Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development
ISSN 1474-6778 · eISSN 1478-7466 · Inderscience Publishers
International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development is published by Inderscience Publishers and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Environmental Sustainability in Business, Sustainable Development and Environmental Management and Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy, together about 24% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting9.7%
- Sustainable Development and Environmental ManagementEnvironmental Science8.5%
- Sustainable Development and Environmental PolicyEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Environmental and Air Quality ManagementEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Environmental Policies and EmissionsEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Municipal Solid Waste ManagementEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q2 | 417/876 | 52nd |
| Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | Q3 | 267/432 | 38th |
| Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment | Q3 | 234/345 | 32nd |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 164OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,195 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 48 | 287 |
| 2025 | 32 | 15 | 479 |
| 2024 | 41 | 2 | 545 |
| 2023 | 46 | 6 | 502 |
| 2022 | 40 | 3 | 511 |
| 2021 | 76 | 4 | 503 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Inderscience Publishers
- ISSN
- 1474-6778
- Electronic ISSN
- 1478-7466
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development
What CAS zone is International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .