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Aligned with UN Sustainability Development Goals, this journal explores innovations in how we produce and consume products, empowering scientists to be more involved in the sustainability discussion.

Frontiers in Sustainability is an interdisciplinary journal focused on advancing and developing novel solutions and technologies to enable a sustainable future. The journal is included in Scopus and the DOAJ, among ot...

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Biswajit Sarkar

Yonsei University

Republic of Korea

Specialty Chief Editor

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Claudio Ferone

University of Naples Parthenope

Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Alternative Materials

Costas Velis

Imperial College London

United Kingdom

Specialty Chief Editor

Waste Management

Cristina Sousa Coutinho Calheiros

Interdisciplinary Center for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto

Portugal

Specialty Chief Editor

Nature-Based Solutions

Hussam Mahmoud

Vanderbilt University

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Resilience

Jingzheng Ren

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong, SAR China

Specialty Chief Editor

Modeling and Optimization for Decision Support

311 editors · 0 reviewers

About the journal

Scope

Frontiers in Sustainability is an interdisciplinary journal focused on advancing and developing novel solutions and technologies to enable a sustainable future. The journal is included in Scopus and the DOAJ, among others. Led by Field Chief Editor Sangwon Suh (Tsinghua University), Frontiers in Sustainability welcomes submissions in all areas of sustainability science which enable positive change and address environmental, economic and health challenges associated with sustainability. Topics include, but are not limited to: • alternative materials • circular economy • climate-friendly manufacturing • complex adaptive systems engineering • inclusive and sustainable industrialization • modeling and optimization for decision support • nature-based solutions • production patterns • quantitative sustainability • resilience • resource use • sustainable consumption • sustainable infrastructure • sustainable organizations • sustainable process design • sustainable resource management • sustainable supply chain management • waste management. Interdisciplinary studies are particularly encouraged, especially those which address sustainability challenges that cannot be tackled in isolation. Frontiers in Sustainability also accepts policy papers which bridge scientific discoveries with policy options and analysis, and practice papers which assess the application of specific practices, processes, technology or resources. In particular, the journal welcomes submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 8: decent work and economic growth; SDG 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure; and SDG 12: responsible consumption and production. All submissions must clearly address sustainability. In other words, submitted manuscripts shall address one or more environmental (including natural resources, energy and human health) issues and preferably their connections to social and economic implications. Manuscripts that do not address issues relating to sustainability or omit major environmental, social and economic issues of a technology, solution, system, or policy that is being analyzed are not suitable for publication. Research focusing on social innovation, rural development, supply chain management, business resilience, economics, and theoretical models without a relevance to sustainability are not suitable for publication in this journal. Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, such as bibliometric and in silico studies, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered. Frontiers in Sustainability is committed to advancing developments in the field of sustainable innovation by allowing unrestricted access to articles, and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Aims

Frontiers in Sustainability is an interdisciplinary journal focused on advancing and developing novel solutions and technologies to enable a sustainable future. The journal is included in Scopus and the DOAJ, among others.

Led by Field Chief Editor Sangwon Suh (Tsinghua University), Frontiers in Sustainability welcomes submissions in all areas of sustainability science which enable positive change and address environmental, economic and health challenges associated with sustainability. Topics include, but are not limited to:

• alternative materials • circular economy • climate-friendly manufacturing • complex adaptive systems engineering • inclusive and sustainable industrialization • modeling and optimization for decision support • nature-based solutions • production patterns • quantitative sustainability • resilience • resource use • sustainable consumption • sustainable infrastructure • sustainable organizations • sustainable process design • sustainable resource management • sustainable supply chain management • waste management.

Interdisciplinary studies are particularly encouraged, especially those which address sustainability challenges that cannot be tackled in isolation. Frontiers in Sustainability also accepts policy papers which bridge scientific discoveries with policy options and analysis, and practice papers which assess the application of specific practices, processes, technology or resources.

In particular, the journal welcomes submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 8: decent work and economic growth; SDG 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure; and SDG 12: responsible consumption and production.

All submissions must clearly address sustainability. In other words, submitted manuscripts shall address one or more environmental (including natural resources, energy and human health) issues and preferably their connections to social and economic implications. Manuscripts that do not address issues relating to sustainability or omit major environmental, social and economic issues of a technology, solution, system, or policy that is being analyzed are not suitable for publication. Research focusing on social innovation, rural development, supply chain management, business resilience, economics, and theoretical models without a relevance to sustainability are not suitable for publication in this journal.

Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, such as bibliometric and in silico studies, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered.

Frontiers in Sustainability is committed to advancing developments in the field of sustainable innovation by allowing unrestricted access to articles, and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainability/about

ISSN
2673-4524
Editor-in-Chief
Sangwon Suh (Tsinghua University, Beijing, China) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Alternative Materials

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainability/sections/alternative-materials

  • Circular Economy

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainability/sections/circular-economy

  • Modeling and Optimization for Decision Support

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainability/sections/modeling-and-optimization-for-decision-support

  • Nature-Based Solutions

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainability/sections/nature-based-solutions

  • Quantitative Sustainability Assessment

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainability/sections/quantitative-sustainability-assessment

  • Resilience

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainability/sections/resilience

  • Sustainable Chemical Process Design

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainability/sections/sustainable-chemical-process-design

  • Sustainable Consumption

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainability/sections/sustainable-consumption

  • Sustainable Organizations

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainability/sections/sustainable-organizations

  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainability/sections/sustainable-supply-chain-management

  • Waste Management

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainability/sections/waste-management

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Policy and Practice Reviews
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Community Case Study
  • Conceptual Analysis
  • Curriculum
  • Instruction
  • and Pedagogy
  • Data Report
  • Policy Brief
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Technology and Code
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 2,195 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Policy and Practice Reviews, Hypothesis and Theory, Technology and Code
  • - Category B: CHF 1,750 — Mini Review, Perspective, Community Case Study, Conceptual Analysis, Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy, Data Report, Policy Brief, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

  • Astrophysics Data System (SAO/NASA ADS)
  • Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)
  • CNKI Scholar
  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
  • CLOCKSS
  • Crossref
  • Dimensions
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences GoOA
  • OpenAIRE
  • EBSCO
  • DOAJ
  • Scopus
  • Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • ProQuest

Affiliated societies

  • Committee on Publication Ethics

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainability/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Policy and Practice Reviews (fee category A)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Community Case Study (fee category B)
  • Conceptual Analysis (fee category B)
  • Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy (fee category B)
  • Data Report (fee category B)
  • Policy Brief (fee category B)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Technology and Code (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainability/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Citation score
6.3
Articles
50
Total views
0
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Citations
8,561

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
4.2
CiteScore
6.3
Citations
8561
Acceptance rate
33
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-22.