Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Australasian Journal of Environmental Management
ISSN 1448-6563 · eISSN 2159-5356 · Taylor & Francis
Australasian Journal of Environmental Management: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.43; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 300 days to acceptance (23 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 2% (journal website); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australasian Journal of Environmental Management is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Economic and Environmental Valuation, Environmental and Social Impact Assessments and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, together about 21.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Australasian Journal of Environmental Management is published four times a year (March, June, September and December) and addresses general issues of policy and practice in resource and environmental management. The focus is on Australian and New Zealand practice, but submissions covering relevant international perspectives are also welcome. One of the four regular issues may be devoted to a specific theme, such as a particular management problem or an investigation within a specific resource sector. Emphasis will be placed on topicality. The journal aims to enhance communication and understanding across various areas of resource and environmental management, contributing to improvements in environmental practice. Peer review policy All articles in this journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double-anonymised refereeing.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named New Zealand 6, Australia 4 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.4%
- Environmental and Social Impact AssessmentsEnvironmental Science7.1%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science6.4%
- Mining and Resource ManagementEngineering6.1%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science6%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering4.6%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, ABI/INFORM Global, Academic OneFile, Agroforestry Abstracts (Online), Animal Science Database, Aqualine, Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts, Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre, Biological Sciences, CABI, Crop Science Database, Current Abstracts, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV, Environment Complete, Environmental Impact, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, Expanded Academic ASAP, Forest Products Abstracts, Forest Science Database, Forestry Abstracts, Gale, GEOBASE, Global Health, Grasslands and Forage Abstracts, GreenFILE, Horticultural Science Database, Informit, Irrigation and Drainage Abstracts, Leisure Tourism Database
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
- 2.43LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.42Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.61Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 382OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 105,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,303 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
| 2025 | 15 | 7 | 39 |
| 2024 | 37 | 34 | 253 |
| 2023 | 23 | 15 | 115 |
| 2022 | 27 | 14 | 135 |
| 2021 | 27 | 9 | 314 |
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
300 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 167 days – 371 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 38 days (23 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 332 days
- Sample
- 23 articles with submission and acceptance dates (41 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 2%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Australasian Journal of Environmental Management is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increas…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
All articles in this journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double-anonymised refereeing. Model summary
All articles in this journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double-anonymised refereeing.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1448-6563
- Electronic ISSN
- 2159-5356
- Society / sponsor
- Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australasian Journal of Environmental Management
What CAS zone is Australasian Journal of Environmental Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Australasian Journal of Environmental Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.43; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at Australasian Journal of Environmental Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 23 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 300 days (interquartile range 167–371 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 2%. 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 Australasian Journal of Environmental Management based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are New Zealand (6) and Australia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Australasian Journal of Environmental Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Australasian Journal of Environmental Management open access, and what is the APC?
Australasian Journal of Environmental Management is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .