Citation
Ahmed, A. (2012), "Editorial", World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, Vol. 9 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJSTSD.59909aaa.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Editorial
Article Type: Editorial From: World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, Volume 9, Issue 1.
Welcome to World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development (WJSTSD)
We are pleased to present the first issue in 2012 of WJSTSD published by Emerald Group Publishing Limited, UK.
WJSTSD is a forum for academics, practitioners and policy makers from around the world to exchange concepts, research and best practices about science and technology and to provoke forward thinking on the development of a more coherent approach to solving global problems related to sustainable development (SD). In doing so, a holistic approach is used to critically examine the inter-relationship between the natural, the governmental, the economic and the social dimensions of our world and how science and technology can contribute to solutions. The journal aims to integrate the study of these disciplines to achieve SD and help to stimulate debate amongst scholars, researchers and policy makers across the world with a view to defining common, effective responses to tomorrow's challenges. Given the apparently contradictory needs of economic growth and environmental conservation, it comes as no surprise that the impact of the global financial crisis on SD has had such a powerful influence in contemporary discussions on the future of our world.
Editorial board
WJSTSD's editorial committee is truly international in terms of the wide range of specialisations of its members and the validated academic background that they bring to bear on the quality of the review and the geographic areas from where they have come with different editorial experiences.
Content of the first issue
This issue of the journal is ambitious in its intent and the response to our call for papers has been so high with many high quality papers received covering a wide range of subjects in the focus and scope of WJSTSD. The papers we selected have an interesting profile and cover a wide spectrum of topics. The geographic breadth stretches across the world with contributions representing the outcome of many comprehensive research programmes undertaken in various different countries. The plurality of issues interrogated reminds the reader of the complexity of the subject matter under investigation and the multifariousness of the concept of SD itself.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Emerald Group Publishing and most sincerely Rob Edwards (Head of Publishing Development) and his highly professional staff (Caroline Moors and Sarah Baxter) and Alastair Cook for giving us the opportunity to publish WJSTSD. We are also very grateful to all the members of our editorial board for their continuous support, valuable time and efforts. Our most sincere thanks go to all of the authors who shared their expertise and knowledge with the readers of WJSTSD. We are especially grateful to all reviewers for graciously offering their invaluable comments, suggestions and criticisms, which greatly enhanced the quality of this issue of the journal.
Finally we hope you find this edition of the journal to be interesting and thought provoking and look forward to receiving your valuable submissions and comments so we can continue to serve your needs to the very best of our ability.
Allam Ahmed
University of Sussex, UK