The Journal of Industrial Ecology addresses a series of related topics:

material and energy flows studies ('industrial metabolism')

technological change

dematerialization and decarbonization

life cycle planning, design and assessment

design for the environment

extended producer responsibility ('product stewardship')

eco-industrial parks ('industrial symbiosis')

product-oriented environmental policy

eco-efficiency

Journal of Industrial Ecology is open to and encourages submissions that are interdisciplinary in approach. In addition to more formal academic papers, the journal seeks to provide a forum for continuing exchange of information and opinions through contributions from scholars, environmental managers, policymakers, advocates and others involved in environmental science, management and policy.