RSC Sustainability

You and your research have the power to make the world a better place. If you’re looking into developing new sustainable technologies, or finding cleaner chemical solutions, then we want to hear from you. RSC Sustainability is a dedicated forum for your quality discoveries, offering a space for research to grow and make an impact around the globe.

As an inclusive and interdisciplinary journal, RSC Sustainability welcomes research from all subject areas that are dedicated to solving sustainability challenges for a better, greener future.

ISSN: 2753-8125

Scope

RSC Sustainability welcomes all solutions-focused research dedicated to solving sustainability challenges. The journal reports advances in chemistry which also contribute to and enable one or more of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. As an inclusive journal, we celebrate multidisciplinary collaboration as well as traditional chemical science contributions. We seek contributions from the academic, industry, regulatory and government sectors.

Our journal scope covers technologies to achieve responsible consumption and production of chemical products, including:

• Efficient use of natural resources
• Elimination of hazardous substances in production and use (sustainable and green chemistry)
• Reuse and recycling of chemical products (circular economy)
• Methods to analyse these processes (techno-enviro-economics) 

Research claiming the greater sustainability of chemical entities should be evidence-based and include quantitative measurements of toxicity, environmental persistence, performance comparisons with existing technologies etc. We encourage authors to follow life cycle thinking, requesting side-by-side comparisons with existing technologies to demonstrate genuine improvements in sustainability.

Papers that primarily aim to increase the economic exploitation of non-renewable resources fall outside our journal's scope. However, we welcome innovative research presenting chemical solutions for addressing legacy environmental pollutants, particularly those offering transformative approaches to environmental remediation.

Information for authors

Want to publish in this journal? Our author guidelines explain how to prepare and submit your article and provide useful information on the review and publication process including transfers, revisions and any article processing charges (APCs) that may apply.

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You can read our payments and funding information for further details about APCs, which may apply for publishing open access in this journal, as well available discounts and waivers.

You may be able to publish open access in this journal, with no APC to pay, if your institution has an open access agreement with us. You can use our journal finder tool to check for agreements between us and your institution.