Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences (JIES)  provides a stimulating, informative and critical forum for intellectual debate on significant environmental issues. It brings together perspectives from a wide range of disciplines and methodologies in both the social and natural sciences in an effort to develop integrative knowledge about the processes responsible for environmental change, the impact of environmental change on nature and society, and possible solutions. The Journal is especially concerned with the relationships between science, society and policy and one of its key aims is to advance understanding of the theory and practice of sustainable development. 

The subject matter, authorship and readership are international in scope and cover issues from across a range of scales, from the global to the local. As such, research pertaining to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is particularly relevant. Key themes include: integrated assessment methodologies; governance and regulation; technology and innovation; science, society and policy; and knowledge, perceptions and discourse. 

A prerequisite for articles to be accepted is that they report on integrative research, where integration can be defined in different ways, for instance, integration across disciplines, societal sectors, scales, environmental issues, the cause–effect chain, or the supply chain. The journal publishes work on a wide range of issues, including:
Energy
Food
Water
Climate change
Pollution, waste
Urban sustainability
Biodiversity conservation
Education on sustainability
Environment and development
Environmental management systems

Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences  publishes original material, including theoretical developments, new empirical data, innovative methods and policy analysis. The Journal publishes original research articles, review articles, essays, research notes and book reviews. The journal also publishes occasional Special Issues covering interdisciplinary research and policy perspectives on specific environmental issues. Published papers are accessible to a wide audience that comprises natural and social scientists, professionals and policy makers. 

Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences (JIES)  is a fully open access journal. This means all submitted articles will, if accepted, be available for anyone to read, anywhere, at any time, immediately on publication. There are no subscription charges for this journal. 

Editors-in-Chief: 
Carolien Kroeze - Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands 
Henri C. Moll - University of Groningen, The Netherlands 

Managing Editor: 
Jillian Student - Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands 

Editorial Board: 
Jan Boersema - Leiden University, The Netherlands 
Xiaogang He - Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University, USA 
Warit Jawjit - Walailak University, Thailand 
Petr Jehlicka - The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK 
Mark Lemon - De Montfort University, UK 
Lin Ma - Institute of Genetic and Development Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China 
Dale S. Rothman - Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, USA 
Roland Scholz - ETH (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule), Zürich, Switzerland 
Ton Schoot Uiterkamp - University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands 
Saskia Werners - Water Systems and Global Change, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands 
Birka Wicke - Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, The Netherlands 
Wilfried Winiwarter - IIASA (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis), Laxenburg, Austria and University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, Poland 


"Biographies of the Editors-in-Chiefs" 

Prof. Dr. Carolien Kroeze 
Editor in Chief for the  Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences 
Chairholder Water Systems and Global Change Group at Wageningen University and Research 

Website 
https://www.wur.nl/en/Persons/prof.dr.-C-Carolien-Kroeze.htm 

Research interests 
Carolien Kroeze is has been involved in integrated assessment studies, with a special emphasis on water systems and global change. She focuses on large scale modelling of aquatic and terrestrial systems to improve understanding of the relationship between human activity and environmental quality. Her research includes environmental systems analysis, scenario analyses and evaluation of environmental policies aiming at simultaneous abatement of multiple environmental problems. 

Message to the authors 
“Our journal strives to make a real difference. We welcome contributions to the journal that help us better understand transitions society needs to move towards sustainable development. Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals will be a major challenge in the coming decades, and we need integrative studies that help us meet these goals. Identifying solutions for the big environmental issues that we are facing requires a synthesis of knowledge from the social and natural sciences, and involvement of stakeholders.” 

