Journal profile · GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Challenges in Sustainability
ISSN 2297-6477 · Librelloph · Switzerland
Challenges in Sustainability: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 323; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 48 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: Challenges in Sustainability and Organic Farming have moved to a new publisher: ACADlore. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Challenges in Sustainability is published by Librelloph and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, Environmental Sustainability in Business and Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy, together about 24.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science9.1%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting8.1%
- Sustainable Development and Environmental PolicyEnvironmental Science7.5%
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science7%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Urban Agriculture and SustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Global Energy and Sustainability ResearchEnergy4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 213 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 57 | 4 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 112 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 161 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 35 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 300 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Librelloph
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2297-6477
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Challenges in Sustainability
What CAS zone is Challenges in Sustainability in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Challenges in Sustainability is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Green & Sustainable Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Challenges in Sustainability?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Challenges in Sustainability?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Challenges in Sustainability is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Challenges in Sustainability open access, and what is the APC?
Challenges in Sustainability is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 323.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .