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Journal of Sustainability Science and Management

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu · Malaysia · Est. 2007

ISSN2672-7226

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2014-05-28). DOAJ's stated reason: Problems with website. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.223

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.338

Total Worksi

1,087

Total Citationsi

3,387

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.78

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Sustainability Science and Management publishes scientific articles related to natural resources, environmental science, and social sciences. Its aim is to publish contemporary research related to materials and components found within the environment that are essential for human survival and economic activity.

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

General Information

Country / RegionMalaysia

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2007

Annual Volume~ 183 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,087

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

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2672-7226

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

1.1k

2020

171

733

2021

211

707

2022

185

428

2023

176

358

2024

189

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 DevelopmentQ3

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ4

PollutionQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeography, Planning and DevelopmentPollution

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessOil Palm Production and SustainabilityMunicipal Solid Waste ManagementCoastal and Marine ManagementFish Biology and Ecology StudiesCommunity-based Tourism Development and SustainabilityMarine and Coastal EcosystemsMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sustainability Science and Management

Is Journal of Sustainability Science and Management a predatory journal?

Journal of Sustainability Science and Management was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Problems with website" (2014-05-28). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Sustainability Science and Management?

Journal of Sustainability Science and Management is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.223.

Is Journal of Sustainability Science and Management indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Sustainability Science and Management is indexed in Scopus.