Scope
Sustainability publishes interdisciplinary research on environmental, economic, and social dimensions of sustainable development, including renewable energy, climate adaptation, urban planning, and resource management. The journal focuses on empirical case studies, policy analyses, and modeling work spanning engineering, geography, and the social sciences, with broad coverage of energy transition and environmental monitoring topics.
What it costs to publish
Reported: Open access: CHF 2,400
Charges differ by publication route. Subscription is not open access; the APC does not include every possible extra charge.
CHF 2,400
Source-linked report, not independently confirmed. Research notes (English): OA obligatorio. La tabla MDPI lista Sustainability en 2400 CHF. También se puede facturar en EUR, USD, GBP, JPY o CAD, sin tipo de cambio publicado. El APC no incluye edición extensa de inglés.
Basis / unit: article. Tax terms (source language): no indicados en la tabla de APC ni en las páginas de special issues consultadas
Not established
Research notes (English): Impuestos del APC no publicados en la tabla. No hay cauce público de exención por falta de fondos propio de Sustainability.
No agreement found
None of the agreements we track covers this journal.
Check before submitting: eligibility depends on your institution, the corresponding author and the article type.
APC, page charges, over-length, S2O: what each one means
- APC
- Article processing charge: a fee per article to publish it open access. It is not the whole cost.
- Page charges
- A fee per printed or typeset page. It can apply with or without an APC.
- Over-length
- Pages beyond a length limit, billed at a different rate. Each page pays one rate, never both.
- S2O
- Subscribe to Open: subscribers keep the journal free to read, decided year by year. Page charges can still apply.
- Agreement
- A deal between an institution or country and a publisher that may cover the APC. Never automatic.
No funds to pay?
Research checked: 2026-10-13Waivers and funding: eligibility is not guaranteed.
- Source-linked policyResearch notes (English), not independently confirmed: Casos excepcionales. MDPI puede concederlos y puede denegarlos sin dar razón. No hay criterios publicados de autor sin fondos para Sustainability. No especificado en las condiciones. La factura se emite tras la aceptación y el pago es condición de publicación, salvo excepción discrecional. No hay formulario ni correo público específico de Sustainability en las páginas consultadas. No especificado; puede ser descuento o exención del APC. No especificado. Servicios de edición extensa quedan fuera del APC.Publisher policy ↗
Read the publisher terms before submitting. Source-linked research is not a personal quotation or confirmed eligibility.