussion → Conclusion → Declarations → References
2 Review Article SELECTIVE

Review Articles are considered selectively and must provide a comprehensive, critical, and original synthesis of a clearly defined body of literature in logistics, supply-chain management, transportation, warehousing, inventory management, procurement, maritime logistics, digital logistics, sustainable logistics, or related fields.

A high-quality review article should:

  • Present a clearly defined review question or analytical objective;
  • Explain the literature-search and selection approach;
  • Use adequate, relevant, and sufficiently current references;
  • Critically compare previous logistics models, transportation systems, supply-chain strategies, technologies, optimization approaches, and empirical findings;
  • Identify operational limitations, methodological weaknesses, efficiency gaps, resilience challenges, sustainability issues, technological developments, and research gaps;
  • Provide original analysis or synthesis by the authors; and
  • Develop a research agenda, conceptual framework, logistics model, supply-chain framework, or substantive conclusion.
Not Acceptable: A literature review that only summarizes previous logistics studies, transportation practices, supply-chain strategies, technologies, or publications without critical analysis, synthesis, or an original scholarly contribution.
3 Logistics Case Study LIMITED

Logistics Case Studies are considered when the case provides significant scientific, operational, managerial, technological, transportation, sustainability, or supply-chain relevance and offers transferable insights for logistics theory or practice.

A Logistics Case Study must include:

✓ Clear logistics or supply-chain objective ✓ Case-selection and operational justification
✓ Appropriate operational, optimization, simulation, or analytical approach ✓ Findings and substantive performance evaluation
✓ Comparison with relevant logistics literature or benchmarks ✓ Clear managerial, operational, technological, or sustainability contribution
Not Acceptable: Purely descriptive warehouse, fleet, port, terminal, distribution, procurement, or supply-chain profiles without a clear research objective, systematic analysis, performance evaluation, and scholarly contribution.
4 Short Communication LIMITED

A Short Communication presents concise but important original findings, emerging logistics evidence, supply-chain disruptions, transportation insights, routing or inventory findings, digital-logistics developments, resilience observations, or timely sustainability results relevant to the journal's scope.

Although shorter than a full Original Research Article, a Short Communication must still contain sufficient scientific and operational substance and demonstrate a clear contribution to logistics or supply-chain knowledge and practice.

Minimum Scientific Elements:
Objective Method Results Operational Evaluation Conclusion

Manuscript Type Priority

Manuscript Type Journal Priority Main Requirement
Original Research Article HIGH Original findings + state of the art + research gap + novelty + logistics or supply-chain analysis
Review Article SELECTIVE Comprehensive review + current references + critical synthesis + original analysis
Logistics Case Study LIMITED Objective + case justification + operational method + performance evaluation + contribution
Short Communication LIMITED Concise but complete evidence, operational analysis, validation, and logistics relevance

Manuscripts Not Considered

  • Purely descriptive logistics or supply-chain articles without substantive analysis;
  • Opinion articles without a clear scholarly method or evidence base;
  • Literature summaries without critical synthesis;
  • Warehouse, fleet, distribution-center, port, terminal, or transportation profiles without systematic research and analytical contribution;
  • Route or network studies that only present routes or distances without optimization, comparative evaluation, or operational interpretation;
  • Inventory studies that only report stock levels or turnover without a clear analytical model, performance evaluation, and managerial implications;
  • Simulation studies without transparent assumptions, model formulation, verification, validation, and sensitivity or performance analysis where appropriate;
  • Supply-chain surveys that only report frequencies or percentages without adequate theoretical framing and substantive analysis;
  • Logistics-technology studies that merely describe software, platforms, tracking systems, or digital tools without implementation or performance evaluation;
  • Sustainable or green-logistics claims without appropriate environmental, operational, economic, or performance indicators;
  • Procurement or supplier studies without clear evaluation criteria, analytical methods, and supply-chain implications;
  • Conference abstracts submitted without substantial development;
  • Articles outside the journal's Focus and Scope;
  • Previously published manuscripts; and
  • Manuscripts simultaneously submitted to another publication.
Editorial Principle

The journal prioritizes original research that advances logistics systems, supply-chain management, transportation efficiency, operational resilience, and sustainable logistics practice. Non-original research formats are considered selectively and must demonstrate clear scientific objectives, methodological rigor, analytical depth, appropriate operational validation, originality, meaningful managerial or policy implications, and strong alignment with the journal's Focus and Scope.