Journal profile · Environmental Science-Ecology
Anthropocene Review
ISSN 2053-0196 · eISSN 2053-020X · SAGE Publications Inc. · United States
Anthropocene Review: CAS Zone 3 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.39; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Anthropocene Review is published by SAGE Publications Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Energy and Sustainability Research, Climate Change Communication and Perception and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, together about 27.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Anthropocene Review is a trans-disciplinary journal issued 3 times per year, bringing together peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of research pertaining to the Anthropocene, from earth and environmental sciences, social sciences, material sciences, and humanities. View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Ecology
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United Kingdom 17, United States 9, Sweden 5, Canada 3, Australia 3 (55 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Energy and Sustainability ResearchEnergy11.5%
- Climate Change Communication and PerceptionSocial Sciences8.5%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences7.7%
- Climate Change and GeoengineeringEnvironmental Science7.7%
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial LifePhysics and Astronomy7.3%
- Earth Systems and Cosmic EvolutionEarth and Planetary Sciences6.2%
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 3.39LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 179OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 51.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 313 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 14 | 4 |
| 2025 | 22 | 15 | 48 |
| 2024 | 21 | 14 | 74 |
| 2023 | 43 | 34 | 755 |
| 2022 | 24 | 18 | 336 |
| 2021 | 32 | 20 | 590 |
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
- 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 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- editorialResearch articles: High-impact research papers that contain original data, present innovative interpretations or address significant methodological or conceptua…Length not stated
- opinionResearch articles: High-impact research papers that contain original data, present innovative interpretations or address significant methodological or conceptua…Length not stated
- perspectiveResearch articles: High-impact research papers that contain original data, present innovative interpretations or address significant methodological or conceptua…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- perspectives and controversiesPerspectives and Controversies: Brief contributions (not normally exceeding 2,000 words) on controversial issues likely to generate debate between colleagues wi…Length not stated
- research articleResearch articles: High-impact research papers that contain original data, present innovative interpretations or address significant methodological or conceptua…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- research articlesResearch articles: High-impact research papers that contain original data, present innovative interpretations or address significant methodological or conceptua…Length not stated
- research paperResearch articles: High-impact research papers that contain original data, present innovative interpretations or address significant methodological or conceptua…Length not stated
- reviewResearch articles: High-impact research papers that contain original data, present innovative interpretations or address significant methodological or conceptua…Length not stated
- review articleResearch articles: High-impact research papers that contain original data, present innovative interpretations or address significant methodological or conceptua…main text ≤ 12,000 words
- reviewsReviews: Authoritative and stimulating reviews on any theme relating to the Anthropocene. Review articles should be written in a way that will allow them to att…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Figures submitted in color will be published in color in the online version of the journal at no cost. If you wish to have color figures in the printed version,the fee will be determined at Production. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice program, and Open Access agreements, where authors can publ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Double-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
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
- SAGE Publications Inc.
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2053-0196
- Electronic ISSN
- 2053-020X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Anthropocene Review
What CAS zone is Anthropocene Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Anthropocene Review is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / Geosciences, Multidisciplinary / Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Anthropocene Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.39; CiteScore 9, h-index 55.
What are the manuscript requirements of Anthropocene Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Harvard; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Anthropocene Review based?
Of the 55 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (17), United States (9) and Sweden (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Anthropocene Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Anthropocene Review is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Anthropocene Review open access, and what is the APC?
Anthropocene Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .