The Journal of Logistics and International Trade (JLIT) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by Politeknik Negeri Batam, Indonesia. The journal serves as a platform for researchers, academics, practitioners, policymakers, and industry professionals to disseminate high-quality research that advances theory, practice, and policy in logistics, supply chain management, and international trade. In addition, JLIT welcomes studies in international business that demonstrate a clear and significant connection to logistics, global supply chains, cross-border commerce, or international trade.
JLIT welcomes original research articles, conceptual papers, case studies, and policy analyses that contribute to the development of knowledge and practice in the global movement of goods, services, information, finance, and people across national and international boundaries.
The journal covers, but is not limited to, the following areas:
JLIT particularly encourages interdisciplinary research that bridges academia, industry, and public policy, especially studies addressing technological innovation, digital transformation, sustainability, resilience, competitiveness, and evidence-based policymaking in logistics and international trade. Manuscripts in broader areas of international business are considered when they explicitly demonstrate theoretical, empirical, or practical contributions to logistics, supply chain management, international trade, or closely related fields.
The journal welcomes contributions employing quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, experimental, computational, and data-driven research approaches from scholars worldwide.
