International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics (IJSTL) - Inderscience Publishers

Inderscience Publishers. Home > International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics. International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics. This journal also publishes Open Access articles. 2016 Impact factor (Clarivate Analytics) : 0.609. IJSTL is an international peer-reviewed journal addressing all methodological aspects in the field of shipping and transport logistics, particularly those that require empirical or mathematical analysis with managerial implications. IJSTL is dedicated to publishing original, high-quality and methodologically rigorous research papers that address significant management issues pertinent to shipping/transport logistics. IJSTL also publishes informative and critical book reviews of newly published books with scholarly and practical contributions that advance the state-of-the-art of the theory and practice of shipping/transport logistics. Topics covered include. Analysis of economies of scale in ship size and firm size Container positioning in liner shipping International trade and shipping Managing intermodal transport Market analysis in sectors of shipping and transport logistics Modelling and analysis of problems pertinent to shipping and transport logistics Risk analysis in transport logistics and physical distribution infrastructure Service quality in shipping and transport logistics Strategic alliances and relationship management in shipping and transport distribution Strategic management for managing shipping and transport logistics Transhipment and the development of hub and spoke in shipping Transport security IT and decision support systems for shipping management and physical distribution Warehouse and terminal operations and management More on this journal. IJSTL combines the high standards of an academic approach with the practical value of industrial applications. Its objective is to promote original research and disseminate cutting-edge knowledge for improving practice in the management of shipping and transport logistics, and to strengthen the theoretical base that underpins sound management decision-making. It provides a forum for exchange of ideas and presentation of development in theory and applications for researchers and practitioners to advance knowledge for improving management in the field of shipping and transport logistics. Readership. IJSTL provides a vehicle to help professionals, academics, researchers and policy makers, working in the field of shipping and transport logistics, to disseminate information and to learn from one another's work. Contents. IJSTL publishes original papers, review papers, case studies, conference reports and book reviews. Special Issues devoted to important topics in Shipping and Transport Logistics will occasionally be published.