Local Environment

Aims & Scope

Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability is a refereed journal written by and for researchers, activists, non-governmental organisations, students, teachers, policy makers and practitioners.

Our focus is specifically on sustainability planning, policy and politics in relation to theoretical, conceptual and empirical studies at the nexus of equity, justice and the local environment.

It is an inclusive forum for diverse constituencies and perspectives to engage in a critical examination, evaluation and discussion of the environmental, social and economic policies, processes and strategies which will be needed in movement towards social justice and sustainability - "Just Sustainabilities" - at local, regional, national and global scales.

Please note that we only accept submissions that share our focus.

Based on critical research and practical experience, we are particularly seeking submissions from nations and continents representing different levels of income and industrial development and from countries in transition in order to engage in mutual learning and understanding.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.8
2024	2.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5367

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1015

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.938

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	84

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Overcoming the ‘value‐action gap’ in environmental policy: Tensions between national policy and local experience

  Citation: 814

  Authors: James

• Radical, reformist, and garden-variety neoliberal: coming to terms with urban agriculture's contradictions

  Citation: 397

  Authors: Nathan

• Disaster resilience: a bounce back or bounce forward ability?

  Citation: 357

  Authors:

• Looking Back and Thinking Ahead: A Decade of Cities and Climate Change Research

  Citation: 337

  Authors: Michele, Harriet

• Public Participation and Local Environmental Planning: The collective action problem and the potential of social capital

  Citation: 332

  Authors: Yvonne, Mark

• Social equity in urban resilience planning

  Citation: 319

  Authors: Sara, Pani, Thaddeus R.

• Mapping Sustainable Development as a Contested Concept

  Citation: 297

  Authors: Steve

• Just green enough: contesting environmental gentrification in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

  Citation: 286

  Authors: Winifred, Trina

• Developing “community” in community gardens

  Citation: 248

  Authors: Chris, Damian, David

• Mitigating Climate Change in US Cities: Opportunities and obstacles

  Citation: 247

  Authors: Michele M.

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