Journal profile · sustainability and environmental focus
Global Sustainability Research
ISSN 2833-986X · Global Scientific Research · United States · Quarterly · Founded 2022
Global Sustainability Research: fully open access; community-reported acceptance: 32%; 25 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Global Sustainability Research is published by Global Scientific Research. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Climate Change Policy and Economics and Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, together about 22.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Global Sustainability Research (ISSN: 2833-986X) is an Open Access journal dedicated to supporting the rapidly expanding area of global sustainability research, publishes original research which seeks to address and discuss ways to deliver sustainable development. The journal publishes articles related to environmental, cultural, economic and social sustainability of human beings, which provides an advanced forum for studies related to sustainability and sustainable development.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): sustainability and environmental focus
Editor-in-chief Hayat KhanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 37%); most named Mainland China 7, United States 2, India 2, Iran 2, Pakistan 2 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.3%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.3%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences6.3%
- Agricultural risk and resilienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Sustainable Development and Environmental ManagementEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences4.2%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.23OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 94 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 100 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 160 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 97 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 110 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
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 acceptance (community reports)
- 32%LetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted7
- case studiesArticle type: Research article, Review articles, and, Case Studies.Length not stated
- case studyResearch Articles: research manuscripts that report new evidence or new conclusions. All original research manuscripts provided that the work reports scientific…Length not stated
- original researchResearch Articles: research manuscripts that report new evidence or new conclusions. All original research manuscripts provided that the work reports scientific…Length not stated
- research articleResearch Articles: research manuscripts that report new evidence or new conclusions. All original research manuscripts provided that the work reports scientific…Length not stated
- reviewResearch Articles: research manuscripts that report new evidence or new conclusions. All original research manuscripts provided that the work reports scientific…Length not stated
- review articleResearch Articles: research manuscripts that report new evidence or new conclusions. All original research manuscripts provided that the work reports scientific…Length not stated
- review articlesArticle type: Research article, Review articles, and, Case Studies.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) Model summary
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review process Model summary
The editors of this journal enforce a rigorous peer-review process together with strict ethical policies and standards to ensure to add high-quality scientific works to the field of scholarly publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Zero tolerance plagiarism policy Model summary
Plagiarism is strictly not acceptable in this journal that’s includes copying text, ideas, images, or data from another source, even from your own publications, without giving any credit to the original source.
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
- Global Scientific Research
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2022
- ISSN
- 2833-986X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Global Sustainability Research
What are the manuscript requirements of Global Sustainability Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: 3–6; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Global Sustainability Research based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 37%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (7), United States (2) and India (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Is Global Sustainability Research open access, and what is the APC?
Global Sustainability Research is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .