Sustainable Earth Trends

Aims & Scope

Sustainable Earth Trends is an interdisciplinary open access double-blind peer-reviewed quarterly journal, owned, managed, and published by Shahid Beheshti University since 2021. The journal publishes original full-length articles, reviews, and letters relevant to all fields of Sustainable Earth Trends. Sustainable Earth Trends bridges the gap between fundamental research in earth sciences and their application to achieve a sustainable earth response to anthropogenic impacts. The main research areas covered by Sustainable Earth are environmental science, soil sciences, ecology, physical and human geography, geology, hydrology, water resources management, and land use management all related to sustainable development, but contributions from other fields will also be considered. Sustainable Earth Trends is an international, peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal dedicated to advancing sustainability science within coupled human–environment systems. The journal aligns its mission with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by promoting integrative research that links earth system processes with socio-economic dynamics, institutional frameworks, and policy responses. Recognizing that sustainability challenges are inherently complex and multi-dimensional, the journal prioritizes research that bridges natural sciences with analytically rigorous social sciences, particularly studies that provide quantitative, causally informed insights into environmental decision-making and resource management. The journal publishes research addressing core environmental processes shaping sustainability transitions, including: Land degradation, soil erosion, and landscape resilience Sustainable soil, land, and water management Geomorphology and earth surface processes under anthropogenic pressure Ecosystem services and nature-based solutions Agricultural sustainability and climate-resilient food systems Environmental pollution and emerging contaminants Climate change impacts, adaptation, and mitigation Remote sensing, modelling, and integrated environmental assessment A defining feature of Sustainable Earth Trends is its commitment to interdisciplinary research that combines environmental process knowledge with robust socio-economic analysis. The journal particularly encourages contributions that: integrate environmental and agricultural economics with earth system science, quantify socio-economic drivers of environmental change, evaluate conservation and restoration strategies using causal and quantitative frameworks, analyse behavioural and institutional determinants of environmental management, develop coupled human–natural system models, advance policy evaluation and science–policy interface research, incorporate quantitative sociological approaches that explicitly address causation in sustainability transitions. This emphasis on analytically rigorous and causally grounded social science integration supports the development of evidence-based sustainability solutions and strengthens the relevance of environmental research for policy and practice. Through its interdisciplinary orientation, the journal aims to: bridge earth system sciences with quantitative socio-economic sustainability research, foster cross-disciplinary dialogue addressing real-world sustainability challenges, support science-informed policy and governance, advance integrated solutions for resilient landscapes, sustainable agriculture, and responsible resource use. By linking environmental process understanding with socio-economic analysis, Sustainable Earth Trends contributes to the generation of actionable knowledge supporting global sustainability transitions and SDG implementation.

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