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Sustainable Futures

Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom · Est. 2014

ISSN2666-1888eISSN2666-1888

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.097

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.389

Total Worksi

1,860

Total Citationsi

11,224

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Sustainable Futures is a peer-reviewed journal focused on sustainability research. It covers topics including water and food security, climate, environment, life cycle management, energy, and sustainable development in society, economics, environment, and culture.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,860

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

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

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2666-1888 / 2666-1888

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

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

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

2019

2020

646

2021

1.2k

2022

2023

274

4.4k

2024

1.2k

2025

494

270

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.

Management of Technology and InnovationQ1

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesOperations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceManagement of Technology and InnovationManagement Science and Operations Research

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessSustainable Supply Chain ManagementEnergy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesClimate Change Policy and EconomicsEnvironmental Impact and SustainabilityEnergy and Environment ImpactsCorporate Social Responsibility ReportingInnovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentEnvironmental Education and Sustainability

Frequently asked questions about Sustainable Futures

Is Sustainable Futures a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Sustainable Futures: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Sustainable Futures?

Sustainable Futures 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 3.98.

Is Sustainable Futures indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Sustainable Futures is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.