Journal scope

Topics

01Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

AI for energy forecasting, climate-risk analysis, resource optimization, sustainable agriculture, biodiversity monitoring, pollution detection, circular supply chains, and evidence-based governance. The journal also considers the energy, water, material, carbon, fairness, and governance impacts of AI systems themselves.

02Sustainable Engineering and Infrastructure

Low-carbon infrastructure, green buildings, resource-efficient manufacturing, water and waste systems, resilient design, sustainable materials, clean transport, industrial decarbonization, lifecycle engineering, and adaptation to climate risk.

03Renewable Energy and Energy Transition

Solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, sustainable bioenergy, green hydrogen, energy storage, smart grids, electrification, demand management, efficiency, energy access, finance, policy, community ownership, critical minerals, and responsible decommissioning.

04Climate Change and Environmental Science

Mitigation, adaptation, climate risk, biodiversity, ecosystems, pollution, air and water quality, soil, restoration, conservation, environmental monitoring, environmental justice, nature-based solutions, and evidence supporting effective environmental management.

05Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems

Agroecology, regenerative agriculture, soil health, efficient water and nutrient use, crop diversity, livestock systems, precision farming, food security, rural livelihoods, fisheries, climate resilience, food loss and waste, and sustainable supply chains.

06Sustainable Healthcare

Low-carbon healthcare, resilient health systems, climate-sensitive disease, sustainable hospitals, medical and pharmaceutical waste, environmentally responsible procurement, telehealth, prevention, health equity, workforce capacity, and emergency preparedness.

07Sustainable Business and Economics

Corporate transition, responsible leadership, sustainable operations, green innovation, environmental and social governance, sustainable finance, natural-capital accounting, carbon pricing, circular business models, green jobs, inequality, consumption, and just transition.

08Education and Social Transformation

Sustainability curricula, climate literacy, systems thinking, green skills, teacher development, community learning, environmental behavior, climate communication, public participation, collective action, inclusion, and environmental justice.

09Public Policy and Governance

Climate and environmental policy, green procurement, sustainable infrastructure, land use, mobility, energy, food, waste, policy coherence, implementation capacity, institutional resilience, stakeholder participation, and distributional consequences.

10Smart Cities, Robotics, and Cybersecurity

Sustainable urban systems, clean mobility, efficient buildings, digital twins, climate adaptation, environmental robotics, precision agriculture, waste sorting, infrastructure inspection, and cybersecurity for energy, water, transport, health, and other critical sustainability systems.

11Circular Economy

Durable design, maintenance, reuse, repair, sharing, refurbishment, remanufacturing, industrial symbiosis, material recovery, product-service systems, standards, consumer behavior, and evidence of system-level reductions in virgin-resource use, waste, emissions, or toxicity.



Every IIS Journal topic is connected to sustainability. Authors should explain the relevant environmental, social, economic, institutional, or technological challenge and should support claimed benefits with appropriate evidence.