Ecosystem Health and Sustainability

Aims & Scope

Ecosystem Health and Sustainability publishes articles on advances in ecology and sustainability science, how global environmental change affects ecosystem health, how changes in human activities affect ecosystem conditions, and system-based approaches for applying ecological science in decision-making to promote sustainable development.

Papers focus on applying ecological theory, principles, and concepts to support sustainable development, especially in regions undergoing rapid environmental change.

Papers on multi-scale, integrative, and interdisciplinary studies, and on international collaborations between scientists from industrialized and industrializing countries are especially welcome.

Suitable topics for EHS include: • Global, regional and local studies of international significance • Impact of global or regional environmental change on natural ecosystems • Interdisciplinary research involving integration of natural, social, and behavioral sciences • Science and policy that promote the use of ecological sciences in decision making • Novel or multidisciplinary approaches for solving complex ecological problems • Multi-scale and long-term observations of ecosystem evolution • Development of novel systems approaches or modeling and simulation techniques • Rapid responses to emerging ecological issues.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,200.00 USD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Impacts of climate change on mangrove ecosystems: a region by region overview

  Citation: 462

  Authors: Raymond D., Daniel A., Richard H., Richard A.

• Impact of climate change on biodiversity and associated key ecosystem services in Africa: a systematic review

  Citation: 271

  Authors: Dejene W.

• Global methane and nitrous oxide emissions from terrestrial ecosystems due to multiple environmental changes

  Citation: 211

  Authors: Hanqin, Guangsheng, Chaoqun, Xiaofeng, Wei, Bowen, Kamaljit, Bo, Shufen, Mingliang, Chi, Lori, Steven

• Evolution and future of urban ecological science: ecology in, of, and for the city

  Citation: 208

  Authors: Steward T. A., Mary L., Daniel L., Mark J., Weiqi

• Restore or retreat? saltwater intrusion and water management in coastal wetlands

  Citation: 185

  Authors: Elliott, David

• Principles for managing marine ecosystems prone to tipping points

  Citation: 171

  Authors: Kimberly A., Thorsten, Margaret R., Larry B., Ashley L., Timothy E., James A., Rod M., Benjamin S., Mary E., Carrie V., Ryan P., John N., Phillip S., John M., Megan E., Rebecca G., Lindley A., Anne K., Jameal F., Courtney, Adrian C., Crow, Joy

• Water quality monitoring and evaluation using remote sensing techniques in China: a systematic review

  Citation: 134

  Authors: Xiaoyan, Wu

• The impact of flooding on Nigeria’s sustainable development goals (SDGs)

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Adaku Jane

• Does the ecological concept of disturbance have utility in urban social–ecological–technological systems?

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Nancy B., Steward T. A., Rebecca L., Mary L.

• An ecosystem‐based approach to marine risk assessment

  Citation: 113

  Authors: Kirstin, Jameal, Geoffrey, Elliott, Erik, Maria, Stephen, Sarah, Christopher R., Mike, Kelly