Journal profile · Engineering-Architecture
Heritage and Sustainable Development
ISSN 2712-0554 · Research and Development Academy · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Heritage and Sustainable Development: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 90 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Heritage and Sustainable Development is published by Research and Development Academy. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Environmental Sustainability in Business, Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, together about 22.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Heritage and Sustainable Development (HSD), ISSN 2712-0554 (UDC 62), is an open access single-blind review journal published online. The journal publishes original research papers, short communications, technical reports, case studies, methodologies, and reviews. The scope broadly encompasses a wide range of topics in science and technology, with a focus on fostering interdisciplinary research that addresses the environmental, economic, and social dimensions of human existence. Environmental dimension Architecture and urban planning, Sustainability (energy, environment, architecture, materials, etc.), Energy and buildings, Construction materials, Energy systems and renewable technologies, Innovative materials and manufacturing, Smart buildings and internet of things (IoT), Technology for environmental applications (communication techologies, computing, cloud of things, AI, etc.), Data mining for sustainability, IoT in environmental monitoring and pollution control, Simulation and modelling of environmental process, Environmental planning and assessment, Waste disposal and recycling, Water resource management, Greenhouse gas emissions, Environmental remote sensing and GIS, Bioinformatics, Biomedical engineering, Environmental applications of biotechnology. Economic dimension Cybersecurity and business sustainability, Financial systems and development, Governance in banking, SMEs, auditing, etc. Labor economics, Human capital and demographic economics, Circular economy, Environmental economics, Sustainable manufacturing good practices, Standards / guidelines in establishing best practices, Mathematical modelling of economic processes, Economic growth and development, Innovation, Business management and entrepreneurial innovation, Life cycle assessment and management. Social dimension Human capital development, Cultural and community development, Tradition, heritage, cultural diversity, globalization, human immigrations, social systems, Anthropology and its impact on social sustainability, Community engagement and impact, Sustainable development policies implementation, Work-life balance, cultural tourism, and social innovation, Change in production and consumption patterns, Utilization of natural resources such as energy, land, water, atmosphere, ocean resources..., Ethical, philosophical, and health-related aspects of sustainability, Impact of safety, security, and disaster management on sustainability. With the aim of providing high quality of original mat
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Architecture
Editor-in-chief Benjamin DurakovicPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Italy 3, Saudi Arabia 3, United Kingdom 2, Canada 2, Türkiye 2 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting8.5%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities8.5%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering5.4%
- Accounting and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Corporate Governance and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences4.7%
- Building energy efficiency and sustainabilityEngineering4.7%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Q2 | 54/210 | 74th |
| Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 127/235 | 46th |
| Engineering (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 165/300 | 45th |
| Environmental Engineering | Q3 | 137/241 | 43rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 323 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76 | 76 | 395 |
| 2025 | 90 | 90 | 267 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | 169 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 117 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 53 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 71 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,200 | — | — |
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 accepted5
- case studyThe journal publishes a broad range of interdisciplinary papers (original research papers, short communications, technical reports, case studies, and reviews)Length not stated
- original researchThe journal publishes a broad range of interdisciplinary papers (original research papers, short communications, technical reports, case studies, and reviews)Length not stated
- reviewThe journal publishes a broad range of interdisciplinary papers (original research papers, short communications, technical reports, case studies, and reviews)Length not stated
- short communicationThe journal publishes a broad range of interdisciplinary papers (original research papers, short communications, technical reports, case studies, and reviews)Length not stated
- technical reportThe journal publishes a broad range of interdisciplinary papers (original research papers, short communications, technical reports, case studies, and reviews)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- AI use Declaration of use of AI in the writing process
If AI tools are used in the manuscript writing, the authors should declare it in the Materials and Methods or write a declaration at the end of the paper before References. The declaration may state which AI tool was used and the reason. Therefore, the following format of the statement is suggested: “The author(s) used [NAME AI TOOL USED] during preparation of this work to [REASON]. The author(s) …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship and Contributorship
An individual to be listed as an author on the byline of the published paper must meet the following criteria: Substantial contribution to the conceptualization, design, data acquisition, analysis and results interpretation. Drafting or reviewing the article for intellectual content Approval of final version for publication Agreement to be accountable to investigate and resolve any question relate…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interest
If any of the authors has any financial and non-financial competing interest, they must be declared in this section. In case of no competing interests, the author may choose to write the following optional statement: "The authors declare that they have no known financial or non-financial competing interests in any material discussed in this paper."
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical approval statement
Example of statement “Research ethics approval was obtained by the Ethical approval to report this case was obtained from * name of the ethics committee (reference number / ID) *.” or “Our institution does not require research ethics approval for reporting individual cases or case series.” or “Ethical approval is not applicable for this research.” Informed consent Research that includes any person…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright: authors retain copyright, grant journal right of first publication, CC Attribution license Model summary
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.This journal permits and encourages authors to archive Pre-print and Post-print items submitted to the journal in per…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
Open access archiving: pre-print and post-print archiving permitted without embargo Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content, making the research freely available to the public and supports a greater global exchange of knowledge (all content of the journal is immediately available upon publication to the public).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Heritage and Sustainable Development (HSD), ISSN 2712-0554 (UDC 62), applies single-blind peer-review process. If the paper reaches minimum quality criteria, follows the scope, and aims of the Journal, fulfills the Editorial policies, it is sent to at least two external reviewers for evaluation. Reviewer selection is up to the editor-in-chief, based on previous experience, competence, and previous…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality and Plagiarism Policy
Authors by submitting their manuscript to SEI declare that their work is original and authored by them, their work submitted to SEI has not been previously published, original ideas, data, findings, and materials taken from other sources (including their own published writing) are properly documented and cited. Their work does not violate any rights of others, including privacy rights and intellec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving
Pre-print and Post-print archiving permitted and encouraged without any embargo. Model summary
This journal permits and encourages authors to archive Pre-print and Post-print items submitted to the journal in personal websites or institutional repositories per author's choice, while providing bibliographic details that credit its submission/publication in this journal. This includes archiving of submitted version, accepted version, or published version without any embargo.
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
- Research and Development Academy
- Country or region
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2712-0554
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 2 (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 Heritage and Sustainable Development
How long does peer review take at Heritage and Sustainable Development?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Heritage and Sustainable Development based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (3), Saudi Arabia (3) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Heritage and Sustainable Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Heritage and Sustainable Development is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Heritage and Sustainable Development open access, and what is the APC?
Heritage and Sustainable Development is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .