Natural Resources Forum

Aims & Scope

Natural Resources Forum, a United Nations Sustainable Development Journal, focuses on international, multidisciplinary issues related to sustainable development, with an emphasis on developing countries.

The journal seeks to address gaps in current knowledge and stimulate policy discussions on the most critical issues associated with the sustainable development agenda, by promoting research that integrates the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development.

Contributions that inform the global policy debate through pragmatic lessons learned from experience at the local, national, and global levels are encouraged.

The Journal considers articles written on all topics relevant to sustainable development.

In addition, it dedicates series, issues and special sections to specific themes that are relevant to the current discussions of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD).

Articles must be based on original research and must be relevant to policy-making.

Criteria for selection of submitted articles include: 1) Relevance and importance of the topic discussed to sustainable development in general, both in terms of policy impacts and gaps in current knowledge being addressed by the article; 2) Treatment of the topic that incorporates social, economic and environmental aspects of sustainable development, rather than focusing purely on sectoral and/or technical aspects; 3) Articles must contain original applied material drawn from concrete projects, policy implementation, or literature reviews; purely theoretical papers are not entertained.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.744

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	62

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	3.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7486

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	428

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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, 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.

• Economics of salt‐induced land degradation and restoration

  Citation: 976

  Authors: M., E., V., G., M., R.J., P., A.D.

• Macro‐scale water scarcity requires micro‐scale approaches

  Citation: 569

  Authors: Malin, Jan, Carl

• Global and regional potential of wastewater as a water, nutrient and energy source

  Citation: 392

  Authors: Manzoor, Pay, Blanca, Younggy, Amit, Praem, Oluwabusola

• A concept for simultaneous wasteland reclamation, fuel production, and socio-economic development in degraded areas in India: Need, potential and perspectives of Jatropha plantations

  Citation: 341

  Authors: George, Raphael, Klaus

• The Water Poverty Index: Development and application at the community scale

  Citation: 309

  Authors: C.A., J.R., A.M.

• Using public procurement to achieve social outcomes

  Citation: 308

  Authors: Christopher

• Watershed protection: Capturing the benefits of nature's water supply services

  Citation: 244

  Authors: Sandra L., Barton H.

• Sustaining Asia’s groundwater boom: An overview of issues and evidence

  Citation: 227

  Authors: Tushaar, Aditi Deb, Asad S, Jinxia

• The sustainable intensification of agriculture

  Citation: 206

  Authors: Jules N.

• Vulnerability of the South African farming sector to climate change and variability: An indicator approach

  Citation: 200

  Authors: Glwadys A., Claudia, Rashid

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