Journal profile · Energy-Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
South Sustainability
ISSN 2708-7077 · Universidad Científica del Sur · Peru
South Sustainability: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
South Sustainability is published by Universidad Científica del Sur. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wetland Management and Conservation, Coastal and Marine Management and Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation, together about 22% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
South Sustainability is a peer-reviewed, open-access, and multidisciplinary journal focused on research and development in diverse fields related to environmental sustainability. Edited by the Environmental Science Department from the Universidad Científica del Sur (Lima, Perú) and open for publication, free of charge, for researchers, professionals, and students. The focus of the publications is both regional and international. Original research articles, review articles, methods, policy briefs, and letters to the editor are admitted for publication. For further information, the Author Guidelines/a can be consulted. Research themes are accepted in the next fields of study both in basic and applied research. The aim of our journal is to serve as a platform for the publication of the most recent research in: Conservation and ecology, agronomy, atmospheric science, biogeochemistry, civil engineering, urbanistic science and studies, environmental engineering, environmental science, forestry science, agroforestry engineering, geography, hydrology and water studies, industrial ecology, oceanography, soil science and renewable energy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Energy-Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Editor-in-chief Héctor ApontePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 2, Argentina 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wetland Management and ConservationEngineering8.1%
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science7.5%
- Oil Spill Detection and MitigationEnvironmental Science6.4%
- Marine and Coastal EcosystemsEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentEnvironmental Science4.6%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment | Q4 | 334/345 | 3rd |
| Nature and Landscape Conservation | Q4 | 227/231 | 1st |
| Environmental Science (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 304/307 | 1st |
| Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | Q4 | 428/432 | 1st |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 193/194 | 0th |
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 172 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 41 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 51 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 48 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 36 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | 23 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- Word
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- letter to the editorLetter to the editorLength not stated
- methodsMethodsLength not stated
- original article-Abstract: Maximum 250 words. -Main text: It must be divided into different sections: Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results; and Discussion. Results and …main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
- original research articleOriginal research articleLength not stated
- policy briefPolicy BriefLength not stated
- reviewReviewLength not stated
- review articleAbstract: Maximum 250 words. The review articles consist of a clear and concise presentation of the recent literature (or state of art) about the field by an ex…main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 30
- short original articleShort original articleLength not stated
- short original research articleShort original research articleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Creative Commons attribution 4.0 Internacional licence Model summary
This work is under a Creative Commons attribution 4.0 Internacional licence.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access policy
South Sustainability is an open access journal based on the support to the free knowledge and is ruled under a Creative Commons de Reconocimiento (CC BY 4.0) licence. This means that you are free to share and adapt, provided that 1) credit must be properly acknowledged and reported if changes have been made to the original work. You may do so in any reasonable way, but not in a way that suggests t…
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
- Universidad Científica del Sur
- Country or region
- Peru
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2708-7077
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, Issue 02 (2026)
- 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 South Sustainability
How long does peer review take at South Sustainability?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 South Sustainability?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Harvard; Templates: Word; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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 South Sustainability based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (2) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index South Sustainability?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, South Sustainability is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is South Sustainability open access, and what is the APC?
South 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, 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: .