Sustainable Development Research

Sustainable Development Research (SDR) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal, published by IDEAS SPREAD in the United States. The journal accepts article submissions online or by e-mail. 

Authors are encouraged to submit complete unpublished and original works, which are not under review in any other journals. SDR provides an academic platform for professionals and researchers to contribute innovative work in the field.

Featured in Sustainable Development Research:

1.        Open Access

2.        Fast review (1-2 weeks), fast publication (within 1 month), low Article Processing Charge of 200 USD/article.

3.        Double-blind review, at least 2 external reviewers and one internal reviewer. If the article passes the review, detailed revision suggestions review results, and a formal acceptance letter will be sent.

4.        Indexed by major databases: BASE, Citefactor, CNKI, CrossRef, DRJI, Google Scholar, Harvard Library (HOLLIS), ISSN, LOCKSS, J-Gate, PKP, ResearchGate, Scilit and WorldCat (OCLC). We are striving to improve the journal’s reputation and join more valuable indexes/databases in the future.

5.        Published in both print and online versions.

6.       Annual, published in December.

7.        Scope: environmental, cultural, economic, and social sustainability of human beings, which provides an advanced forum for studies related to sustainability and sustainable development. It provides an academic platform for professionals and researchers to contribute innovative work in the field.

8.        Only publish complete, unpublished, original works in English.

Paper Selection and Publication Process

• Upon receipt of a submission, the editor sends an e-mail of confirmation to the submission’s author within one to three working days. If you fail to receive this confirmation, your submission e-mail may have been missed.
• We use a double-blind system for peer review. The paper will be reviewed by at least two experts. The review process may take 1 to 2 weeks.
• Notification of the result of review by e-mail.
• If the submission is accepted, the authors revise accordingly and pay Article Processing Charges (APC).
• A PDF version of the journal is available for download on the journal’s webpage for free, or we can provide the printable file of a complete issue to authors free of charge, or order hard copies from us.

The publisher and journal have a policy of “Zero Tolerance on Plagiarism.” We check the plagiarism issue through two methods: reviewer check and plagiarism prevention tool (ithenticate.com).

All submissions will be checked by iThenticate before being sent to reviewers.

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