Editorial Team

Last Updated: 07/09/2025

The Journal of Sustainable Innovation and Impact (JSII) is establishing a world-class editorial community to steward rigorous, fair, and impactful publishing. Governance is designed to align with Scopus indexing expectations through transparent roles, COPE-aligned ethics, and international representation.

1. Purpose and Editorial Mission

The Editorial Team’s mission is to ensure every published article meets JSII’s standards of methodological rigor, ethical integrity, and practical relevance. We champion contributions that advance knowledge, inform decision-making, and contribute to measurable societal benefit.

2. Editorial Governance

JSII is coordinated by the Editorial Office in line with the journal’s Peer Review Policy and Publication Ethics (PEMS). The Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor, Associate Editors, and Editorial Board Members provide oversight, ensure rigorous peer review, and uphold ethical standards.

The full roster of Editors and Editorial Board Members, including names, affiliations, and countries, is published here for transparency and will be updated as appointments are confirmed.

3. Roles and Responsibilities

  • Editor-in-Chief: Defines editorial strategy; ensures quality, integrity, and scope alignment; has final decision authority.
  • Managing Editor: Oversees workflows, timelines, and communications; coordinates special issues; and prepares anonymized manuscripts for peer review to maintain the integrity of JSII’s double-blind review process.
  • Associate / Section Editors: Manage peer review in their domains; select reviewers; synthesize recommendations; propose decisions.
  • Editorial Board Members: Provide subject expertise; advise on scope and policy; recommend reviewers; promote JSII globally.
  • Advisory Board: Offers strategic guidance on impact, partnerships, and long-term development.
  • Statistical/Methods Editors (as applicable): Support methodological assessment and reproducibility.
  • Ethics Editor (as applicable): Advises on integrity and misconduct cases following COPE guidance.

4. Selection and Appointment

  • Criteria: Scholarly excellence; editorial or reviewing experience; commitment to open science and ethical publishing.
  • Diversity: Active pursuit of geographic, disciplinary, and gender diversity to reflect the global sustainability community.
  • Terms: Renewable fixed terms with periodic performance reviews.
  • Onboarding: Training on policies, COPE practices, conflicts of interest, and OJS workflows.

5. Conflicts of Interest and Editorial Independence

Editors declare actual or perceived conflicts (institutional, collaborative, financial, personal) and recuse when appropriate. Decisions are based solely on scholarly merit, relevance, and integrity. Editorial decisions are independent of the publisher, sponsors, or organizational affiliation of the authors. See PEMS and Complaints & Appeals Policy.

6. Inclusion, Equity, and Global Representation

JSII is committed to an editorial community representing diverse regions, disciplines, perspectives, and career stages to strengthen fairness in peer review and global relevance.

7. Reviewer Community and Recognition

  • Selection: Reviewers chosen for subject expertise and independence, with balanced representation.
  • Standards: Timely, evidence-based, constructive reviews, following the Peer Review Policy.
  • Recognition: Annual acknowledgements (opt-in) and service letters upon request.

8. Transparency and Next Updates

Role descriptions and responsibilities remain public for accountability. This page is updated as appointments are confirmed.

9. Contact

Editorial enquiries or expressions of interest: editorial@thesustainimpact.com

Editorial Team Roster

The list of the Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor, Associate Editors, Editorial Board, and Advisory Board (with names, affiliations, and countries) will appear here.