About the Journal

The Journal of Societal Sustainability (JSS) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by Vertex Academic Publishing, United Kingdom. The journal provides a multidisciplinary platform for publishing original and high-quality research addressing the social, economic, institutional, technological, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development.

JSS promotes research that contributes to resilient, inclusive, equitable, and sustainable societies. It welcomes theoretical, empirical, methodological, and policy-oriented studies that examine contemporary societal challenges and propose practical and innovative solutions.

The journal covers topics including, but not limited to:

  • Sustainable development and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • Social sustainability, inclusion, and social justice
  • Poverty, inequality, and community development
  • Sustainable cities and resilient communities
  • Education, health, and human well-being
  • Environmental governance and climate change
  • Sustainable economic and organizational practices
  • Corporate social responsibility and ethical governance
  • Public policy, institutions, and sustainable governance
  • Digital transformation, innovation, and societal change
  • Culture, heritage, and sustainable communities
  • Gender equality and the empowerment of vulnerable groups

The journal accepts original research articles, review articles, case studies, short communications, and policy analyses. All submissions undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process to ensure academic quality, originality, and relevance.

The Journal of Societal Sustainability is committed to advancing interdisciplinary knowledge and fostering collaboration among researchers, policymakers, professionals, and community stakeholders worldwide.

 

 

Journal Management

The Journal of Societal Sustainability (JSS) is managed and published using Open Journal Systems (OJS), an open-source journal management and publishing platform developed by the Public Knowledge Project (PKP). OJS supports a transparent and efficient editorial workflow, including manuscript submission, peer review, editorial decision-making, publication, and long-term archiving.

 

Copyright Policy

Authors publishing in the Journal of Societal Sustainability (JSS) retain the copyright to their work. All published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction, adaptation, and commercial use in any medium, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source.

This licensing policy promotes the widest possible dissemination and impact of published research while ensuring proper attribution to the authors.

 

Open Access Policy

The Journal of Societal Sustainability (JSS) is a fully open-access journal. All articles are freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription or registration barriers.

Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to, and reuse the full text of published articles in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.

For more information about the license, please visit:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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