The Journal of Cleaner Production serves as a transdisciplinary, international forum for the exchange of information and research concepts, policies, and technologies designed to help ensure progress towards making societies and regions more sustainable. It aims to encourage innovation and creativity, new and improved products, and the implementation of new, cleaner structures, systems, processes, products and services. It is also designed to stimulate the development and implementation of prevention oriented governmental policies and educational programmes.

Cleaner production is a concept that goes beyond simple pollution control. It involves active research and development into new structures, systems, processes, materials and products that are more resource and energy efficient, whilst engaging and empowering people. Such approaches have become necessary for businesses, institutions, governments, and civil society to ensure ecologically, socially,and economically sustainable, consumption production and service strategies. These involve educational, training, management, and technical assistance programs, which are needed to accelerate the adoption of cleaner production and sustainability by industries, governments and universities.

《Journal Of Cleaner Production》是一本由ELSEVIER SCI LTD出版商出版的专业环境科学与生态学期刊，该刊创刊于1993年，刊期Semimonthly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：环境科学与生态学 1区，小类学科：工程：环境 1区；环境科学 1区；绿色可持续发展技术 1区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q1。该刊发文范围涵盖工程：环境等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外工程：环境工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为11.072，平均审稿速度约3.0个月。