Journal profile · Environmental Sciences
ACS Environmental Au
ISSN 2694-2518 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2021
ACS Environmental Au: CAS Zone 2 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 3,500; median 107 days to acceptance (114 articles, last 24 months); 69 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACS Environmental Au is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Academic Writing and Publishing and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, together about 22.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACS Environmental Au is an open access journal publishing experimental research and theoretical results in all aspects of environmental science and technology, both fundamental and applied. Topics include: Alternative energy Anthropogenic impacts on atmosphere, soil, or water Biogeochemical cycling Biomass or wastes as resources Contaminants in aquatic and terrestrial environments Environmental applications and implications of synthetic biology Environmental data science Environmental justice and equality Ecotoxicology and public health Energy and climate Environmental modeling, processes, and measurement methods and technologies Environmental nanotechnology and biotechnology Green chemistry Green manufacturing and engineering Risk assessment, regulatory frameworks, and life-cycle assessments Systems engineering and quantitative sustainability Treatment and resource recovery and waste management
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsEarth and Planetary Sciences8.6%
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities7.5%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Microplastics and Plastic PollutionEnvironmental Science6.2%
- History and advancements in chemistryChemistry6.2%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsEnvironmental Science4.7%
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 17LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 106OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 328 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 80 | 61 |
| 2025 | 69 | 69 | 257 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | 770 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 1,208 |
| 2022 | 55 | 55 | 1,286 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 1,482 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
107 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 135 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (114 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 120 days
- Sample
- 114 articles with submission and acceptance dates (134 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 3,500 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,500 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2021
- ISSN
- 2694-2518
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACS Environmental Au
What CAS zone is ACS Environmental Au in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACS Environmental Au is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / Engineering, Environmental. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at ACS Environmental Au?
Based on the dates recorded on 114 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 107 days (interquartile range 83–135 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index ACS Environmental Au?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACS Environmental Au is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is ACS Environmental Au open access, and what is the APC?
ACS Environmental Au is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .