Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIMS Environmental Science
ISSN 2372-0344 · eISSN 2372-0352 · AIMS Press · United States
AIMS Environmental Science: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 300; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AIMS Environmental Science is published by AIMS Press and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Air Quality and Health Impacts, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques and Heavy metals in environment, together about 24.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Home AIMS Environmental Science ISSN 2372-0352 Contact by email AIMS Environmental Science is an international Open Access journal devoted to publishing peer-reviewed, high quality, original papers in the field of Environmental science. We publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.All published papers' full text from 2016 will be indexed by WoS. 1.3 3.7 Advanced Search {{subColumn.name}} AIMS Environmental Science Search Advanced Home {{newsColumn.name}} {{subColumn.name}} Latest Articles Current Issue Most Read Most Cited Archive Special Issues Special Issue Topical Section Recurring Topics Special Issue {{author.authorNameEn}}, {{article.year}}, Volume {{article.volume}}, Issue {{article.issue}}: {{article.fpage | processPage:article.lpage:6}}. doi: {{article.doi}} {{article.articleStateNameEn}}, Available online {{article.preferredDate | date:'yyyy-MM-dd'}}, doi: {{article.doi}} Abstract Abstract HTML HTML PDF Cited ({{article.citedByCount}}) Viewed ({{article.visitArticleCount}}) More Special Issue Topical Section Recurring Topics Special Issue {{author.authorNameEn}}, {{article.year}}, Volume {{article.volume}}, Issue {{article.issue}}: {{article.fpage | processPage:article.lpage:6}}. doi: {{article.doi}} {{article.articleStateNameEn}}, Available online {{article.preferredDate | date:'yyyy-MM-dd'}}, doi: {{article.doi}} Abstract Abstract HTML HTML PDF Cited ({{article.citedByCount}}) Viewed ({{article.visitArticleCount}}) More Special Issue Topical Section Recurring Topics Special Issue {{author.authorNameEn}}, {{article.year}}, Volume {{article.volume}}, Issue {{article.issue}}: {{article.fpage | processPage:article.lpage:6}}. doi: {{article.doi}} {{article.articleStateNameEn}}, Available online {{article.preferredDate | date:'yyyy-MM-dd'}}, doi: {{article.doi}} Abstract Abstract HTML HTML PDF Cited ({{article.citedByCount}}) Viewed ({{article.visitArticleCount}}) More Special Issue Topical Section Recurring Topics Special Issue {{author.authorNameEn}}, {{article.year}}, Volume {{article.volume}}, Issue {{article.issue}}: {{article.fpage | processPage:article.lpage:6}}. doi: {{article.doi}} {{article.articleStateNameEn}}, Available online {{article.preferredDate | date:'yyyy-MM-dd'}}, doi: {{article.doi}} Abstract Abstract HTML HTML PDF Cited ({{article.citedByCount}}) Viewed ({{article.visitArticleCount}}) More Submit a Paper Reviewer Login Email Notifications Special Issues Open For Submission Guest Editors: Guest Editor: Deadline: More {{newsColumn.name}} {{news.title}} {{news.title}} More {{newsColumn.name}} Copyright © AIMS Press
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science10%
- Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesEnvironmental Science7.3%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science7%
- Microplastics and Plastic PollutionEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.5%
- Air Quality Monitoring and ForecastingEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
WoSPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 147OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 525 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 16 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | 150 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | 230 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 235 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 | 481 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 302 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 500 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- conference reportWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
- editorialWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
- letterWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
- original researchWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
- reviewWe publish the following article types: original research articles, reviews, editorials, letters, and conference reports.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
All published papers' full text from 2016 will be indexed by WoS. Model summary
All published papers' full text from 2016 will be indexed by WoS.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- AIMS Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2372-0344
- Electronic ISSN
- 2372-0352
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AIMS Environmental Science
What CAS zone is AIMS Environmental Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AIMS Environmental Science is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of AIMS Environmental Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at AIMS Environmental Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 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 AIMS Environmental Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AIMS Environmental Science is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is AIMS Environmental Science open access, and what is the APC?
AIMS Environmental Science is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .