Journal profile · Social Sciences-Urban Studies
Regional Sustainability
ISSN 2666-660X · KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. · China
Regional Sustainability: CAS Zone 2 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.9 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 21 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Regional Sustainability is published by KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. and is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Climate change impacts on agriculture and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, together about 32.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Regional Sustainability is an international, peer-reviewed and open access journal publishing high-quality articles in multi-disciplinary and...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Urban Studies
Editor-in-chief Yuanming ZhangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 82 in mainland China (about 77%); most named Mainland China 82, United States 3, Germany 3, United Kingdom 2, Italy 2 (106 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science14%
- Climate change impacts on agricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.8%
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Agricultural risk and resilienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Rangeland Management and Livestock EcologyEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Remote Sensing in AgricultureEnvironmental Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 91OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 232 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 20 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 168 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 461 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 822 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 626 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 942 |
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 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 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 | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 900 | — | — |
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 accepted10
- editorialContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: full-length articles/research papers, review articles, short communicati…Length not stated
- editorialsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: full-length articles/research papers, review articles, short communicati…Length not stated
- full-length articles/research papersContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: full-length articles/research papers, review articles, short communicati…Length not stated
- research paperContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: full-length articles/research papers, review articles, short communicati…Length not stated
- review articleContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: full-length articles/research papers, review articles, short communicati…Length not stated
- review articlesContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: full-length articles/research papers, review articles, short communicati…Length not stated
- short communicationContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: full-length articles/research papers, review articles, short communicati…Length not stated
- short communicationsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: full-length articles/research papers, review articles, short communicati…Length not stated
- short reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: full-length articles/research papers, review articles, short communicati…Length not stated
- short reviewsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: full-length articles/research papers, review articles, short communicati…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI in scientific writing upon submission of the paper. The following guidance refers only to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process: Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies should only be used in the writing process to improve the readability and language of the manuscr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Changes to Authorship
Maximum of 6 keywords Model summary
The editors of this journal generally will not consider changes to authorship once a manuscript has been submitted. It is important that authors carefully consider the authorship list and order of authors and provide a definitive author list at original submission. The policy of this journal around authorship changes: All authors must be listed in the manuscript and their details entered into the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors should complete the declaration of compe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement'. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement. Permission of the so…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is a peer reviewed, fully open access journal owned by Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). XIEG retains copyright of the overall compiled journal and the compiled issues. The article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication. To provide open access, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double blind peer review Model summary
This journal operates a double blind review process. All contributions are sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Executive Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Executive Editor-in-Chief's decision is final. For more information on the types of peer review, please v…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
iThenticate CrossCheck plagiarism screening Model summary
Submissions to KeAi journals are automatically screened using iThenticate's CrossCheck within the editorial system to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2666-660X
- Print ISSN
- 2097-0129
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Regional Sustainability
What CAS zone is Regional Sustainability in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Regional Sustainability is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Regional Sustainability?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 8.9, h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at Regional Sustainability?
Authors report an average review time of about 21 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 Regional Sustainability based?
Of the 106 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 82 (about 77%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (82), United States (3) and Germany (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Regional Sustainability?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Regional Sustainability is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Regional Sustainability open access, and what is the APC?
Regional Sustainability 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, Publisher website, 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: .