AUTHORINFORMATIONPACK19Oct2015•Description•Audience•ImpactFactor•AbstractingandIndexing•EditorialBoard•GuideforAuthorsp.1p.2p.2p.2p.2p.5ISSN:0959-6526DESCRIPTION.TheJournalofCleanerProductionservesasatransdisciplinary,internationalforumfortheexchangeofinformationandresearchconcepts,policies,andtechnologiesdesignedtohelpensureprogresstowardsmakingsocietiesandregionsmoresustainable.Itaimstoencourageinnovationandcreativity,newandimprovedproducts,andtheimplementationofnew,cleanerstructures,systems,processes,productsandservices.Itisalsodesignedtostimulatethedevelopmentandimplementationofpreventionorientedgovernmentalpoliciesandeducationalprogrammes.Cleanerproductionisaconceptthatgoesbeyondsimplepollutioncontrol.Itinvolvesactiveresearchanddevelopmentintonewstructures,systems,processes,materialsandproductsthataremoreresourceandenergyefficient,whilstengagingandempoweringpeople.Suchapproacheshavebecomenecessaryforbusinesses,institutions,governments,andcivilsocietytoensureecologically,socially,andeconomicallysustainable,consumptionproductionandservicestrategies.Theseinvolveeducational,training,management,andtechnicalassistanceprograms,whichareneededtoacceleratetheadoptionofcleanerproductionandsustainabilitybyindustries,governmentsanduniversities.Authorsareinvitedtosubmitpapersfromthefollowingareas:IndustrialApplicationsincluding:•Toxicsusereductioninproductdesign,processdevelopmentandintheusageandend-of-lifemanagementphasesofproducts•Newandnovelusesofmaterialsandtechnologies•Improvedprocessesthroughdevelopmentandusageofenvironmentallyfriendliertechnologies•AdvancesinGreenChemistry,GreenEngineeringandGreenArchitecture•ImprovedprocessautomationandcontrolEnvironmentalManagementInitiatives:•Improvementsintheintegrationofenvironmentalmanagementsystems•Improvementsintheintegrationofenvironmental,quality,healthandsafetyandcorporatesocialresponsibilitymanagement•Improvedlifecyclemanagementofproductsandservices•Improvementsinholisticenvironmentalperformanceevaluation•Improvementsinenvironmentalreviewing,auditingandreporting•Advancesinlifecycleassessmentandlifecyclemanagement•AdvancesinriskreductionAUTHORINFORMATIONPACK19Oct2015•Advancesinreductionofthelifecycleusageofenergy,waterandothermaterials•Advancesinapplicationsofrenewableenergyandotherlow-carbontechnologiesandproducts•Improvementsincorporatesocialresponsibility•Advancesincorporatesustainabilityreporting•AdvancesinIndustrialEcologyandRegionalSustainableDevelopmentLegislation,PolicyandRegulations:•Improvedregulatoryandpolicyinitiativesdesignedtopromoteimplementationofproactiveandpreventiveapproachesthroughoutsociety•AdvancedgovernmentalpoliciesandprogrammestopromotethetransitiontosustainablesocietiesEducation,TrainingandLearning:•Improvededucational&traininginitiativesonvalues,paradigms,conceptsandtoolstohelpsocietiesmakethetransitiontosustainablesocieties.AUDIENCE.a.Managers,engineers,designersinalltheprocessandserviceindustries;b.Academicandresearchscientistsspecializingincleanerproduction,regionalsustainability,andeducationforsustainabledevelopment;c.Consultants,regulatoryleaders,policymakers,plannersandNGOs.IMPACTFACTOR.2014:3.844©ThomsonReutersJournalCitationReports2015ABSTRACTINGANDINDEXING.FLUIDEXFluidAbstractsGEOBASEGeographicalAbstractsScopusScienceCitationIndexExpandedEDITORIALBOARD.Editor-in-ChiefD.Huisingh,UniversityofTennessee,Knoxville,Tennessee,USAAssociateEditorR.Lozano,UtrechtUniversity,Utrecht,NetherlandsSubjectEditor:LifeCycleandSustainabilityAssessmentToolsD.Meyer,U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA),Cincinnatti,Ohio,USASubjectEditor:SustainabilityintheResourcesSectorC.Moran,UniversityofQueensland,Brisbane,Queensland,AustraliaSubjectEditor:IndustrialApplicationsJ.Klemeš,UniversityofPannonia,Veszprem,HungarySubjectEditor:CorporateSustainability,CSRandIndustrialEcologyR.J.Baumgartner,InstituteforSystemsScience,InnovationandSustainabilityResearchUniversityofGraz,Merangasse18/I;8010Graz,Austria.SubjectEditor:InnovationforSustainabilityK.Urbaniec,WarsawUniversityofTechnology,Plock,PolandSubjectEditor:SustainableSupplyChainManagementK.Govindan,UniversityofSouthernDenmark,OdenseM,DenmarkAUTHORINFORMATIONPACK19Oct2015ätKassel,Kassel,GermanySubjectEditor:SustainableGovernanceofMaterialandEnergyFlowsF.Boons,UniversityofManchester,Manchester,England,UKSubjectEditor:SustainableProductDesignH.Brezet,DelftUniversityofTechnology,Delft,NetherlandsSubjectEditor:AsianAspectsofCleanerProductionImplementation,Research&EducationY.Wang,ShandongUniversity,Jinan,ChinaSubjectEditor:CleanerProductioninLatinAmericaC.M.V.BAlmeida,PaulistaUniversity,SãoPaulo,BrazilSubjectEditor:OperationsmanagementandDecisionSupporttoolsforSustainabilityE.D.R.SantibanezGonzalez,UniversidadeFederaldoSuldaBahia,PortoSeguro,BrazilSubjectEditor:EducationandorganisationalchangeforsustainabilityS.Caeiro,UniversidadeAbert