Aims and Scope

The Journal of Sustainable Development of Natural Resources Management (JSDNAREMA) is an international interdisciplinary journal dedicated to improving and disseminating the knowledge on theory, methods, policies and technologies for increasing the sustainable use and management of natural resources. This journal mainly publishes innovative outcomes and relevant academic reviews in the field of resource science, reports the latest research results, introduces the cutting-edge trends of the discipline, and serves to establish and develop the theoretical system of resource science and promote the sustainable utilization and management of resources worldwide, regarding land, marine, water, energy, climate, society, economy, food their many combinations.

The journal topics include (subject to periodical updates):

  • Efficiency improvement on natural resources utilisation and management
  • Natural resources reuse and recycle
  • Circular Economy, Industrial Symbiosis, Industrial-Urban-Rural Symbiosis
  • Regional energy, water, land and resources management
  • Regional low-carbon emissions
  • Climate change mitigation
  • Environmental footprints mitigation
  • Process integration for improving natural resources efficiency
  • Ecosystem services
  • Ecological products and assets

Target Readership

The journal is intended for researchers, academics, engineers, natural-resource and environmental-management professionals, decision-makers and policymakers working on the sustainable use, management, efficiency, recovery and integration of land, marine, water, energy, climate and food resources.

Article Types

The journal considers the following article types:

  • Original Research Article 
  • Review Article 

The journal may also publish Editorials prepared or invited by the Editor-in-Chief, Guest Editors or other authorised contributors. Editorials are not normally open to unsolicited submission. They are assessed editorially and are not normally sent for external peer review. Where an Editorial undergoes external peer review or another review process, the published article will identify the process used.

Detailed submission, authorship and manuscript-preparation requirements for Original Research Articles and Review Articles are provided in the {Guide for Authors} and [Authorship and Contributorship]. These article types are subject to initial editorial assessment and external peer review in accordance with [Peer Review Policy].

Journal information

Information

Details

Full journal title

Journal of Sustainable Development of Natural Resources Management

Journal title variant

JSDNAREMA

Language

English; manuscripts should use British English

First year of publication

2024

Publishing schedule

One annual volume comprising four issues published quarterly

Publication timing

Following acceptance and completion of the required post-acceptance procedures, including copyediting, typesetting, proof correction and APC payment or confirmation of an applicable APC waiver, articles are published in their Version of Record as Online First articles. They are subsequently assigned to the relevant issue and annual volume.

Peer-review model

Single-blind peer review. Reviewers know the authors’ identities, while reviewers’ identities are not disclosed to the authors. 

Manuscripts that pass the initial editorial assessment are evaluated by at least two independent external expert reviewers who are not part of the journal’s editorial team.

Similarity screening

All submissions are screened using iThenticate as part of the initial editorial assessment

Publishing model

Online and fully open access

ISSN

3044-5329

DOI pattern

http://dx.doi.org/10.13044/j.sdnarema 

External electronic archiving and access

JSDNAREMA is available digitally on the portal Hrčak

Submission system

COMET

Detailed information about peer review is provided in [Peer Review Policy], the {Guide for Authors} and the {Guide for Reviewers}.

Information about immediate open access, copyright and licensing is provided on {Open Access, Copyright and Licensing}.

Current indexing, archiving and interoperability arrangements are listed on {Indexing, Archiving and Discoverability}.

The journal follows the [SDEWES Journals Policies], which apply across all SDEWES journals.

Editorial and other enquiries should be submitted through the appropriate route identified on the {Contact} page.

Publisher

Information

Details

Full name of publisher 

International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems – SDEWES 

Short name of publisher

SDEWES Centre

Publisher location

Ivana Lučića 5, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Publisher website

www.sdewes.org

Publisher contact

sdewes@sdewes.org


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