Opening for submissions in summer 2022
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Editor-in-chief: Tom Welton
Gold open access, APCs waived until mid-2025
For an open, green and inclusive future
How can sustainable chemistry make a difference?
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. It also complements the Royal Society of Chemistry’s premier sustainability journal, Green Chemistry.
With UNEP’s decision the create a Science-Policy Interface for Chemicals and Waste in March 2022, the time is ripe for the creation of RSC Sustainability. I believe this new journal has the potential to become the first choice for the publication of solutions-focussed research that informs this SPI, and, beyond this, welcome all chemical science contributions to enable any of the Sustainable Development Goals
See who's on the team
Meet RSC Sustainability's Editor-in-Chief and board members.
Editor-in-chief
Imperial College London, UK
Emma Eley, Executive Editor
Jon Ferrier, Deputy Editor
Sarah Whitbread, Editorial Production Manager
Open access
RSC Sustainability is gold open access. This means that your meaningful publications can be shared widely and accessed easily around the world. We’re also paying for all article processing charges (APCs) until mid-2025 – so when you’re ready to make a start, you can publish your work for free.
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