Journal profile · Marine & Freshwater Biology
CLEAN-Soil Air Water
ISSN 1863-0650 · eISSN 1863-0669 · Wiley-VCH Verlag · GERMANY · Bimonthly
CLEAN-Soil Air Water: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.93; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,220; median 225 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 50%; 103 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CLEAN-Soil Air Water is published by Wiley-VCH Verlag 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 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, Heavy metals in environment and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, together about 24.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology and Pollution. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water is a broad, multidisciplinary journal with a central focus on the environment. CLEAN publishes peer-reviewed scientific reviews, research papers, and short communications. We are an author-friendly journal, providing a forum for evidence-based views and sound research. We aim to review all submissions, and our evaluations look for reasons to publish, not reject. We are open to a wide range of topics including Earth sciences, environmental health, ecotoxicology, environmental chemistry, sustainability, human-environment interactions, planetary health, and research on soil, water, and atmospheric sciences. Papers should focus on the environmental aspect of their research problem, and we are welcome both fundamental and applied research. Topics covered by the journal include but are not limited to: Human-environment interactions including the environmental impacts of land use (including forestry, agriculture, and urbanization); waste management; and environmental risk assessment. Sustainability research and sustainable systems, including environmental resilience; renewable energy; sustainable agriculture; environmental impacts of sustainable alternatives Chemistry of environmental pollutants in air, soil and water, including fate and transport of pollutants; interactions between contaminants and the environment; novel and historical contaminant assessments Environmental health, including the toxicology of environmental contaminants in humans and animals; individual and population level impacts on wildlife; risk assessment; intersections between the environment and human health Environmental monitoring and analysis including environmental risk assessment; advances in air/soil/water monitoring; Earth sciences, including soil biogeochemistry; geophysics; biogeosciences Air and atmospheric science including air pollution and air quality, atmospheric chemistry Water and hydrology including water resources; desalination; eco-hydrology; Climate science including the environmental impacts of climate change; mitigation; climate adaptation; extreme weather Ocean Sciences including coastal impacts; hazards; oceanography Environmental remediation of soil and water as well as related engineering technologies including physico-chemical and bioremediation Author Friendly Philosophy Our journal follows an author friendly approach exemplified by another journal at Wiley, Ecology and Evolution. As articulated in their journal philosophy, we intend to p
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Marine & Freshwater Biology
Editor-in-chief April RoddPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science9.6%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science8%
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsEnvironmental Science7.1%
- Advanced oxidation water treatmentEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Fecal contamination and water qualityEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Analytical chemistry methods developmentChemistry4.9%
- Odor and Emission Control TechnologiesChemical Engineering4.6%
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater TreatmentEnvironmental Science4.4%
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 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | 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 | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | 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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Astrophysics Data System
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
- 1.93LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,363OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 78LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 80Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 107,741Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,210 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 205 | 55 | 74 |
| 2025 | 103 | 43 | 89 |
| 2024 | 97 | 45 | 349 |
| 2023 | 106 | 55 | 338 |
| 2022 | 104 | 21 | 471 |
| 2021 | 91 | 20 | 473 |
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
225 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 162 days – 285 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 245 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (305 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 2.6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 68 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 68 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 247 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 daysPublisher 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 4,220 / EUR 3,520 / GBP 2,870 | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- editorials and commentariesEditorials and Commentaries: By invitation only.Length not stated
- hypothesisResearch Articles: Research Articles should report original research describing a single study or several related studies constituting a single project. The ess…Length not stated
- letterResearch Articles: Research Articles should report original research describing a single study or several related studies constituting a single project. The ess…Length not stated
- original researchResearch Articles: Research Articles should report original research describing a single study or several related studies constituting a single project. The ess…Length not stated
- perspectivesPerspectives are peer-reviewed and provide a forum to present personal opinions and backgrounds on topics of interest to national and international research com…Length not stated
- research articleResearch Articles: Research Articles should report original research describing a single study or several related studies constituting a single project. The ess…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- research paperResearch Articles: Research Articles should report original research describing a single study or several related studies constituting a single project. The ess…Length not stated
- review articleReview Articles should define the present level of understanding and recent progress of the field of research, providing the readers with a guide to the relevan…Length not stated
- teaching and learning in actionTeaching and Learning in Action: These should be a type of research article focused on the research of teaching and learning in the environmental sciences, incl…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Peer review
- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Please review Wiley’s policy here. This journal expects data sharing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Participates in Wiley's Refer & Transfer program; if not accepted, may receive recommendation to transfer to another Wiley journal. Model summary
This journal participates in Wiley’s Refer & Transfer program.
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
- Wiley-VCH Verlag
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1863-0650
- Electronic ISSN
- 1863-0669
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CLEAN-Soil Air Water
What CAS zone is CLEAN-Soil Air Water in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CLEAN-Soil Air Water is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / Green & Sustainable Science & Technology / Marine & Freshwater Biology / Water Resources. 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 CLEAN-Soil Air Water?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.93; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 84.
How long does peer review take at CLEAN-Soil Air Water?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 225 days (interquartile range 162–285 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “50%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16% (2025). 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 are the manuscript requirements of CLEAN-Soil Air Water?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; 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.
Which databases index CLEAN-Soil Air Water?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CLEAN-Soil Air Water is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is CLEAN-Soil Air Water open access, and what is the APC?
CLEAN-Soil Air Water is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,220.
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: .