Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Catrina-The International Journal of Environmental Sciences
ISSN 1687-5052 · eISSN 2090-2786 · Egyptian Society for Environmental Science
Catrina-The International Journal of Environmental Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Catrina-The International Journal of Environmental Sciences is published by Egyptian Society for Environmental Science 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 Insect Pest Control Strategies, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, together about 20.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.1%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Plant Ecology and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Insect Resistance and GeneticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
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
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
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 31.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 260 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 5 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 48 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 42 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 42 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | EGP 3,000 | No | CC BY |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Egyptian Society for Environmental Science
- ISSN
- 1687-5052
- Electronic ISSN
- 2090-2786
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Catrina-The International Journal of Environmental Sciences
What CAS zone is Catrina-The International Journal of Environmental Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Catrina-The International Journal of Environmental Sciences 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.
Which databases index Catrina-The International Journal of Environmental Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Catrina-The International Journal of Environmental Sciences is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Catrina-The International Journal of Environmental Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Catrina-The International Journal of Environmental Sciences is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .