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SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) of the United Nations aims to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for...
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- Open for submissions
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- Ongoing
Overview
Environment, Development and Sustainability is an international, multidisciplinary journal covering all aspects of the environmental impacts of socio-economic development. Concerned with the complex interactions between development and environment, its purpose is to seek ways and means for achieving sustainability in all human activities aimed at such development. Coverage includes interactions among society, development and environment, and their implications for sustainable development; technical, economic, ethical and philosophical aspects of sustainable development; local, regional and global sustainability and their practical implementation; development and application of indicators of sustainability; development, verification, implementation and monitoring of policies for sustainable development; sustainable use of land, water, energy and biological resources in development; impacts of agriculture and forestry activities on soil and aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity, and much more. See Aims and Scope for more details.
- Editor-in-Chief
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- Jingzheng Ren
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- 4.2 (2024)
- 5-year Journal Impact Factor
- 4.5 (2024)
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- 21 days
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SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) of the United Nations aims to ensure access to reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, with access...
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- Open for submissions
- Submission deadline
- Ongoing
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SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11) of the United Nations aims to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
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- Open for submissions
- Submission deadline
- Ongoing
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Supporting the Sustainable Developmental Goals
New Content ItemWe are proud to acknowledge that over 50% of the articles published in this journal in 2025 were related to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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