Journal profile · Engineering-Civil and Structural Engineering
Sustainable Structures
ISSN 2789-3111 · eISSN 2789-312X · Sustainable Development Press Limited · Hong Kong
Sustainable Structures: CAS Zone 1 · Engineering (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 9 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sustainable Structures is published by Sustainable Development Press Limited and is classed under Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovative concrete reinforcement materials, Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete and Bamboo properties and applications, together about 31.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering and Building and Construction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sustainable Structures (SUST; Sustain. Struct.) is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of science and technology concerned with sustainable structures.With the development of the journal, the publication frequency of Sustainable Structures was two issues per year from 2021 to 2023, three times a year for 2024, and four issues per year from 2025. SUST has been accepted for ESCI (IF 9.0, 2025, Q1, Web of Science), Scopus (Citescore 12.5, 2025, Q1), DOAJ, SCImago (SJR 1.596, 2025, Q1), Crossref and so on. The scope of the journal is devoted to reports of new and original experimental and theoretical research as well as the sustainable applications in the areas of structural engineering. Journal publications include mainly as following: Reviews, Research Papers, Technical notes, Meeting Reports, and Case Reports. With publication fees supported by Sustainable Development Press Limited (SDPL), SUST is an open access but free international journal focusing on the study of sustainable development structures. The purpose of the journal is to provide a platform for academic exchange, and to promote the research of green, low-carbon and sustainable development of structural engineering. PDF versions of all papers published in the journal could be downloaded freely from the journal website!
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Civil and Structural Engineering
Editorial board by country: 24 in mainland China (about 41%); most named Mainland China 24, United States 5, India 4, Germany 3, Italy 3 (58 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering12%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering10%
- Bamboo properties and applicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.2%
- Structural Load-Bearing AnalysisEngineering7.6%
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering7.2%
- Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMaterials Science6.8%
- Wood Treatment and PropertiesEngineering6.4%
- Recycled Aggregate Concrete PerformanceEngineering6%
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)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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)
- 9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 12.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,017Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 118 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 3 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 228 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 440 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 151 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 406 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 503 |
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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- 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
- ≥ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- case reportsSustainable Structures (SUST) predominantly publishes Reviews, Research Papers, Technical notes, Meeting Reports, and Case Reports.Length not stated
- meeting reportsSustainable Structures (SUST) predominantly publishes Reviews, Research Papers, Technical notes, Meeting Reports, and Case Reports.Length not stated
- research papersSustainable Structures (SUST) predominantly publishes Reviews, Research Papers, Technical notes, Meeting Reports, and Case Reports.Length not stated
- reviewsSustainable Structures (SUST) predominantly publishes Reviews, Research Papers, Technical notes, Meeting Reports, and Case Reports.Length not stated
- technical notesSustainable Structures (SUST) predominantly publishes Reviews, Research Papers, Technical notes, Meeting Reports, and Case Reports.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright, Licensing and Repository policy
Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) License. Model summary
Sustainable Structures (SUST) publishes all articles under an open-access license, which means that the articles remain accessible to all without charge and without technical or legal barriers and that they can be reused with proper acknowledgment and citation. Financial support for the open access publication is provided by Sustainable Development Press Limited (SDPL) once manuscripts have been a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access publishing model. Model summary
Sustainable Structures (SUST) publishes all articles under an open-access license, which means that the articles remain accessible to all without charge and without technical or legal barriers and that they can be reused with proper acknowledgment and citation.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Repository policy allowing authors to deposit versions of their work in an institutional or other repository of their choice. Model summary
Sustainable Structures (SUST) allow authors to deposit versions of their work in an institutional or other repository of their choice.
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
- Sustainable Development Press Limited
- Country or region
- Hong Kong
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2789-3111
- Electronic ISSN
- 2789-312X
- 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 Sustainable Structures
What CAS zone is Sustainable Structures in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Sustainable Structures?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 12.5, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at Sustainable Structures?
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 Sustainable Structures?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≥ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Optional; 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 Sustainable Structures based?
Of the 58 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 24 (about 41%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (24), United States (5) and India (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sustainable Structures?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sustainable Structures is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Sustainable Structures open access, and what is the APC?
Sustainable Structures 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .