𝗟𝗼𝘄-𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀

𝗟𝗼𝘄-𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹:
International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿:
Taylor & Francis Group

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
31 March 2027

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄:
30 July 2026 – 30 March 2027

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲

Low-altitude logistics has emerged as a new frontier in logistics and supply chain management, driven by the convergence of the digital economy, intelligent manufacturing, and modern logistics systems. Enabled by drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, intelligent terminals, digital platforms, and low-altitude airspace management systems, this emerging logistics paradigm extends traditional ground-based logistics into integrated three-dimensional air-ground systems.

Low-altitude logistics is increasingly being applied in last-mile delivery, emergency response, medical logistics, rural distribution, urban service logistics, and air-ground freight networks. However, despite rapid advancements in practice, academic understanding remains fragmented and largely concentrated on routing optimization and technical feasibility studies.

This Special Issue seeks to move the conversation beyond isolated technological applications by developing theoretical frameworks, uncovering underlying mechanisms, and examining scenario-based applications of low-altitude logistics in real organizational and institutional settings. It aims to generate empirical and theory-driven insights into how low-altitude logistics is adopted, governed, integrated, and evaluated across diverse logistics ecosystems.

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

• Theoretical frameworks and future research directions for low-altitude logistics
• Adoption, implementation, and diffusion of drone logistics
• Consumer acceptance and perceptions of last-mile drone delivery
• Low-altitude logistics networks and air-ground collaborative distribution
• Smart logistics nodes, digital platforms, and logistics infrastructure
• Urban last-mile delivery, instant retail, and on-demand logistics services
• Drone-enabled emergency logistics, medical logistics, and humanitarian operations
• Low-altitude logistics for remote regions, islands, and mountainous communities
• Airport cargo, air express, and air-ground freight connections
• Cold-chain, fresh food, and pharmaceutical delivery applications
• Urban public services, infrastructure inspection, and smart city operations
• Business models, service innovation, and value creation in low-altitude logistics
• Supply chain coordination and governance in low-altitude logistics ecosystems
• Safety, privacy, regulatory, and institutional challenges in drone logistics
• Sustainability, resilience, and social impacts of low-altitude logistics
• Empirical methods, data sources, and measurement issues in low-altitude logistics research
• Sustainability policies, governance mechanisms, and environmental impacts of low-altitude logistics
• Value chain development, industrial ecosystems, and empirical mechanisms in low-altitude logistics

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀

The Special Issue aims to advance logistics and supply chain scholarship by developing a coherent research agenda for low-altitude logistics. It seeks studies that explain how low-altitude logistics reshapes logistics networks, service processes, and supply chain relationships while contributing to operational efficiency, resilience, sustainability, social acceptance, and public value. As logistics systems face increasing pressure to become faster, greener, and more responsive, understanding the design, governance, and scaling of low-altitude logistics has become an important priority for researchers, managers, policymakers, and practitioners.

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀

• Full papers should be submitted between 30 July 2026 and 30 March 2027.
• All manuscripts will undergo a rigorous peer-review process under the supervision of the Guest Editors and the Editor-in-Chief.
• Accepted papers will be published online before print publication.
• Authors should select this Special Issue during the submission process through the journal's online submission portal.
• Manuscript submission deadline: 31 March 2027.

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀

Professor Weihua Liu (Managing Guest Editor)
College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, China
Email: lwhliu@tju.edu.cn

Professor Lei Xu
Economics and Management College, Civil Aviation University of China, China
Email: lxu@cauc.edu.cn

Professor Kannan Govindan
Centre for Sustainable Operations and Resilient Supply Chains (CSORSC), School of Management, College of Business and Law, Adelaide University, Australia
Email: kannan.govindan@adelaide.edu.au

Dr. Yang Cheng
Department of Materials and Production, Aalborg University, Denmark
Email: cy@mp.aau.dk

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘂 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 — 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

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