About the journal
World Development Sustainability is an open-access journal published by Elsevier in United Kingdom, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 1,830 USD. Declared review time at DOAJ: 52 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 2772-655X
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 1,830 USD
- Articles in DOAJ
- 268
- Declared review time
- 52 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2022-06-27
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 1,830 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 52 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
268
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
52weeks
Works in OpenAlex
326
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
29
i10-index
104
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-04-27
- Added to DOAJ
- 2022-06-27
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 99%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 88%
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 9919052036806676
Classification4
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Energy and Environment Impacts
Show all subjects (75)
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Agricultural Development and Management
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Economic Growth and Development
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
- Food Security and Socioeconomic Dynamics
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Economic Growth and Productivity
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Sustainability and Innovation in Business
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Agricultural economics and policies
- Water Resource Management and Quality
- Waste Management and Recycling
- Economic Growth and Productivity
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
Keywords (DOAJ)
- sustainability
- economic development
- social development
- natural resources
- environment
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