Affiliation with WSSET
Future Cities and Environment is proud to be affiliated with the World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies (WSSET), an international non-profit organisation committed to promoting sustainable technologies and fostering collaboration across academia, industry, and government.
To encourage the dissemination of impactful work, WSSET has formal agreements with several leading journals, including Future Cities and Environment, to offer discounted publication fees for selected papers. This initiative supports researchers in publishing high-quality studies that align with global sustainability goals, particularly in areas related to urban development and environmental performance.
Members of WSSET receive a 10% discount on the Article Processing Charge on declaring their membership before publication. Journal revenue does not fund WSSET, and WSSET provides no funding to the journal.
The journal's Editor-in-Chief, Professor Saffa Riffat, is President of WSSET. Associate Editor Professor James Riffat is Chief Executive Officer of WSSET.
This affiliation does not affect editorial decisions. Manuscripts are assessed on academic merit alone, and WSSET has no role in the peer review or acceptance of individual submissions. Where an author holds a position within WSSET or on the journal's editorial team, the competing interest is declared in the published article and the manuscript is handled by an editor independent of the journal and of WSSET.
The SET Conference
WSSET is the organiser of the annual International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET), a globally recognised forum for researchers, engineers, and professionals working in the field of sustainable energy and urban innovation. The conference covers a wide range of topics such as smart cities, low-carbon buildings, renewable energy integration, and environmental resilience.