Journal Information

Launched in January 2018, Nature Sustainability is an online-only monthly journal publishing the best research about sustainability from the natural and social sciences, as well as from the fields of engineering and policy. All editorial decisions are made by a team of full-time professional editors.

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About the Editors

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Supporting the Sustainable Developmental Goals

We are proud to acknowledge that over 50% of the articles published in Nature Sustainability in 2025 were related to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Springer Nature supports the SDGs through a dedicated SDG Programme and is a signatory of the SDG Publishers Compact.

Additional information

Journal abbreviation

The correct abbreviation for abstracting and indexing purposes is Nat. Sustain.

ISSN

Our electronic international standard serial number (EISSN) is 2398-9629.

Journal and article metrics

Article metrics such as citations and online attention are available from each article page, and provide an overview of the attention received by a paper.

Disclaimer
Nature Portfolio journals occasionally use internal Springer Nature-developed artificial intelligence tools to support the generation of accessory content, such as summary points. These are always edited and fact-checked by the author and/or editor to meet Nature Portfolio publication standards. Any substantive use of artificial intelligence beyond accessory content will be declared on an individual article basis.