Journal profile · Environmental Science-Ecology
Cambridge Prisms Plastics
ISSN 2755-094X · Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom
Cambridge Prisms Plastics: fully open access; APC about USD 4,010; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 431 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cambridge Prisms Plastics is published by Cambridge University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Waste Management and Recycling and International Environmental Law and Policies, together about 58.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cambridge Prisms: Plastics ISSN: 2755-094X (Online) Frequency: 1 volume per year Editor-in-Chief: Professor Steve Fletcher University of Portsmouth | UK Cambridge Prisms: Plastics is the first international journal covering science and policy topics that underpin the nexus between plastics, human and environmental health, environmental justice, and human rights. It will offer researchers, analysts and policymakers a unique insight into the interplay between plastics, people and nature by providing a platform for the publication and discussion of high-quality interdisciplinary research. The journal publishes on topics that directly explore the urgent and major societal challenges posed by plastics and examine possible solutions.Now indexed in ESCI, DOAJ and Scopus.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Ecology
Editor-in-chief Steve FletcherPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microplastics and Plastic PollutionEnvironmental Science36.4%
- Waste Management and RecyclingEnvironmental Science13.9%
- International Environmental Law and PoliciesEnvironmental Science8.1%
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsEnvironmental Science6%
- International Maritime Law IssuesEnvironmental Science3.9%
- Municipal Solid Waste ManagementEnvironmental Science3.8%
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science3.3%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology | Q2 | 137/491 | 72nd |
| Environmental Science (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 127/307 | 58th |
| Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis | Q3 | 83/151 | 45th |
| Environmental Chemistry | Q3 | 90/157 | 42nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,096 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 177 | 177 | 362 |
| 2025 | 431 | 431 | 346 |
| 2024 | 245 | 245 | 166 |
| 2023 | 237 | 237 | 125 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open peer review, Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 4,010 / GBP 3,145 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,893 / GBP 2,968 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,800 / USD 3,780 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted10
- case studiesWe accept the following types of articles: Overview Review* Review* (standard review) Research article* Perspective* Comment** (invited only) Case studies* Rapi…Length not stated
- case studyOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communication*Letter to the Editor**Length not stated
- commentWe accept the following types of articles: Overview Review* Review* (standard review) Research article* Perspective* Comment** (invited only) Case studies* Rapi…Length not stated
- letter to the editorOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communication*Letter to the Editor**Length not stated
- overviewWe accept the following types of articles: Overview Review* Review* (standard review) Research article* Perspective* Comment** (invited only) Case studies* Rapi…Length not stated
- perspectiveOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communication*Letter to the Editor**Length not stated
- rapid communicationOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communication*Letter to the Editor**Length not stated
- research articleOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communication*Letter to the Editor**Length not stated
- reviewOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communication*Letter to the Editor**Length not stated
- review (standard review)We accept the following types of articles: Overview Review* Review* (standard review) Research article* Perspective* Comment** (invited only) Case studies* Rapi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Gold Open Access funding Model summary
For the purposes of Gold Open Access funding, this journal considers these article types to be research articles.
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
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2755-094X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cambridge Prisms Plastics
How long does peer review take at Cambridge Prisms Plastics?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Cambridge Prisms Plastics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cambridge Prisms Plastics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Cambridge Prisms Plastics open access, and what is the APC?
Cambridge Prisms Plastics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 4,010.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .