Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy
ISSN 2467-8406 · eISSN 2467-8392 · Afe Babalola University · Nigeria
Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 81 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy is published by Afe Babalola University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Energy Law and Policy, Environmental law and policy and Natural Resources and Economic Development, together about 34.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Energy Law and PolicyDecision Sciences13.6%
- Environmental law and policySocial Sciences11.6%
- Natural Resources and Economic DevelopmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9%
- International Environmental Law and PoliciesEnvironmental Science6%
- Mining and Resource ManagementEngineering5.4%
- Oil, Gas, and Environmental IssuesEnergy5%
- International Arbitration and Investment LawBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
- Global Energy Security and PolicyEnergy4%
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
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q3 | 688/1162 | 40th |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 467/744 | 37th |
| Development | Q4 | 253/314 | 19th |
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.97OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 367 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 174 |
| 2025 | 81 | 81 | 169 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 121 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 131 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 113 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 81 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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
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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Afe Babalola University
- Country or region
- Nigeria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2467-8406
- Electronic ISSN
- 2467-8392
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy
How long does peer review take at Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy 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; 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: .