Journal profile · Environmental Science & Ecology
ACS ES&T Water
ISSN 2690-0637 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2021
ACS ES&T Water: CAS Zone 3 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 118 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); 707 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACS ES&T Water 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 Water Treatment and Disinfection, Advanced oxidation water treatment and Membrane Separation Technologies, together about 22.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pollution. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACS ES&T Water is a high-quality specialist journal dedicated to water research and policy. This international, multidisciplinary journal publishes novel, high-impact, peer-reviewed research on all aspects of water quality, chemistry, treatment, protection, and sustainable use/reuse and supply. The Journal considers both marine and freshwater environments as well as water utilized for industrial and municipal applications. ACS ES&T Water's multi-disciplinary research focus also welcomes other water-related research fields. Manuscripts describing public policy and the underlying science utilized for decision making are also encouraged.
Source: LetPub
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Water Treatment and DisinfectionEnvironmental Science8.7%
- Advanced oxidation water treatmentEnvironmental Science7.7%
- Membrane Separation TechnologiesEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances researchEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Microplastics and Plastic PollutionEnvironmental Science5.5%
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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Water Resources | 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
- 6.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 914OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.34%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 659LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,880 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 541 | 188 | 299 |
| 2025 | 707 | 221 | 2,620 |
| 2024 | 570 | 173 | 5,509 |
| 2023 | 444 | 122 | 6,491 |
| 2022 | 314 | 74 | 6,403 |
| 2021 | 237 | 50 | 6,606 |
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
118 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 155 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 131 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (174 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
- 2690-0637
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACS ES&T Water
What CAS zone is ACS ES&T Water in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACS ES&T Water is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / Water Resources. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 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 Water?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 118 days (interquartile range 83–155 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 Water?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACS ES&T Water is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is ACS ES&T Water open access, and what is the APC?
ACS ES&T Water 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .