''Sustainability'' is a

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published by

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. It covers all aspects of

sustainability studies Sustainability studies is an academic discipline that focuses on the interdisciplinary perspective of the concept of sustainability. Programs include instruction in sustainable development, geography, environmental policies, ethics, ecology, land ...

. The journal has faced criticism over its quality. In September 2021 the journal was among the initial 13 journals included in the official Norwegian list of possibly

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, known as level X. In 2022 the Norwegian national publication committee and Finnish Publication Forum determined that ''Sustainability'' is not an academic journal and removed it from the register of approved journals starting from 2023. The journal is listed in the

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Abstracting and indexing

This journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2021

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of 3.889.

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