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South sustainability

South sustainability is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0.1), DOAJ. Published by Universidad Cientifica del Sur.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 2708-7077Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Universidad Cientifica del Sur

Scopus · Q4Open Access

0.1

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 334 of 345 · 3rd pctile

Indexed in

major indexes

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ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

2024–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

Yes

CiteScore

0.1

SJR · SCImago

0.113

Q4 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q4 · 3rd pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	334 / 345	3rd	Q4
Nature and Landscape Conservation	227 / 231	1st	Q4
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)	304 / 307	1st	Q4
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	428 / 432	1st	Q4
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	193 / 194	0th	Q4

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Listed in DOAJ

Open accessFully open access, peer reviewed

Not listed in: Web of Science, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)

Quick answers

Is South sustainability indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2024–present, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.1.

What quartile is South sustainability in Scopus?

South sustainability is Q4 in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (rank 334 of 345), Q4 in Nature and Landscape Conservation (rank 227 of 231) and Q4 in Environmental Science (miscellaneous) (rank 304 of 307), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 5 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of South sustainability?

South sustainability is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.1, quartile Q4, 3rd percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.113, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 1.

Who publishes South sustainability and what is its ISSN?

South sustainability is published by Universidad Cientifica del Sur. Its ISSN is 2708-7077.

Is South sustainability in Web of Science?

No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).

Is South sustainability open access?

Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.

How well cited is South sustainability? — open metrics via OpenAlex

South sustainability has an h-index of 7 and a 2-year mean of 0.18 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.1, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #284 of 304 Scopus journals in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

h-index

0.18

2-yr mean citations

i10-index

172

works indexed

231

total citations

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#284 of 304 Bottom 7% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

#180 of 216 Bottom 17% Nature and Landscape Conservation

#261 of 291 Bottom 11% Environmental Science (miscellaneous)

Papers published per year

South sustainability published 22 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 47. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Water Resource Management and QualityEnvironmental and Ecological StudiesEnvironmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and BeyondPublic Health and Environmental Issues

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.

Who publishes in South sustainability? — latest 92 articles, 2021–2025

In its latest 92 research articles (2021–2025), authors are most often from Peru (77.8%), Brazil (3.8%) and United States (3.5%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for South sustainability? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers None recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Author concentration77.8% of recent authorship from Peru

Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ DOAJ ↗ ISSN Portal · 2708-7077 ↗

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