Journal profile · ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL
ACS ES&T Engineering
ISSN 2690-0645 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2021
ACS ES&T Engineering: CAS Zone 3 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 89 days to acceptance (34 articles, last 24 months); 328 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACS ES&T Engineering is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced oxidation water treatment, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Membrane Separation Technologies, together about 29.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACS ES&T Engineering publishes high-impact research and review/perspective articles in all areas of environmental technology and engineering through a highly rigorous peer-review process. It is a specialist journal that aims to serve as an international forum for research and innovation, welcoming contributions on materials, technologies, processes, data analytics and engineering systems that can manage, protect and remediate air, water and soil quality, treat wastes and recover resources. Research contributions that support effective decision-making within complex engineered systems, and are informed by mechanistic science and analytics that describe complex environmental engineering systems are encouraged. Papers that present novel, innovative advancements will be considered across the continuum from lab-based discovery to field-based application. Case/demonstration studies without significant scientific advances and technological innovations will not be considered. Papers containing experimental and/or theoretical methods and knowledge grounded in engineering principles that are integrated with core knowledge from other disciplines are welcome.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced oxidation water treatmentEnvironmental Science10.8%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy9.9%
- Membrane Separation TechnologiesEnvironmental Science9.3%
- Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Science6.3%
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Membrane-based Ion Separation TechniquesEngineering5.9%
- Environmental remediation with nanomaterialsEngineering5.5%
- Microbial Fuel Cells and BioremediationEnvironmental Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| 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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 11LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 658OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 291LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,522 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 220 | 45 | 137 |
| 2025 | 328 | 63 | 1,332 |
| 2024 | 305 | 46 | 3,724 |
| 2023 | 243 | 46 | 4,275 |
| 2022 | 216 | 32 | 6,507 |
| 2021 | 169 | 39 | 6,809 |
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
89 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 73 days – 112 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 10 days (34 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 103 days
- Sample
- 34 articles with submission and acceptance dates (37 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".
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
Transformative journalLetPub
A subscription journal moving to full open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,500 | — | — |
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
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2021
- ISSN
- 2690-0645
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACS ES&T Engineering
What CAS zone is ACS ES&T Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACS ES&T Engineering is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category 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 ES&T Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 34 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 89 days (interquartile range 73–112 days). 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 ES&T Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACS ES&T Engineering is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is ACS ES&T Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
ACS ES&T Engineering is a transformative journal. APC about USD 4,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .