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Journal of Cleaner Production Template

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About the Journal of Cleaner Production format

Journal of Cleaner Production is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Environmental Sustainability in Business. Over its lifetime it has published 49,895 papers, which have received 2,980,815 citations.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Cleaner Production, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability Sustainable Supply Chain Management Environmental Sustainability in Business Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
ISSN0959-6526
Citation impact (2-yr)12.26
h-index448
i10-index39,214
Article processing charge$4,100
Top institutions publishing hereChinese Academy of Sciences
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in Journal of Cleaner Production per year

1.2K
2014
1.5K
2015
2.3K
2016
4.1K
2017
3.7K
2018
4.5K
2019
5.6K
2020
4.1K
2021
4.9K
2022
4.6K
2023
4.1K
2024
2.7K
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Cleaner Production by publication year

120.5K
2014
151.2K
2015
215.3K
2016
267.3K
2017
321.7K
2018
381.8K
2019
402.7K
2020
237.6K
2021
212.3K
2022
144.5K
2023
81.2K
2024
16.6K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Cleaner Production

A literature and practice review to develop sustainable business model archetypes

Nancy Bocken, Samuel W. Short, P. Rana et al. · 5 Dec 2013

Eco-innovations, eco-efficiency and corporate social responsibility practices define much of the current industrial sustainability agenda. While important, they are insufficient in themselves to deliver the holistic changes necessary to achieve long-term social and environmental sustainability. How can we encourage corporate innovation that significantly changes the way companies operate to ensure greater sustainability? Sustainable business models…

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Journal of Cleaner Production template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Cleaner Production format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Journal of Cleaner Production template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Elsevier format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Journal of Cleaner Production use?
Journal of Cleaner Production uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Cleaner Production, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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Elsevier journal (elsarticle). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by Elsevier.
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