Journal profile · Environmental Science-Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Global Sustainability
ISSN 2059-4798 · Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom
Global Sustainability: CAS Zone 2 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 17 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,655; review about 17 weeks (community reports); 58 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Global Sustainability is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 2 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, Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy and Climate Change Policy and Economics, together about 30.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Global Sustainability ISSN: 2059-4798 (Online) Frequency: 1 volume per year Editor-in-Chief: Emily Boyd Lund University | Sweden Editorial BoardGlobal Sustainability is an Open Access journal dedicated to supporting the rapidly expanding area of global sustainability research.Without profound societal transformations, humanity risks destabilising the Earth system. In the last decade, the research field of global sustainability science has expanded rapidly to explore human social and economic pressure on the whole Earth system. This journal explores global sustainability, planetary and societal resilience, and solutions for societal transformations.Global Sustainability publishes interdisciplinary original research, reviews and commentaries addressing how human activities interact with Earth system dynamics. It invites work on sustainable pathways, evolution and resilience in the Anthropocene.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Editor-in-chief Emily BoydPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science16.7%
- Sustainable Development and Environmental PolicyEnvironmental Science7.6%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Climate Change Communication and PerceptionSocial Sciences5.5%
- Global Energy and Sustainability ResearchEnergy5.5%
- Climate Change and GeoengineeringEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine SystemsSocial Sciences4.5%
- Environmental Impact and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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
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) 2025
- 17Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.94LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 142OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 394 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 48 | 26 |
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | 250 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 1,096 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 330 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 680 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 742 |
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 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 51 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 3,655 / GBP 2,610 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,450 / GBP 2,320 | 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 accepted10
- cambridge sustainability reportWe accept the following types of articles: Long Form Research Paper* Research Report* Review Article* Intelligence Briefing* Concepts and Perspectives** Comment…Length not stated
- commentaryLong Form Research Paper*Research Report*Review Article*Intelligence Briefing*Concepts and Perspectives**Commentary**Cambridge Sustainability Report* Editorial*…Length not stated
- concepts and perspectivesWe accept the following types of articles: Long Form Research Paper* Research Report* Review Article* Intelligence Briefing* Concepts and Perspectives** Comment…Length not stated
- editorialLong Form Research Paper*Research Report*Review Article*Intelligence Briefing*Concepts and Perspectives**Commentary**Cambridge Sustainability Report* Editorial*…Length not stated
- intelligence briefingWe accept the following types of articles: Long Form Research Paper* Research Report* Review Article* Intelligence Briefing* Concepts and Perspectives** Comment…Length not stated
- long form research paperWe accept the following types of articles: Long Form Research Paper* Research Report* Review Article* Intelligence Briefing* Concepts and Perspectives** Comment…Length not stated
- perspectiveLong Form Research Paper*Research Report*Review Article*Intelligence Briefing*Concepts and Perspectives**Commentary**Cambridge Sustainability Report* Editorial*…Length not stated
- research paperLong Form Research Paper*Research Report*Review Article*Intelligence Briefing*Concepts and Perspectives**Commentary**Cambridge Sustainability Report* Editorial*…Length not stated
- research reportLong Form Research Paper*Research Report*Review Article*Intelligence Briefing*Concepts and Perspectives**Commentary**Cambridge Sustainability Report* Editorial*…Length not stated
- review articleLong Form Research Paper*Research Report*Review Article*Intelligence Briefing*Concepts and Perspectives**Commentary**Cambridge Sustainability Report* Editorial*…Length not stated
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
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2059-4798
- 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 ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Global Sustainability
What CAS zone is Global Sustainability in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Global Sustainability is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / Environmental Studies / Green & Sustainable Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Global Sustainability?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 17 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 8.7, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at Global Sustainability?
Authors report an average review time of about 17 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 Global Sustainability?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Global Sustainability is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Global Sustainability open access, and what is the APC?
Global Sustainability is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,655.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .