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Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship
ISSN 2773-0328 · Elsevier · Spain
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Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship: fully open access; APC about USD 2,110; review about 109 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Environmental Sustainability in Business and Innovation and Knowledge Management, together about 31.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management of Technology and Innovation and Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship (STAE) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that offers a platform for research on the intersection between sustainable technologies, economics, and entrepreneurship. The aim of the journal is to attract and publish outstanding research exploring the links between entrepreneurship, regional economics, institutions, and people in the context of sustainable technology. In STAE, these issues are analyzed from a broad perspective, considering the implications for practitioners and policymakers. All studies should demonstrate originality and innovation in their analyses, methods, and/or applications. The use of sustainable development principles has become a major movement in technology, economics, and entrepreneurship. This movement is reflected in the scope of the journal.STAE publishes content in the form of theoretical articles, quantitative or qualitative empirical studies, practice-oriented papers, teaching-oriented papers, case studies, and short articles on current trends in science and society. Book reviews, recent PhDs on sustainable technology, economics, and entrepreneurship, as well as opinion pieces, will be published by invitation only. STAE publishes state-of-the-art research on emerging topics in the world of sustainability, technology, economics, and entrepreneurship, appealing to a broad readership. The editors welcome suggestions for special issue topics. STAE articles should demonstrate contextual nuances while highlighting lessons for the wider readership of scholars, consultants, practitioners, international leaders, scientists, and policymakers. Articles should appeal to members of the broad environmental community who recognize the importance of sustainability and technology and who base their decisions on new ideas and findings in a range of fields, including sustainability, entrepreneurship, economics, technology, engineering, and science.STAE offers a channel to disseminate scientific progress and advances in knowledge in economics, sustainability, entrepreneurship, and technology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Jose MariaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 12 in mainland China (about 16%); most named Italy 13, Mainland China 12, United Kingdom 9, United States 7, Romania 4 (77 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting14.9%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting9%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting8%
- Sustainability and Innovation in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting7.5%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.5%
- Digital Innovation in IndustriesBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences4%
- Corporate Management and LeadershipBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | Q1 | 1/342 | 99th |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 1/283 | 99th |
| Economics and Econometrics | Q1 | 8/755 | 99th |
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 21.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 21.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 12.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 139 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 981 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 1,042 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 727 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 606 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 251 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
109 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 8 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 38 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 109 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,110 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,010 / EUR 1,880 / GBP 1,610 / JPY 249,300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,800 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,110 | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted11
- book reviewSTE publishes content in the form of theoretical articles, empirical studies employing quantitative or qualitative methods, practice-oriented papers, teaching-o…Length not stated
- book reviewsBook reviews, recent PhDs on sustainable technology and entrepreneurship, and opinion pieces will be published by invitation only.Length not stated
- case studiesSTE publishes content in the form of theoretical articles, empirical studies employing quantitative or qualitative methods, practice-oriented papers, teaching-o…Length not stated
- case studySTE publishes content in the form of theoretical articles, empirical studies employing quantitative or qualitative methods, practice-oriented papers, teaching-o…Length not stated
- opinionSTE publishes content in the form of theoretical articles, empirical studies employing quantitative or qualitative methods, practice-oriented papers, teaching-o…Length not stated
- opinion piecesBook reviews, recent PhDs on sustainable technology and entrepreneurship, and opinion pieces will be published by invitation only.Length not stated
- practice-oriented papersSTE publishes content in the form of theoretical articles, empirical studies employing quantitative or qualitative methods, practice-oriented papers, teaching-o…Length not stated
- recent phds on sustainable technology and entrepreneurshipBook reviews, recent PhDs on sustainable technology and entrepreneurship, and opinion pieces will be published by invitation only.Length not stated
- short articles on current trends in science and societySTE publishes content in the form of theoretical articles, empirical studies employing quantitative or qualitative methods, practice-oriented papers, teaching-o…Length not stated
- teaching-oriented papersSTE publishes content in the form of theoretical articles, empirical studies employing quantitative or qualitative methods, practice-oriented papers, teaching-o…Length not stated
- theoretical articlesSTE publishes content in the form of theoretical articles, empirical studies employing quantitative or qualitative methods, practice-oriented papers, teaching-o…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Generative AI use must be declared upon submission Model summary
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we require corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration;…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interest
Competing interest disclosure required Model summary
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
License Agreement required upon acceptance Model summary
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'License Agreement' (see more information on this). Permitted third party reuse of open access articles is determined by the author's choice of user license.Author rightsAs an author you (or your employer or institution) have certain rights to reuse your work. More information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Third party reuse determined by author's choice of user license Model summary
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized review process Model summary
This journal operates a double anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints can be shared anywhere at any time; sharing preprints will not count as prior publication Model summary
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
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.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Environmental Sustainability in Business.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatReference style: APA.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesUSD 2,110 (DOAJ), waivers availableFee details
- 5Expected review time109 days · Publisher-reported, submission to acceptance · community reports about 8 weeksReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2773-0328
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship
How long does peer review take at Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship?
The publisher reports about 109 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship based?
Of the 77 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 12 (about 16%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (13), Mainland China (12) and United Kingdom (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship open access, and what is the APC?
Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,110.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .