Naval Research Logistics (NRL)

Naval Research Logistics (NRL) is a long-standing international, peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by John Wiley & Sons that focuses on operations research, logistics, quantitative modeling, and their applications in business, industry, government, defense, and maritime systems. The journal aims to publish high-quality research advancing both theory and application of analytical methods for problems involving logistics and supply chain decision making, optimization, inventory control, queuing models, scheduling, and stochastic systems. Topics often include mathematical modeling, statistical methods, computational algorithms, simulation techniques, and interdisciplinary studies that address complex logistical challenges in both naval/military and civilian contexts. Naval Research Logistics publishes original research articles, methodological advances, and case studies that contribute to the broader field of management science and operations research, emphasizing rigorous analytical approaches paired with practical relevance. The journal serves as an important forum for researchers and practitioners to disseminate innovations that improve efficiency, resilience, and effectiveness of logistical processes across diverse environments, including transportation networks, supply chains, service systems, and defense logistics. Its audience includes academics, applied mathematicians, industrial engineers, and decision analysts whose work influences both strategic planning and operational execution.

Naval Research Logistics (NRL) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, Modelling and Simulation, Management Science and Operations Research, Ocean Engineering, mathematical modeling, statistical methods, computational algorithms, simulation techniques, and interdisciplinary studies that address complex logistical challenges in both naval/military and civilian contexts , Online or Print , Bi-Monthly Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 0894-069X, E-ISSN: 1520-6750, Established: 1954, Impact Factor: 2.1
• Does Not Provide Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE