Journal profile · Environmental Sciences
Chemistry and Ecology
ISSN 0275-7540 · eISSN 1029-0370 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1982
Chemistry and Ecology: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.14; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 183 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 57 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chemistry and Ecology is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Heavy metals in environment, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology and Marine and coastal ecosystems, together about 35.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Chemistry and Ecology publishes original articles, short notes, registered reports and occasional reviews on the relationship between chemistry and ecological processes. This journal reflects how chemical form and state, as well as other basic properties, are critical in their influence on biological systems and that understanding of the routes and dynamics of the transfer of materials through atmospheric, terrestrial and aquatic systems, and the associated effects, calls for an integrated treatment. Chemistry and Ecology will help promote the ecological assessment of a changing chemical environment and in the development of a better understanding of ecological functions. Chemistry and Ecology encourages multi-disciplinary approaches dealing with: Environmental pollution: distribution and ecological implications of pollutants including nutrients and key elements, in the atmospheric, soil and aquatic environments. Ecotoxicology: responses to toxic agents at community, species, tissue, cellular and sub-cellular level, including aspects of uptake, metabolism and excretion of toxicants in marine and terrestrial systems from tropical systems to the poles. Environmental bioremediation and biotechnology: laboratory and field research on the identification, evaluation and use of biological/biotechnological items and supporting physical treatments for the restoration of contaminated soil and aquatic environments; laboratory and field research on microbial, plant or animal fouling and its monitoring and their treatment. Biogeochemical cycles: biogeochemical cycles in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems with special emphasis on the potential effects of pollutants. The papers published in Chemistry and Ecology are important references for all environmental science researchers. Peer Review Policy: All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized. Publishing Ethics: The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of the Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be found here: http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/ethics-for-authors/.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Sciences
Editor-in-chief Roberto DanovaroPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Italy 4, South Africa 2, Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1, India 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science15.7%
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science12%
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences7.6%
- Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.8%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Mercury impact and mitigation studiesEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science4.1%
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 | 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 | Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, BIOSIS Previews, Geobase, Microsoft Academic, PASCAL, Thomson Zoological Record
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
- 3.14LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.66Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.64Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 904OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 57LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 51,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,944 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 2 | 14 |
| 2025 | 57 | 6 | 169 |
| 2024 | 75 | 4 | 786 |
| 2023 | 53 | 2 | 420 |
| 2022 | 66 | 5 | 522 |
| 2021 | 40 | 2 | 413 |
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
183 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 139 days – 251 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 204 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (112 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 15%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 101 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 accepted5
- occasional reviewsChemistry and Ecology publishes original articles, short notes, registered reports and occasional reviews on the relationship between chemistry and ecological p…Length not stated
- original articlesChemistry and Ecology publishes original articles, short notes, registered reports and occasional reviews on the relationship between chemistry and ecological p…Length not stated
- registered reportsChemistry and Ecology publishes original articles, short notes, registered reports and occasional reviews on the relationship between chemistry and ecological p…Length not stated
- reviewsChemistry and Ecology publishes original articles, short notes, registered reports and occasional reviewsLength not stated
- short notesChemistry and Ecology publishes original articles, short notes, registered reports and occasional reviews on the relationship between chemistry and ecological p…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Publishing ethics: adheres to high standards; T&F is COPE member and uses CrossCheck. Model summary
The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of the Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Open access: hybrid journal under Taylor & Francis Open Select program; optional open access publishing. Model summary
Chemistry and Ecology 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? Increase the discoverability and r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: initial editor appraisal, then peer review by independent anonymous expert referees; single anonymized review. Model summary
All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
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 and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1982
- ISSN
- 0275-7540
- Electronic ISSN
- 1029-0370
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 42, Issue 7 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chemistry and Ecology
What CAS zone is Chemistry and Ecology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Chemistry and Ecology is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ecology / 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.
What is the impact factor of Chemistry and Ecology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.14; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Chemistry and Ecology?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 183 days (interquartile range 139–251 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 15%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Chemistry and Ecology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology.
Where are the editorial board members of Chemistry and Ecology based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (4), South Africa (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Chemistry and Ecology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chemistry and Ecology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Chemistry and Ecology open access, and what is the APC?
Chemistry and Ecology is a subscription journal. 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .