Bibliometric of Sustainability Research Published in Sinta 2

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to map and analyze the progress of  sustainability research published in journals indexed in SINTA 2 using bibliometric methods. Specifically, this study identifies publication trends, the most prominent research topics, and the characteristics of sustainability research methods in academic journals in Indonesia.

Method: This research adopts a bibliometric method using a quantitative approach. Data collection was conducted using the Publish or Perish application through the Crossref database by searching for the keyword “sustainability” for the periode 2016-2025. This search was carried out on SINTA 2 journals with various ISSNs. From the initial search, 120 articles were obtained, and then screening was conducted based on topic relevance and completeness of metadata, resulting in 115 articles being selected as the final sample. To analyze the data, VOSviewer was used, which  producted network visualizations, overlay visualizations, and density visualization.

Finding: The study results indicate that the publication of research on sustainability in SINTA 2 journals has shown significant growth after 2018, indicating an increasing interest among academics in sustainability issues. In addition, the most commonly applied analysis technique in sustainability research is the multiple regression method. Keyword analysis shows that sustainability reporting, corporate governance, and financial performance are key interrelated themes.

Novelty: This study presents a detailed bibliometric mapping of sustainability research, specifically highlighting journals indexed in SINTA 2 by utilizing data from Crossref and visualizing it using VOSviewer. The findings of this study provide a structured view of the directions, trends, and methodological patterns in sustainability studies, which can serve as a reference for future research in the context of accounting and sustainability in Indonesia.