
Editors-in-Chief: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Leila Hashemi-Beni, North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Prof. Dr. Sanghoon Kwon, Department of Earth System Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Dr. A. Vasanthi, Gravity and Magnetic Group, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India.
Dr. Cheng-Xue Yang, Institute of Earth Science, China University of Geosciences Beijing, Beijing, China.
Habitable Planet is a peer reviewed international interdisciplinary open access journal belonging to the International Association for Gondwana Research (IAGR). The journal aims to promote high quality research publications across diverse fields of Earth and Environmental Sciences covering the history of evolution of planet Earth, resources, hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere, particularly focusing on the planet Earth’s habitability. Interdisciplinary topics of natural hazards, environment-related socio-economic issues, and intercultural aspects in the context of sustainability are also considered. The journal also welcomes contributions on studies related to planetary equivalents. The journal promotes and disseminates scientific information among researchers, students, academics as well as policy and decision makers with a view to serving the global community. More
Articles accepted for publication in the first and second volumes (2025, 2026) of the Journal will be free open access with no article processing fee for authors, which will be paid by the International Association for Gondwana Research (IAGR).
Coal Rents, Forest Rents, and Alternative Energy: Assessing Their Combined Impact on Environmental Degradation in China
Muhammad Irfan Latif
2026, 2(1): 190-204. doi: 10.63335/j.hp.2026.0034

Urban Expansion and Agricultural Land Conflict in Southern Brazil: Implications for Sustainable Land Use Policy
Guilherme Peterle Schmitz, Emanuelle Goellner, Brian William Bodah, Marcos Roberto dos Santos, Giana Mores, Grace Tibério Cardoso, Richard Thomas Lermen, Alcindo Neckel
2026, 2(1): 170-189. doi: 10.63335/j.hp.2026.0033

A Reappraisal of Pacific-type Orogeny and Subduction Erosion
Inna Safonova
2026, 2(1): 159-169. doi: 10.63335/j.hp.2026.0032

First Record of Ichnogenus Furculosus from Western India: Clues to Early Cambrian Behavioral Evolution
S. Ahmad, S. K. Pandey
2026, 2(1): 149-158. doi: 10.63335/j.hp.2026.0031

Geothermal Cesium Resources in the Tibetan Plateau: Geological Controls, Resource Potential, and Implications for Low-Carbon Energy Transition
Fei Xue
2026, 2(1): 128-148. doi: 10.63335/j.hp.2026.0030

Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, and Human Health: A Converging Crisis
Ajith Kumar S. Nair, Yau Adamu, Hugh Montgomery, Gurleen Kaur, Manmeet Singh, Naveen Sudharsan, Yun Hang
2026, 2(1): 108-127. doi: 10.63335/j.hp.2026.0029

Toward a Sustainable Future through Green Transformation: A Spatiotemporal Perspective on the Evolution of China’s Ecological Efficiency
Zijie Wang, Xin Zhao, Haiyang Yan, Qian Zhang
2026, 2(1): 94-107. doi: 10.63335/j.hp.2026.0028

Linking Mineral Rents, Resource Depletion, Biodiversity Conservation, and Public–Private Partnerships in Water and Sanitation Management
Mona Alariqi
2026, 2(1): 81-93. doi: 10.63335/j.hp.2026.0027

Nexus between Energy Generation Sources and Environmental Deterioration Under Trade Policy Uncertainty in USA and China
Mustafa Tevfik Kartal, Derviş Kirikkaleli, Dilvin Taşkın, Serpil Kılıç Depren, Seyed Alireza Athari
2026, 2(1): 63-80. doi: 10.63335/j.hp.2026.0026

Planetary Modulation of Solar and Climate Oscillations
Nicola Scafetta, Antonio Bianchini
2026, 2(1): 46-62. doi: 10.63335/j.hp.2025.0025
