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International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1994

ISSN1745-2627

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.298

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.649

Total Worksi

1,677

Total Citationsi

45,449

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology aims to promote sustainable development that recognizes the balance of meeting development opportunities and conserving ecosystem services. The journal discusses sustainable development, sustainability, environmental planning, ecology, and environmental economics.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

Annual Volume~ 63 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,677

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1745-2627

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2.7k

2019

3.3k

2020

1.9k

2021

2.5k

2022

1.7k

2023

983

2024

281

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyGreen & Sustainable Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthSustainable Development and Environmental PolicyEnvironmental Impact and SustainabilityEconomic and Environmental ValuationRangeland Management and Livestock EcologyEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessUrban Green Space and HealthSustainable Supply Chain Management

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Is International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology?

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 6.54.

Is International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.