Journal profile · Environmental Science-General Environmental Science
Climate Resilience and Sustainability
ISSN 2692-4587 · Wiley · United Kingdom
Climate Resilience and Sustainability: impact factor 4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,790; review about 32 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 19% (journal website); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Climate Resilience and Sustainability is published by Wiley. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Climate change impacts on agriculture, Climate variability and models and Agricultural risk and resilience, together about 29.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Climate Resilience and Sustainability publishes recent interdisciplinary research on the approaches, methods, and tools that enhance the resilience of human societies, economies, or natural systems to climate change, in the context of aiming to achieve the broader UN Sustainable Development Goals. We encourage papers on policy and practice, as well as research papers, from practitioners and researchers. Papers should focus on analysis of current or proposed actions that enhance climate resilience or reduce climate change risks through adaptation; ideally, in one or more sectors. Human actions designed to enhance climate resilience in a single sector or region can have beneficial or adverse effects on other sectors or regions (including their climate resilience), or on other sustainable development goals. For this reason, papers that integrate insights drawn from more than one discipline (e.g. climate science, ecology, social sciences, health science, and engineering) are particularly welcome. Other issues of interest include: The benefits, dis-benefits, feasibility, effectiveness and costs of the action(s), including solutions that have not been effective or that have had dis-benefits Actions that enhance adaptation/resilience to climate change in multiple interacting systems – that is, that can address cascading and compounding risks Synergies, trade-offs and co-benefits of actions with other sustainable development goals Comprehensive interdisciplinary actions that have positive impacts on the climate resilience of people and/or ecosystems; and/or sustainable development goals Climate resilient development pathways, including case studies Implications for ecosystem services and/or poverty alleviation and/or human health Interdisciplinary research methods related to climate resilience Utilising technological innovation to promote resilience Actions related to the design of policy or financial mechanisms and their relationship to society (e.g. governance, equity and justice, or the economy) Interactions between mitigation and adaptation, or between mitigation and resilience Submissions should contribute significantly to the international literature, even if the focus is regional. Manuscripts should (1) cite the relevant international literature, and state the importance of the research in the international context; (2) cite or use the best available weather and climate information to inform policies and actions; (3) be written in plain langu
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-General Environmental Science
Editor-in-chief Kristie L. EbiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 13%); most named United Kingdom 9, Mainland China 5, Germany 4, United States 3, Australia 3 (40 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate change impacts on agricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.1%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Agricultural risk and resilienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.9%
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science6.4%
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences6%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Climate Change, Adaptation, MigrationSocial Sciences5.1%
- Climate Change and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCASPublisher website
Other: Astrophysics Data System
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 137 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 7 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 105 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 164 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 126 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 114 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 564 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,790 / GBP 2,090 / EUR 2,540 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,540 / EUR 2,310 / GBP 1,900 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,200 / GBP 1,650 / EUR 2,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted11
- conference reportArticle Type Description Abstract / Structure Word Count Research Article (select Original Article option on submission) Reports of new research findings or con…Length not stated
- editorialArticle Type Description Abstract / Structure Word Count Research Article (select Original Article option on submission) Reports of new research findings or con…Length not stated
- meta-analysisArticle Type Description Abstract / Structure Word Count Research Article (select Original Article option on submission) Reports of new research findings or con…Length not stated
- original articleArticle Type Description Abstract / Structure Word Count Research Article (select Original Article option on submission) Reports of new research findings or con…Length not stated
- perspectiveArticle Type Description Abstract / Structure Word Count Research Article (select Original Article option on submission) Reports of new research findings or con…Length not stated
- policy and practice paperPolicy and Practice Paper (select Policy Paper option on submission) Draw out conclusions and recommendations from research. Presenting key findings in non-tech…Length not stated
- research articleArticle Type Description Abstract / Structure Word Count Research Article (select Original Article option on submission) Reports of new research findings or con…Length not stated
- reviewArticle Type Description Abstract / Structure Word Count Research Article (select Original Article option on submission) Reports of new research findings or con…Length not stated
- review articleArticle Type Description Abstract / Structure Word Count Research Article (select Original Article option on submission) Reports of new research findings or con…Length not stated
- short communicationArticle Type Description Abstract / Structure Word Count Research Article (select Original Article option on submission) Reports of new research findings or con…Length not stated
- systematic reviewArticle Type Description Abstract / Structure Word Count Research Article (select Original Article option on submission) Reports of new research findings or con…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Plagiarism
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Submission: implies that the content has not been published previously or is in consideration for publication elsewhere. Model summary
Submission - Submission implies that the content has not been published previously or is in consideration for publication elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism checking: the journal employs a plagiarism detection system; submitted manuscripts may be screened for plagiarism against previously published works. Model summary
Plagiarism checking - Climate Resilience and Sustainability employs a plagiarism detection system. By submitting your manuscript to this journal you accept that your manuscript may be screened for plagiarism against previously published works.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2692-4587
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 2 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Climate Resilience and Sustainability
What is the impact factor of Climate Resilience and Sustainability?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 9, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at Climate Resilience and Sustainability?
Authors report an average review time of about 32 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Climate Resilience and Sustainability based?
Of the 40 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 13%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (9), Mainland China (5) and Germany (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Climate Resilience and Sustainability?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Climate Resilience and Sustainability is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Climate Resilience and Sustainability open access, and what is the APC?
Climate Resilience and Sustainability is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,790.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .