IAFOR Journal of Sustainability, Energy and the Environment
Editor-in-Chief: Dr Alexandru I. Petrisor
ISSN: 2187-0632
The IAFOR Journal of Sustainability, Energy and the Environment is an internationally reviewed and editorially independent interdisciplinary journal associated with the Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy and the Environment. For more information about the associated conference, please click on the banner link below.
A small number of papers from the associated IAFOR conference proceedings are selected by the journal editor(s) for reworking and revising subject to normal processes of review. It is expected that between 5 and 10 percent of papers included in any given conference proceedings will be developed for inclusion in the associated conference journal. The editor(s) may also commission articles or accept them through open call.
IAFOR's journals reflect the interdisciplinary and international nature of our conferences and are organized thematically. Editors may choose to issue one, two or even three volumes of a journal depending on the quality and range of submissions.
Editor's Note
Since Ernst Haeckel defined it during mid 1800s, ecology encompassed studies of organisms in relationship with their living conditions and with other organisms, and of the organization (including components and relationships) and functions of communities and systems, such as the biogeochemical cycles and their relationship with the diversity and stability of the entire systems.
The energy crisis and theses phrased by the Club of Rome suggested new research directions, such as the impact of human communities on natural resources, pollution and environmental degradation, up to the global change, a new term designed to include land use, energy use, and climate change. Re-thinking socio-economic development to address environmental issues led to a new concept, sustainability, coined by the Brundtland Report. Research aiming to identify the concrete means for making socioeconomic development sustainable added new branches, including conservation biology, ecological design and economics, industrial, urban, and social ecology, but also theoretical and systemic ecology and many others.
The new directions evolved to a new science of sustainability, paralleled by the inter- and trans-disciplinary interchanges that connected ecology to other sciences, leading to the creation of an entire group of environmental sciences.
To address research carried out on all these topics and all other related ones the IAFOR Journal of Sustainability, Energy and the Environment (IJEES) aims to become a flagship, publishing only the best articles in all subjects covered (sustainability, energy and environmental issues), including theoretical considerations, full and brief research reports, but also opinion articles, conference reports, extensive literature reviews and book reviews. The articles will cover one or more of the following subjects: agroecology, aquatic and marine ecology, biogeochemistry, biogeography, community ecology, conservation biology, ecological anthropology, ecological design, ecological economics, ecological engineering, ecological succession, ecophysiology, ecotoxicology, energy, environmental psychology, environmetrics and quantitative ecology, evolutionary ecology, forest ecology, human ecology, hydrobiology, industrial ecology, microbial ecology, population ecology, restoration ecology, social ecology, soil ecology, sustainability, systems ecology, theoretical ecology, and urban ecology.
We encourage submissions from all over the world, as long as they fit with the scope of the journal, the papers have not been published or submitted and are not considered for publication by any other journal, the research described by the paper is original, and the presentation of other materials does not violate any other authorfs rights, the contents of the paper is known and approved by all authors, who contributed to writing the paper and/or carrying out the research described, there is no inappropriate or offensive content, the authors assume the full responsibility for the contents, correctness and originality of the submissions, including plagiarism and auto-plagiarism, and the ethical constraints are observed (experiments involving human and animal subjects, etc.). The journal will observe a strict peer-reviewing procedure; no manuscript will be accepted or published without peer review.
IJEES will be published online and made freely available. Printed issues will also be produced. Neither editors, nor authors are remunerated.
Alexandru I. Petrisor
Editor-in-Chief
ISSN: 2187-0632
Contact: IJSEE-Editor@iafor.org
Current positions to be filled for the IJSEE
Editorial Assistant 1: Communication manager
The Communications manager will ensure communication between the authors, editorial board members, the 2nd Editorial Assistant, and the reviewers, including the circulation of documents. It is expected that the position will be filled by a postgraduate student or junior academic with native or near native English fluency, good communication skills, and the ability to deal with email correspondence promptly, appropriately, and in the correct style and register. The Communications manages should be available most days, or at least bi-weekly by e-mail.
Editorial Assistant 2: Editing manager
The Editing manager will check that the manuscripts comply with the IJSEE submission guidelines, fill in the editorial check form, and in case of minor issues, address these in preparation for publication. It is expected that the position will be filled by a postgraduate student or junior academic with a good English skills, and a good knowledge of Microsoft Word, and of word processing rules.
If you are interested in either of the (non-remunerated) posts above, please contact the editor at:
IJSEE-Editor@iafor.org
About the Editors
Dr Alexandru I. Petrisor
B.S., Ph.D. (Bucharest), M.S.P.H., Ph.D. (South Carolina)
Alexandru Petrisor is Assistant Professor of Statistics and Ecology at the "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism, Bucharest, Romania. He is also an Associate Researcher and Scientific Director for Urbanism and Territorial Development at the National Institute for Research and Development in Constructions, Urbanism and Sustainable Spatial Development URBAN-INCERC, also in Bucharest, Romania.
He holds PhDs in both Ecology and Geography.
Associate Editors
Dr George J. Besseris
BSc, MSc, PhD (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)
George J Besseris is an independent consultant on quality & environmental improvement. He is an Academic Council Member and Department Head of Technology Management with City Unity College (City University of Seattle-Athens campus) . He also lectures on quality courses at five postgraduate programs affiliated with Technological Education Institute of Piraeus (Greece), the University of the West of Scotland (UK), the Hellenic Open University (Greece), Kingston University (London, UK), The University of Wales (UK) and the City University of Seattle (Seattle, USA). He earned a B.Sc. in applied mathematics and an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering, all from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has fifteen years of managerial experience in the area of quality & environmental management. He is an Editorial Board Member for International Journal of Quality Engineering and Technology and an Associate Editor for International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage. He is a Green Business Angel with the Athens Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Professor Ulrich Lüttge
Dr. habil. (Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany)
Dr. habil. Ulrich Lüttge is Professor Emeritus at the Technical University in Darmstadt, Germany. He is also a member of the Academia Europaea (since 1992), Leopoldina (since 1996), Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft (since 2002) and the Académie d'Agriculture de France (since 2004). His interests include general botany, integration, modularity & emergence in whole plants, self-organization in the biosphere, science & spirit.
Editorial Board
Charles Boch
(University of California Santa Barbara / Santa Barbara, California, USA)
Rachel Ben-Shlomo
(University of Haifa Oranim / Tivon, Israel)
Carlo Cerrano
(Universitŕ Politecnica delle Marche / Ancona, Italy)
Sorin Cheval
(National Institute for Research and Development in Environmental Protection / Bucharest, Romania)
Jun Chen
(Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences / Wuhan, China)
Francesco De Paola
(University of Naples Federico II / Naples, Italy)
Wu Deng
(Siemens China / Beijing, China)
Yunus Dogan
(Dokuz Eylul University / Izmir, Turkey)
Dilfuza Egamberdieva
(National University of Uzbekistan / Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
Mario Fargnoli
(University of Rome La Sapienza & Ministry of Agriculture / Rome, Italy)
Christopher J. Fettig
(United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service / Davis, California, USA)
Jerekias Gandure
(University of Botswana / Gaborone, Botswana)
Rodolfo Gentili
(University of Milano-Bicocca / Milan, Italy)
Gilvan R. Guedes
(Vale do Rio Doce University / Valadares, Brazil)
Erzsébet (Elisabeth) Hornung
(Szent Istvan University / Budapest, Hungary)
Mochamad Indrawan
(University of Indonesia / Depok, Indonesia)
Yoh Iwasa
(Kyushu University / Fukuoka, Japan)
Massoomeh Hedayati
(University Sains Malaysia / Penang, Malaysia)
Chao Liang
(University of Wisconsin / Madison, Wisconsin, USA)
Mohammad Javad Maghsoodi
(University Sains Malaysia / Penang, Malaysia)
Kozo Mayumi
(The University of Tokushima / Tokushima City, Japan)
Josephine Kaviti Musango
(Gauteng City-Region Observatory / Gauteng, South Africa)
Romina Rodela
(Wageningen University and Research Centre / Wageningen, The Netherlands & University of
Nova Gorica / Nova Gorica, Slovenia)
Nurettin Sahin
(Mugla University / Mugla, Turkey)
Serenella Sala
(European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability / Ispra, Italy)
Harpinder S. Sandhu
(Flinders University / Adelaide, Australia)
Péter Török
(University of Debrecen / Debrecen, Hungary)
Ilker Ugulu
(Balikesir University / Balikesir, Turkey)
Asim Zia
(University of Vermont / Burlington, Vermont, USA)
He holds PhDs in both Ecology and Geography.
Dr George J. Besseris
BSc, MSc, PhD (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)
George J Besseris is an independent consultant on quality & environmental improvement. He is an Academic Council Member and Department Head of Technology Management with City Unity College (City University of Seattle-Athens campus) . He also lectures on quality courses at five postgraduate programs affiliated with Technological Education Institute of Piraeus (Greece), the University of the West of Scotland (UK), the Hellenic Open University (Greece), Kingston University (London, UK), The University of Wales (UK) and the City University of Seattle (Seattle, USA). He earned a B.Sc. in applied mathematics and an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering, all from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has fifteen years of managerial experience in the area of quality & environmental management. He is an Editorial Board Member for International Journal of Quality Engineering and Technology and an Associate Editor for International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage. He is a Green Business Angel with the Athens Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Professor Ulrich Lüttge
Dr. habil. (Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany)
Dr. habil. Ulrich Lüttge is Professor Emeritus at the Technical University in Darmstadt, Germany. He is also a member of the Academia Europaea (since 1992), Leopoldina (since 1996), Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft (since 2002) and the Académie d'Agriculture de France (since 2004). His interests include general botany, integration, modularity & emergence in whole plants, self-organization in the biosphere, science & spirit.
Editorial Board
Charles Boch
(University of California Santa Barbara / Santa Barbara, California, USA)
Rachel Ben-Shlomo
(University of Haifa Oranim / Tivon, Israel)
Carlo Cerrano
(Universitŕ Politecnica delle Marche / Ancona, Italy)
Sorin Cheval
(National Institute for Research and Development in Environmental Protection / Bucharest, Romania)
Jun Chen
(Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences / Wuhan, China)
Francesco De Paola
(University of Naples Federico II / Naples, Italy)
Wu Deng
(Siemens China / Beijing, China)
Yunus Dogan
(Dokuz Eylul University / Izmir, Turkey)
Dilfuza Egamberdieva
(National University of Uzbekistan / Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
Mario Fargnoli
(University of Rome La Sapienza & Ministry of Agriculture / Rome, Italy)
Christopher J. Fettig
(United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service / Davis, California, USA)
Jerekias Gandure
(University of Botswana / Gaborone, Botswana)
Rodolfo Gentili
(University of Milano-Bicocca / Milan, Italy)
Gilvan R. Guedes
(Vale do Rio Doce University / Valadares, Brazil)
Erzsébet (Elisabeth) Hornung
(Szent Istvan University / Budapest, Hungary)
Mochamad Indrawan
(University of Indonesia / Depok, Indonesia)
Yoh Iwasa
(Kyushu University / Fukuoka, Japan)
Massoomeh Hedayati
(University Sains Malaysia / Penang, Malaysia)
Chao Liang
(University of Wisconsin / Madison, Wisconsin, USA)
Mohammad Javad Maghsoodi
(University Sains Malaysia / Penang, Malaysia)
Kozo Mayumi
(The University of Tokushima / Tokushima City, Japan)
Josephine Kaviti Musango
(Gauteng City-Region Observatory / Gauteng, South Africa)
Romina Rodela
(Wageningen University and Research Centre / Wageningen, The Netherlands & University of
Nova Gorica / Nova Gorica, Slovenia)
Nurettin Sahin
(Mugla University / Mugla, Turkey)
Serenella Sala
(European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability / Ispra, Italy)
Harpinder S. Sandhu
(Flinders University / Adelaide, Australia)
Péter Török
(University of Debrecen / Debrecen, Hungary)
Ilker Ugulu
(Balikesir University / Balikesir, Turkey)
Asim Zia
(University of Vermont / Burlington, Vermont, USA)
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