Sustainable Futures

Aims & Scope

Sustainable Futures is a peer-reviewed journal focused on sustainability research in all areas of the social sciences.

It provides an advanced platform for studies related to sustainability and sustainable development in society, economics, environment, and culture.

The scope of the journal is broad and encourages interdisciplinary research, as well as welcoming theoretical and practical research from all methodological approaches.

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 Business, Management and Accounting, Decision Sciences and Social Sciences, 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 Business, Management and Accounting, Decision Sciences and Social Sciences, 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 1,850.00 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.

• Challenges, Opportunities and Future Directions of Smart Manufacturing: A State of Art Review

  Citation: 265

  Authors: Sudip, Diwakar, Rabindra

• Classification and Evaluation Review of Maximum Power Point Tracking Methods

  Citation: 161

  Authors: Ali Omar, Guangyu, Xiaohui

• Data-driven smart sustainable cities of the future: An evidence synthesis approach to a comprehensive state-of-the-art literature review

  Citation: 155

  Authors: Simon Elias

• Artificial intelligence and effective governance: A review, critique and research agenda

  Citation: 147

  Authors: Gagan Deep, Anshita, Ritika

• Green supplier selection for the steel industry using BWM and fuzzy TOPSIS: A case study of Khouzestan steel company

  Citation: 113

  Authors: Mahsa, Maryam, Arash

• Balancing of supply and demand of renewable energy power system: A review and bibliometric analysis

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Lu, Pengyan, Benjamin, Xiaoyang

• Environmental sustainability technologies in biodiversity, energy, transportation and water management using artificial intelligence: A systematic review

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Emmanuel Kwame, Samuel Jerry, Eunice Efua, Evelyn, Michael Amoah

• A proposed framework model for dairy supply chain traceability

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Albert, Pham Thi

• Overcoming the Valley of Death: A New Model for High Technology Startups

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Saheed A., Anas Al, Kawtar, Omar, Ashten, Antti, Joonas, Antti

• A systematic bibliometric review of the global research dynamics of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Gyanajeet, Yumnam, Charoibam Ibohal