International Journal of Sustainable Development
- Editor in Chief
- Dr. M.A. Dorgham
- ISSN online
- 1741-5268
- ISSN print
- 0960-1406
- 4 issues per year
- CiteScore 2.4 (2023)
IJSD is a forum for the publication of refereed scientific work, of an interdisciplinary character, at the interface of science, technology, policy and society. Particular emphasis is placed on the value and importance of stakeholder partnerships for effective communication on issues of sustainability.
Topics covered include
- Review and assessment of policies
- Strategy for policy making
- Environment and sustainable development
- Ecology and sustainability
- Social aspects of sustainability
- Economic dimensions of sustainability
- Political dimensions of sustainability
- Economic, social and natural resources issues
- Control, regulations and policy
- Future visions and scenarios
Objectives
The objectives of IJSD are to establish an effective channel of communication between policy-makers, government agencies, academics and research institutions, and professionals working in the field, and to provide a forum for them to disseminate information and to learn from each other|s work. The international dimension is emphasised in order to overcome cultural and national barriers and to meet the needs of accelerating technological change and changes in the global economy.
Readership
Professionals, academics, researchers and policy makers.
Contents
IJSD publishes original and review papers, technical reports, case studies, conference reports, management reports, book reviews, and notes, commentaries, and news. Contribution may be by submission or invitation, and suggestions for special issues and publications are welcome.
Browse issues
IJSD is indexed in:
- Scopus (Elsevier)
- Compendex [formerly Ei] (Elsevier)
- Academic OneFile (Gale)
- Current Awareness in Biological Sciences (Elsevier)
- Biology Digest (Plexus Publishing)
- BIOSIS (Clarivate Analytics)
- Business Economics and Theory Collection (Gale)
- CAB Abstracts - Agriculture and International Development Indexes
- CAB Animal Sciences
- CAB Abstracts - Environmental Sciences Indexes
- CAB Abstracts - Human Sciences Abstracts
- CAB Abstracts - Leisure and Tourism Abstracts
- CAB Abstracts - Plant Sciences Abstracts
- cnpLINKer (CNPIEC)
- EconLit (American Economic Association)
- Environment Complete (EBSCO)
- Environment Index (EBSCO)
- Environmental Studies and Policy Collection (Gale)
- Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale)
- OneFile Business (Gale)
- General OneFile (Gale)
- Geobase (Elsevier)
- Google Scholar
- GreenFile
- IBSS [International Bibliography of the Social Sciences] (Proquest)
- Info Trac (Gale)
- J-Gate
- ProQuest Advanced Technologies Database with Aerospace
- ProQuest ABI/Inform Collection
- ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
- ProQuest Materials Science & Engineering Database
- RePEc
- ProQuest Technology Collection
IJSD is listed in:
- National Agency for Evaluation of the University and Research System (ANVUR)
- Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities
- The BFI lists
- CNRS Economics and Management list
- UGC (University Grants Commission)
- Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)
- Handelsblatt Ranking Volkswirtschaftslehre
- HCERES (High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education)
- JUFO
- Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers
Editor in Chief
- Dorgham, M.A., International Centre for Technology and Management, UK
(supportinderscience.com)
Editor
- Gheorghe, Adrian V., Old Dominion University, USA
Associate Editor
- Pereira, Ângela Guimarães, European Commission - Joint Research Centre, Italy
Editorial Board Members
- Baranzini, Andrea, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, Switzerland
- Bürgenmeier, Beat, Université de Genève, Switzerland
- Diaw, Amadou Tahirou, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal
- Erten-Unal, Mujde, Old Dominion University, USA
- Faucheux, Sylvie, INSEEC U, France
- Funtowicz, Silvio, University of Bergen, Norway
- Garrod, Brian, Swansea University, UK
- Goldemberg, Jose, University of São Paulo, Brazil
- Gupta, Anil K., Indian Institute of Management Vastrapur, India
- Gupta, Joyeeta, Universiteit Van Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Hinterberger, Friedrich, Sustainable Europe Research Institute (SERI), Austria
- Howarth, Richard B., Dartmouth College, USA
- Jiggins, Janice, Wageningen University, Netherlands
- Jollands, Nigel, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, UK
- Köhn, Jörg, Germany
- Kane, Alioune, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal
- Martinez Alier, Joan, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
- May, Peter H., Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Muradian, Roldan, Tilburg University, Netherlands
- O'Connor, Martin Paul, L'Association ePLANETe Bue, France
- Papayannis, Thymio, Med-INA (Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos), Greece
- Patterson, Murray, Massey University, New Zealand
- Pernice, lngolf, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
- Presas, Teresa, Tetra Pak Europe & Africa, Belgium
- Réveret, Jean-Pierre, Greige – UQUAM, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
- Radermacher, Walter J., Federal Statistical Office, Germany
- Renn, Ortwin, Research Institute for Sustainability, Helmholtz Center Potsdam, Germany
- Requier-Desjardins, Denis, LEREPS – Université de Toulouse, France
- Ricoveri, Giovanna, piazza San Francesco d'Assisi n.91, Italy
- Sachs, Ignacy, Ecole des Hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), France
- Schembri, Patrick, University of Versailles, France
- Scoullos, Michael, University of Athens, Greece
- Segura-Bonilla, Olman, Centro Intl. Politica Economica (CINPE), Costa Rica
- Senhaji, Faouzi, Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Morocco
- Shmelev, Stanislav, Environment Europe, UK
- Spangenberg, Joachim H., Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany
- Svedin, Uno, FORMAS, Sweden
- Theys, Jacques, Ministère du Logement et du Tourisme, France
- Toman, Michael A., The World Bank, USA
- Vidal-Madjar, Daniel, Université de Versailles Saint Quentin, France
- Wedderburn, Liz, AgResearch Limited, New Zealand
- Yamaji, Kenji, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE), Japan
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Journal news
Research review helps to reframe the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
5 August, 2024
In 2015, the United Nations initiated the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) an ambitious plan to end poverty, safeguard the environment, and promote prosperity for all by 2030. These 17 interconnected goals recognise that progress in one area can affect another area in positive ways. For instance, improving water quality (SDG 6) can have a ripple effect, enhancing health (SDG 3) and education (SDG 4). It is important to understand the connections so that effective policies can be put in place to help us achieve the goals in what might be referred to as a holistic manner. A review in the International Journal of Sustainable Development has looked at the state of research in this area and provide a systematic summary, as well as incorporating insights from a workshop with SDG experts. The findings show that work is still in its infancy and focuses largely on statistical and conceptual associations rather than causal relationships. The reviewers suggest that this emphasis on correlation rather than causation means it is difficult to reproduce findings and apply them to policymaking. This, they add, is a particular issue at the local level [...]
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