Management of Sustainable Development

Management of Sustainable Development is published by Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, Environmental Sustainability in Business and Sustainable Development and Environmental Management, together about 25.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Journal ISSN: 2066-9380 (print); 2247-0220 (online) Frequency: 2 issues per year (June and December) Management of Sustainable Development (MSD) is a fully open access, international, double-blind peer-reviewed journal published by Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania. Scope: We publish interdisciplinary research addressing the management of sustainable development, integrating environmental, economic, social and governance dimensions. No APCs: We charge no submission or article processing fees. Visibility: Indexed in international databases, archived in Zenodo and the Keepers Registry. All articles are published under CC BY 4.0. Content types: Research articles, reviews and guest-edited thematic series. 🔗 Read our Aims & Scope | 🔗 Browse our Articles Why Publish with MSD? Open Access for Global Reach: Immediate and unrestricted access to your work. Efficient Editorial Workflow: Submission to first decision: 14 days (median) Submission to acceptance: 60 days (median) Expert Peer Review: Our international editorial board and reviewers ensure rigorous and constructive evaluation. Is MSD the right journal for your research? MSD publishes original research articles and scholarly reviews on the management, governance and policy dimensions of sustainable development. We welcome rigorous and internationally relevant contributions across the journal’s core thematic areas. 🔍 Check if your manuscript fits our Aims & Scope Ready to submit? Follow our step-by-step Guide for Authors Or learn more about our Editorial & Review Policy We help researchers connect their findings with real-world impact, visibility and academic recognition – across disciplines, geographies and institutions. 🔝 Most Cited & Viewed Articles THE UNCERTAINTY OF ECONOMIC POLICY: A HINDER FOR FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY? – Qin Meng, Su Chi-Wei, 2025 DIGITALIZATION-SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONVERGENCE: METRICS AND EFFECTS IN ROMANIA – Stan Sebastian Emanuel, Oprean-Stan Camelia, Țîțu Aurel Mihail, 2020 INNOVATION MANAGEMENT: IS BIG DATA NECESSARILY BETTER DATA? – Jahan Sakila Akter, Sazu Mesbaul Haque, 2022 PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION UNDER THE MEAN-SEMIVARIANCE BEHAVIORAL HYPOTHESIS. EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF THE DEPENDENCE BETWEEN OPTIMAL PORTFOLIO STRUCTURE AND ESG RISK SCORES</strong> – Brătian Vasile, 2024 A NEW CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING CORPORATE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH – Rusu Radu, Oprean-Stan Camelia, 2024 HOW PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CAN HELP SOCIETIES ACHIEVE SDGs: A CO

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

Editor-in-chief PhD Camelia Oprean-StanPublisher website

Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Romania 18, United Kingdom 3, United States 2, France 2, Portugal 2 (41 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-11-01

CAS Journal Ranking

CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)

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Database indexing

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International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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Impact

CiteScore 2026-06

1LetPub · 2026-11-01

SJR 2026-06

0.15LetPub · 2026-11-01

SNIP 2026-06

0.21LetPub · 2026-11-01

h-index

11OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

i10-index

14OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

2-year mean citedness

0.92OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

Share of gold OA articles

0%LetPub · 2026-11-01

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.

Figures by source

Average review time (community reports)

about 8 weeksLetPub · 2026-11-01

Submission to first decision

14 daysPublisher website · 2026-11-01

Submission to acceptance

60 daysPublisher website · 2026-11-01

Submission to publication (journal-reported)

about 8 weeksDOAJ · 2026-11-01

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.

• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

Publisher

Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

Country or region

Romania

Language

English

ISSN

2066-9380

Electronic ISSN

2247-0220

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Author guidelines ↗LetPub
• Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
• Special issues ↗Publisher website
• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ
• Peer review process ↗LetPub
• Editorial board ↗LetPub
• Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