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World Development Sustainability

Elsevier · United Kingdom

eISSN2772-655X

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.934

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Industries. Land use. Labor: Economic growth, development, planning; Environmental sciences. Topics: sustainability, economic development, social development, natural resources, environment

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

APC Cost$1,400Below median

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2772-655X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

$1,400

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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)?

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthAgricultural Innovations and PracticesEnergy and Environment ImpactsAgricultural risk and resilienceEnergy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementClimate change impacts on agricultureClimate Change Policy and EconomicsMicrofinance and Financial InclusionEnvironmental Sustainability in Business

Frequently asked questions about World Development Sustainability

Is World Development Sustainability a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for World Development Sustainability: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of World Development Sustainability?

World Development Sustainability is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.934.

Is World Development Sustainability indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

World Development Sustainability is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of World Development Sustainability?

How much does it cost to publish in World Development Sustainability?

World Development Sustainability charges an article processing charge (APC) of about $1,400 for open-access publication.