Publications in  JIES 
Kanokwan Saswattecha, Melissa Cuevas Romero, Lars Hein, Warit Jawjit &  Carolien Kroeze (2015) Non-CO 2 greenhouse gas emissions from palm oil production in Thailand  Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 12:sup1, 67-85, DOI:  10.1080/1943815X.2015.1110184 

Shunshun Yang, Hongjuan Qu, Shengji Luan &  Carolien Kroeze (2014) Environmental implications of rural policies in China: a multi-agent model at the level of agricultural households,  Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 11:1, 17-37, DOI:  10.1080/1943815X.2014.883413 

Djoko Suwarno, Ansje Löhr,  Carolien Kroeze & Budi Widianarko (2013) Past and future trends in nutrient export by 19 rivers to the coastal waters of Indonesia  Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences 10:1, 55-71, DOI:  10.1080/1943815X.2013.772902 

Xiuxiu Gao &  Carolien Kroeze (2012) The effects of blue energy on future emissions of greenhouse gases and other atmospheric pollutants in China,  Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 9:sup1, 177-190, DOI:  10.1080/1943815X.2012.701648 

Alfi Syakila,  Carolien Kroeze & Caroline P. Slomp (2010) Neglecting sinks for N 2O at the earth's surface: does it matter?,  Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 7:sup1, 79-87, DOI:  10.1080/1943815X.2010.497492 

Carolien Kroeze, Egon Dumont & Sybil Seitzinger (2010) Future trends in emissions of N 2O from rivers and estuaries,  Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 7:sup1, 71-78, DOI:  10.1080/1943815X.2010.496789 

Joanna Kuleszo,  Carolien Kroeze, Jan Post & Balázs M. Fekete (2010) The potential of blue energy for reducing emissions of CO 2 and non-CO 2 greenhouse gases,  Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 7:sup1, 89-96, DOI:  10.1080/19438151003680850 

Prof. Dr. Henri (Henk) C. Moll 
Editor in Chief for the Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences 
Chairholder Natural Resource Use for Sustainable Production and Consumption at the University of Groningen 

Website 
https://www.rug.nl/staff/h.c.moll/ 

Research interests 
Henri Moll has co-ordinated several (interdisciplinary) research projects in the National (Dutch) Research Programme on Global Air Pollution and Climate Change. He was responsible for the Dutch contribution to the EU sponsored project ToolSust (the involvement of stakeholders to develop and implement tools for sustainable households in the cities of tomorrow). 

Under his guidance, energy scenario studies have been developed addressing the implementation of renewable energy sources in the northern regions of the Netherlands for the period 2010 – 2035. Presently, the major subject of his research attention  are the future role of natural gas and its substitutes (biogas, SNG) in the Netherlands and the European energy system as well as their consequences for the environment and land use change. 

He has participated in several international networks concerning lifecycle analysis,  material flow accounting, system-modelling and sustainable development. At the methodological level, his personal research priorities are system dynamics  approaches related to sustainable development issues as well as the further development and application of chain and lifecycle like methodologies (addressing energy, material and environmental issues). 

Message to the authors 
“In my scientific career, I have supervised the writing of about 100 scientific articles, reports and conference contributions. I have also reviewed approximately 100 scientific articles. Scientific writing and publishing of significant articles are of utmost importance for the advancement of science in general, and environmental sciences especially. As a reviewer, my responsibility is to (de)select original and new papers. But more importantly, my role is to advise the authors on how to improve their contribution to science. As editor, my priorities remain the same: looking for the advancement of environmental sciences by publishing relevant and original scientific work and challenging scientists from all over the world to deliver outstanding articles. Sustainable development, climate change, circular economy and energy transitions are important global challenges to be addressed in our journal. A multidisciplinary approach is needed to study and advance these topics. Keeping in mind the slogans: ‘think globally act locally’ and ‘the devil is in the detail’, next to  top-down perspectives, bottom-up perspectives are relevant for our journal. Nonetheless, science also implies the ability to generalize from a local case and to critically analyse  the general implications of  specific results.” 

Publications in  JIES 
Rene Benders,  Henk Moll, Klaas Jan Noorman & Gerwin Wiersma (2011) CO 2 reduction strategies for the Northern Netherlands,  Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 8:3, 219-239, DOI:  10.1080/1943815X.2011.603495 

Annemarie Kerkhof, Eric Drissen, Anton S. Uiterkamp &  Henk Moll (2010) Valuation of environmental public goods and services at different spatial scales: a review,  Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 7:2, 125-133, DOI:  10.1080/19438151003709832
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