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The Journal of Defense Analytics and Logistics is an academic, peer-reviewed journal focusing on research relating to logistics, operations and supply chain management within the context of national and/or international Defense. Published by Emerald on behalf of the Air Force Institute of Technology's Center for Operational Analysis.

ISSN: 2399-6439
eISSN: 2399-6447

You can publish an open access article in this diamond partnership journal. Authors in this journal are not required to pay an article processing charge (APC)

Aims and scope

When submitting a manuscript, authors will be taken to a service called Paperpal Preflight, an AI-driven tool that checks manuscripts against the journal's author guidelines. Authors are free to use or bypass this step and submit directly to ScholarOne.

The Journal of Defense Analytics and Logistics (JDAL) considers a broad range of topics across the logistics, operations research, and supply chain management space. However, each research article considered at the journal must contribute directly to the art and science of national and/or international defense.

Manuscripts that develop innovative new ways of thinking about defense are especially encouraged. Successful manuscripts are theoretically sound, methodologically rigorous and practically relevant.

The journal is international in scope, and submissions from all countries are welcomed. JDAL publishes two issues per annum.

The Journal of Defense Analytics and Logistics is published by Emerald on behalf of the Air Force Institute of Technology's Center for Operational Analysis. JDAL is owned by the Center for Operational Analysis. JDAL is published under a platinum OA arrangement, in that all charges for publishing an OA article in JDAL are funded by the Center for Operational Analysis. There is no charge to the author.

Transparency statement for Journal of Defense Analytics and Logistics

  1. Journal Ownership: Journal of Defense Analytics and Logistics is published by Emerald Publishing on behalf of the Air Force Institute of Technology's Center for Operational Analysis.
  2. Governing Body: The editorial team is appointed and managed by the Air Force Institute of Technology's Center for Operational Analysis. The journal is governed by the editorial team in collaboration with Emerald Publishing.
  3. Peer Review Process: The journal operates a double blind peer review model. All articles undergo an initial assessment by the journal editor. If they are considered suitable for consideration, articles will then be a reviewed by a minimum of two external reviewers to assess suitability for publication. Final responsibility for editorial decisions rests with the Editor-in-Chief of the journal.
  4. Editorial team/contact information: Contact details for the editorial team can be found on the journal homepage. Queries may also be directed to Emerald’s Publishing team as follows: 
    Alex Honour - [email protected]
  5. Copyright: In accordance with section 105 of the US Copyright Act, any articles produced by a US government employee shall be considered a public domain work, as copyright protection is not available. Articles produced by researchers that are not US government employees are published Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY-4.0). This allows authors to retain copyright of their work whilst others can share, use and build upon this work created as long as appropriate attribution is given.
  6. Author Fees: The journal is published under a Platinum Open Access arrangement, in that all costs associated with publishing an Open Access article in the journal are funded by the Air Force Institute of Technology's Center for Operational Analysis. There are currently no Article Processing Charges to the author(s).
  7. Allegations of Misconduct: All journals published by Emerald are members of and subscribe to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics. In the event of any allegation of research or publication misconduct the publisher and editor will adhere to COPE guidelines in dealing with such allegations.
  8. Conflicts of interest: Authors are asked to declare any financial or ethical conflicts of interest upon submitting their work to the journal. Difficult cases will be referred to the Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE) for advice.
  9. Frequency: The journal currently publishes 2 issues per annum
  10. Access: All journal articles are published Open Access on EmeraldInsight.com - http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/neje either under a CCBY 4.0 licence or public domain (please see section 5).
  11. Revenue sources: The journal is published under a platinum Open Access arrangement, in that all costs associated with publishing an Open Access article in the journal are funded by the Air Force Institute of Technology's Center for Operational Analysis.
  12. Advertising: The journal does not accept direct advertising
  13. Archiving: Emerald provides perpetual access for all e-journal content by working with digital preservation schemes Portico, LOCKSS and CLOCKSS.
  14. Direct marketing: On occasion the journal will use direct marketing activities (primarily email campaigns) to raise awareness of the journal and to invite authors to submit articles. Marketing activities are conducted by the Air Force Institute of Technology's Center for Operational Analysis unless otherwise agreed with Emerald.

 

This statement was updated by Alex Honour (Emerald Publishing) on 3rd February 2025.