Journal profile
Environmental Science and Sustainable Development
ISSN 2357-0849 · eISSN 2357-0857 · International Experts for Research Enrichment and Knowledge Exchange · Egypt
Environmental Science and Sustainable Development: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 105 days to acceptance (52 articles, last 24 months); 38 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Science and Sustainable Development is published by International Experts for Research Enrichment and Knowledge Exchange. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Development and Cultural Heritage, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization and Urban Heat Island Mitigation, together about 23.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Building and Construction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Environmental Science Sustainable Development (ESSD) is an international, peer-reviewed publication committed to advancing scientific and practical knowledge related to environmental science and long-term global sustainability. The journal holds an interdisciplinary scope, featuring holistic and solution-oriented research across three major thematic approaches:
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Lucia Della SpinaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Italy 9, India 7, Spain 4, Morocco 4, Malaysia 2 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences9.9%
- Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering8%
- Urban Heat Island MitigationEnvironmental Science6%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities5.2%
- Building energy efficiency and sustainabilityEngineering5.2%
- Urban Planning and Landscape DesignEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Architecture and Cultural InfluencesArts and Humanities5%
- Urban Planning and ValuationEnvironmental Science4.7%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.13OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 286 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 106 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 117 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 102 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 62 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 53 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 43 |
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 Crossref · to
105 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 61 days – 133 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 53 days (52 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 165 days
- Sample
- 52 articles with submission and acceptance dates (59 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 100 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | EUR 150 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 100 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 150 | No | — |
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 accepted1
- review articleBibliometric Analysis on Digital Tools for Project Delivery in Construction Management Shadrack Habu , Lekan M. Amusan , Ayodeji Ogunde , Christiana Adeyinka , …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Preprints
- Publication ethics
Member of COPE; abides by COPE policies and journal practices. Model summary
As a member of COPE, ESSD abides by COPE's policies and journal practices, to reach the highest standards in publication ethics.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Immediate open access; content freely available to the public. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Digital preservation via Portico and LOCKSS. Model summary
ESSD is archived in the collaborative digital preservation archiving systems in Portico and LOCKSS, as they provide access to permanent and authorized digital content for electronic scholarly journals.
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
- International Experts for Research Enrichment and Knowledge Exchange
- Country or region
- Egypt
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2357-0849
- Electronic ISSN
- 2357-0857
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Science and Sustainable Development
How long does peer review take at Environmental Science and Sustainable Development?
Based on the dates recorded on 52 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 105 days (interquartile range 61–133 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (9), India (7) and Spain (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Environmental Science and Sustainable Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Science and Sustainable Development is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Environmental Science and Sustainable Development open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Science and Sustainable Development is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .