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Journal of Manufacturing Systems Template

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About the Journal of Manufacturing Systems format

Journal of Manufacturing Systems is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms, Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization. Over its lifetime it has published 4,131 papers, which have received 173,686 citations.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleNumbered (Elsevier)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Journal of Manufacturing Systems 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inManufacturing Process and Optimization Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Digital Transformation in Industry
ISSN0278-6125
Citation impact (2-yr)13.57
h-index166
i10-index2,367
Article processing charge$3,600
Top institutions publishing hereBeihang University
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in Journal of Manufacturing Systems per year

102
2014
79
2015
69
2016
117
2017
104
2018
94
2019
193
2020
229
2021
200
2022
212
2023
254
2024
274
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Manufacturing Systems by publication year

6.1K
2014
4.9K
2015
4.2K
2016
6.2K
2017
12.1K
2018
7.1K
2019
19K
2020
17.4K
2021
13.9K
2022
9.9K
2023
6.3K
2024
2.3K
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0—Inception, conception and perception

Xun Xu, Yuqian Lu, Birgit Vogel‐Heuser et al. · 1 Oct 2021

Industry 4.0, an initiative from Germany, has become a globally adopted term in the past decade. Many countries have introduced similar strategic initiatives, and a considerable research effort has been spent on developing and implementing some of the Industry 4.0 technologies. At the ten-year mark of the introduction of Industry 4.0, the European Commission announced…

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Journal of Manufacturing Systems template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Manufacturing Systems format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Journal of Manufacturing Systems 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 Manufacturing Systems use?
Journal of Manufacturing Systems uses Numbered (Elsevier) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Journal of Manufacturing Systems 12 (2023) 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Journal of Manufacturing Systems?
No. DocuGuru generates the elsarticle LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Elsevier-ready Journal of Manufacturing Systems document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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