The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment (Int J Life Cycle Assess) is the first journal devoted entirely to Life Cycle Assessment and closely related methods. LCA has become a recognized instrument to assess the ecological burdens and impacts throughout the consecutive and interlinked stages of a product system, from raw material acquisition or generation from natural resources, through production and use to final disposal. The Int J Life Cycle Assess is a forum for scientists developing LCA and LCM (Life Cycle Management); LCA and LCM practitioners; managers concerned with environmental aspects of products; governmental environmental agencies responsible for product quality; scientific and industrial societies involved in LCA development, and ecological institutions and bodies.

  • The first journal devoted entirely to Life Cycle Assessment
  • Includes papers on LCA methodology; social and political acceptance; governmental activities and examples from industrial applications
  • Also presents historical sketches, short version of actual LCAs and case studies
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  • 90% of authors who answered a survey reported that they would definitely publish or probably publish in the journal again

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Five year impact factor
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Submission to first decision
249 days
Submission to acceptance
572,175 (2019)
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