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Regional Sustainability

KeAi Communications Co. · China · Est. 1996

ISSN2097-0129eISSN2666-660X

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.053

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.701

Total Works

207

Total Citations

2,838

2yr Mean Citedness

4.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on regional sustainability, examining environmental changes, resource management, and development strategies in various geographical contexts. Articles explore topics such as biomass carbon estimation in grasslands, the impact of digital infrastructure on carbon inequality, wetland vulnerability, land use change effects on ecosystem services, the water-energy-food nexus, urban development and water resource protection, spatial equity of urban employment, climate change adaptation in agriculture, ecological conservation, renewable energy development, and hydrological system changes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 39 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications207

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~21 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

KeAi Communications Co.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2097-0129 / 2666-660X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

DevelopmentQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Urban StudiesQ1

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesEnvironmental Studies

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesDevelopmentGeography, Planning and DevelopmentRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesClimate change impacts on agricultureEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthAgricultural Innovations and PracticesConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementRangeland Management and Livestock EcologyAgricultural risk and resilienceHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesRemote Sensing in AgricultureUrban Transport and Accessibility