Journal profile · Engineering, Environmental
AMBIO
ISSN 0044-7447 · eISSN 1654-7209 · Springer Netherlands · NORWAY · Bimonthly · Founded 2010
AMBIO: CAS Zone 2 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.72; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,490; median 168 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 212 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AMBIO is published by Springer Netherlands 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 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Land Use and Ecosystem Services and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, together about 23.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ambio is owned by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and was founded in 1972, following the first UN conference on the environment.Ambio publishes research for a global audience on the interrelationships between environment and society with focus on both the natural and the social dimension of sustainability challenges. It is Ambio’s ambition to publish research that speaks to an inter- and transdisciplinary audience within and beyond academia. Publications may lean more heavily on either natural or social sciences, but Ambio articles require a focus on the link between environment and society.Original contributions can be submitted to Ambio as Research articles, Reviews, Perspectives, News, or Comments. The five categories offer complementary options for presenting novel results and ideas. Authors are advised to check the Ambio Instructions for Authors under Submission guidelines as these are updated regularly. Please also check out Collections and calls for papers to find our Special Issues and Topical Collections.Ambio has a dedicated group of editors to assist the authors with preparation of their article for publication and broadening the scientific and societal impact of their research. Desk rejections are made within one week and decisions following external review are normally taken within two months.Ambio is a hybrid or transformative journal meaning that authors can choose between publishing via (1) the traditional publishing model (published articles are made available to institutions and individuals who subscribe to Ambio or who pay to read specific articles), or (2) Open Access (when an article is accepted for publication, the author/s or funder/s pay an Article Processing Charge (APC). The final version of the published article is then free to read for everyone).If you are uncertain whether your manuscript is suitable for publication in Ambio, please send an e-mail with the abstract to the Editor-in-Chief Bo Söderström (bo.soderstrom@kva.se). Requests for permissions to reproduce material with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences as copyright-holder should be directed to the Editor-in-Chief Bo Söderström (bo.soderstrom@kva.se).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Environmental
Editor-in-chief Bo SoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 5%); most named Sweden 20, United States 5, United Kingdom 4, Denmark 4, Norway 4 (65 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science9.6%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science8.9%
- Soil and Water Nutrient DynamicsEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science5%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science4.6%
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 | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
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 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 5.72LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 108LetPub ·
- h-index
- 197OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,005OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 75.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 190LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,000,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,585 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 160 | 142 | 70 |
| 2025 | 212 | 204 | 808 |
| 2024 | 153 | 153 | 1,476 |
| 2023 | 144 | 144 | 3,154 |
| 2022 | 134 | 134 | 3,971 |
| 2021 | 246 | 246 | 9,424 |
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 Crossref · to
168 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 127 days – 227 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 38 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 202 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (407 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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,490 / EUR 3,390 / GBP 2,890 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
Article types accepted1
- reviewA Review should be the result of a defined search criteria or method. The language should be simple and directed towards a non-specialist readership, novel conc…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Ambio, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer Netherlands
- Country or region
- NORWAY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2010
- ISSN
- 0044-7447
- Electronic ISSN
- 1654-7209
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 55, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AMBIO
What CAS zone is AMBIO in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AMBIO is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Environmental / Environmental Sciences. 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.
What is the impact factor of AMBIO?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.72; CiteScore 13.6, h-index 197.
How long does peer review take at AMBIO?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 168 days (interquartile range 127–227 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of AMBIO based?
Of the 65 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Sweden (20), United States (5) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index AMBIO?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AMBIO is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is AMBIO open access, and what is the APC?
AMBIO is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,490.
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: .