The Journal of Sustainable Development (JSD) is an international, double-anonymized peer-reviewed, open-access journal. It is dedicated to advancing the understanding of sustainable development through the integration of environmental integrity, economic efficiency, and social equity. Read More

Announcements

Current: Vol. 19, No. 5 (2026)

Statistics

2025: Articles Received: 134; Accepted: 77; Rejected: 53; Published: 64; Retracted: 0

2024: Articles Received: 105; Accepted: 63; Rejected: 51; Published: 49; Retracted: 0

2023: Articles Received: 113; Accepted: 67; Rejected: 49; Published: 60; Retracted: 0

2022: Articles Received: 122; Accepted: 72; Rejected: 50; Published: 54; Retracted: 0

2021: Articles Received: 132; Accepted: 84; Rejected: 60; Published: 53; Retracted: 1

2020: Articles Received: 175; Accepted: 99; Rejected: 83; Published: 72; Retracted: 2

2019: Articles Received: 204; Accepted: 112; Rejected: 82; Published: 82; Retracted: 2

2018: Articles Received: 200; Accepted: 122; Rejected: 73; Published: 104; Retracted: 1

2017: Articles Received: 221; Accepted: 122; Rejected: 94; Published: 118; Retracted: 0

2016: Articles Received: 233; Accepted: 128; Rejected: 93; Published: 130; Retracted: 0

2015: Articles Received: 397; Accepted: 264; Rejected: 110; Published: 270; Retracted: 6

2014: Articles Received: 216; Accepted: 133; Rejected: 93; Published: 101; Retracted: 1

2013: Articles Received: 310; Accepted: 128; Rejected: 152; Published: 105; Retracted: 0

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Paper Selection and Publication Process

a). Upon receipt of paper, the Editor sends an E-mail of confirmation to the corresponding author within 1-3 working days. If you fail to receive this confirmation, your submission/e-mail may be missed. Please contact the Editor in time for that.

b). Peer review. We use double-anonymized system for peer-review; both reviewers and authors’ identities remain anonymous. The paper will be peer-reviewed by three experts; one is an editorial staff and the other two are external reviewers. The review process may take 4-10 weeks.

c). Notification of the result of review by E-mail.

d). The authors revise paper and pay an Article Processing Charge (300 USD).

e). E-journal in PDF is available on the journal’s webpage, free of charge for download.

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Issues

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