Environmental sustainability and scientific publishing: a manifesto

This manifesto was presented at the 15th EASE Conference on 23 June 2021. It aims to support our members and the wider global community of editors in their efforts to reduce the environmental impact of their activities. Following feedback from the community, the manifesto was officially published in full in the EASE journal European Science Editing in October 2021.

This published version included a quick check table for editors, publishers, or any interested individuals, to assess their activities and get a sense of possible changes to their daily practices to develop greener habits.

This document will not be further updated.

In 2024 the E&S and DEI Committees of EASE started a project to expand this simple quick check table into a more comprehensive tool to help journal editors and publishers track their progress along their SDG journey. The SDG Checklist was presented at the 18th EASE Conference in Oslo, Norway on 16 May 2025.

Reference:
Mertens S, Brown A (2021) Environmental sustainability and scientific publishing: EASE manifesto. European Science Editing 47: e75625. https://doi.org/10.3897/ese.2021.e75625