526
S. da Silva Neiva et al.
Fig. 1 Methodology flow
chart used to analyze the
literature
1.061 (Scopus 2019). The journal was chosen because it aims to provide up-to-date
information on new developments and trends in sustainability focused on the context
of higher education. It also seeks to catalyze networks and information exchange on
sustainable development as a whole and on SD globally within the following areas
of interest:
• Environmental management systems
• Sustainable development
• Sustainable Development Goals
• Curricular innovation
• Campus greening
• Operational aspects of universities
• Energy, water, recycling, waste management
• Planning and design of campuses
• Environmental reports
• Environmental policies and action plans
• Staff and student initiatives
(Emerald 2019a).
Using these areas of interest, the second phase identified relevant articles published
in the IJSHE from its inception in 2000 until the end of 2018. The third phase analyzed
the abstracts of these articles to select the most important terms. The fourth phase
organized and submitted the articles to a process of placement mining (Ceci et al.
2012) that created a list of the most important terms being used in these articles based
on the frequency of citation. The fifth and final phase of the process carried out a
S. da Silva Neiva et al.
Fig. 1 Methodology flow
chart used to analyze the
literature
1.061 (Scopus 2019). The journal was chosen because it aims to provide up-to-date
information on new developments and trends in sustainability focused on the context
of higher education. It also seeks to catalyze networks and information exchange on
sustainable development as a whole and on SD globally within the following areas
of interest:
• Environmental management systems
• Sustainable development
• Sustainable Development Goals
• Curricular innovation
• Campus greening
• Operational aspects of universities
• Energy, water, recycling, waste management
• Planning and design of campuses
• Environmental reports
• Environmental policies and action plans
• Staff and student initiatives
(Emerald 2019a).
Using these areas of interest, the second phase identified relevant articles published
in the IJSHE from its inception in 2000 until the end of 2018. The third phase analyzed
the abstracts of these articles to select the most important terms. The fourth phase
organized and submitted the articles to a process of placement mining (Ceci et al.
2012) that created a list of the most important terms being used in these articles based
on the frequency of citation. The fifth and final phase of the process carried out a