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Sustainable Development Template

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About the Sustainable Development format

Sustainable Development is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Environmental Sustainability in Business, Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Sustainable Development 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth Environmental Sustainability in Business Sustainable Supply Chain Management Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
ISSN0968-0802
Citation impact (2-yr)5.84
h-index144
i10-index1,788
Total citations111,473
Article processing charge$3,860
Top institutions publishing hereAzerbaijan State University of Economics
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in Sustainable Development per year

12
2014
48
2015
52
2016
54
2017
104
2018
125
2019
135
2020
126
2021
210
2022
386
2023
466
2024
849
2025

Citation impact of Sustainable Development by publication year

353
2014
3.8K
2015
3.4K
2016
2.7K
2017
4.9K
2018
8K
2019
12.1K
2020
7.1K
2021
7.8K
2022
10.7K
2023
7.9K
2024
3.7K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Sustainable Development

Sustainable development: mapping different approaches

Bill Hopwood, Mary Mellor, Geoff O’Brien · 1 Jan 2005

Sustainable development, although a widely used phrase and idea, has many different meanings and therefore provokes many different responses. In broad terms, the concept of sustainable development is an attempt to combine growing concerns about a range of environmental issues with socio-economic issues. To aid understanding of these different policies this paper presents a classification…

2,288 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The social dimension of sustainable development: Defining urban social sustainability

Nicola Dempsey, Glen Bramley, Sinéad Power et al. · 27 May 2009

Abstract Sustainable development is a widely used term, which has been increasingly influential on UK planning, housing and urban policy in recent years. Debates about sustainability no longer consider sustainability solely as an environmental concern, but also incorporate economic and social dimensions. However, while a social dimension to sustainability is widely accepted, exactly what this…

1,874 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Towards Integration at Last? The Sustainable Development Goals as a Network of Targets

David Le Blanc · 10 Apr 2015

Abstract In 2014, United Nations member states proposed a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as reference goals for the international development community for the period 2015–2030. The proposed goals and targets can be seen as a network, in which links among goals exist through targets that…

1,636 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Sustainable consumption: green consumer behaviour when purchasing products

William Young, Kumju Hwang, Seonaidh McDonald et al. · 10 Mar 2009

Abstract The ‘attitude–behaviour gap’ or ‘values–action gap’ is where 30% of consumers report that they are very concerned about environmental issues but they are struggling to translate this into purchases. For example, the market share for ethical foods remains at 5 per cent of sales. This paper investigates the purchasing process for green consumers in…

1,583 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Environment, economy and society: fitting them together into sustainable development

Bob Giddings, Bill Hopwood, Geoff O’Brien · 30 Oct 2002

Abstract Sustainable development is a contested concept, with theories shaped by people's and organizations' different worldviews, which in turn influence how issues are formulated and actions proposed. It is usually presented as the intersection between environment, society and economy, which are conceived of as separate although connected entities. We would argue that these are not…

1,473 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Sustainable Development template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Sustainable Development format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Sustainable Development template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Wiley format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Sustainable Development use?
Sustainable Development uses Author–year (Chicago) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Sustainable Development 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Sustainable Development?
No. DocuGuru generates the USG LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Wiley-ready Sustainable Development document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Sustainable Development template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Sustainable Development format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Sustainable Development?
Sustainable Development is a multidisciplinary journal published by Wiley. DocuGuru's Sustainable Development template matches Wiley's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Sustainable Development PDF?
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