Journal profile
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development
ISSN 2066-6276 · eISSN 2601-5676 · Editura Universităţii din Oradea · Romania
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 38 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development is published by Editura Universităţii din Oradea. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, together about 26.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development is an international journal that publishes reviewed original research papers in the following areas: environmental impact assessment; environmental protection technologies (water, air, soil); sensors in environment control; sources of radiation and protection technologies; waste valorization technologies and management; environmental biotechnology; environmental microbiology; technologies for drinking and industrial water; life cycle assessment of products; eco-industry and environmental marketing; environmental education and sustainable development; biodiversity and (environmental) natural resources; global climatic changes; nanotechnologies and environmental health; bioactive compounds in food; medicinal plants; innovative technologies and products in the food industry, food safety; agronomy science; forestry; animal science; land reclamation; food chemistry; food science; ecological and sustainable tourism; animal genetics; mathematical modeling in sustainable development; soil science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Nicu Cornel SabăuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hungary 14, Romania 11, Italy 2, Germany 1, France 1 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.7%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.3%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- African Botany and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Horticultural and Viticultural ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Marine and environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.9%
- Agricultural economics and policiesSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INDEX COPERNICUS, INDEX COPERNICUS - ICV: 99,60Publisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 394 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 4 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 9 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 20 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 27 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 31 |
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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–300 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal; all content freely available without charge. Model summary
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blind peer review after editorial evaluation Model summary
The manuscripts are subjected to preliminary evaluation by the Editorial Board, after which they are forwarded to the appointed referees (blind peer-review).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening before review Model summary
Before submitting articles to reviewers, those are first checked for plagiarism, by a member of the editorial team.
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
- Editura Universităţii din Oradea
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2066-6276
- Electronic ISSN
- 2601-5676
- 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 Natural Resources and Sustainable Development
How long does peer review take at Natural Resources and Sustainable Development?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Natural Resources and Sustainable Development?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–300 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Natural Resources and Sustainable Development based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hungary (14), Romania (11) and Italy (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Natural Resources and Sustainable Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Natural Resources and Sustainable Development open access, and what is the APC?
Natural Resources 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .