Journal profile · Environmental Sciences
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
ISSN 1064-3389 · eISSN 1547-6537 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1993
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology: CAS Zone 1 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 12.52; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 18 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: about 20%; 60 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 1 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Heavy metals in environment and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, together about 20.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pollution and Water Science and Technology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Understanding and assessing the myriad environmental problems that face society today and devising rational strategies and methods for their control are two of the major international challenges of our time. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology serves as an international forum for the critical review of current knowledge on the broad range of topics in environmental science. Environmental science is the complex and dynamic interaction of diverse scientific disciplines, including earth and agricultural sciences, chemistry, biology, medicine, and engineering, and the development of new disciplines such as environmental toxicology and risk assessment. Topics Covered Waste and wastewater treatment Fate and transport of contaminants Bioremediation Soil contamination Wetland function and design Waste reduction, recycling, and reuse Air, soil, and water contaminant biogeochemistry Risk assessment and management Environmental toxicology and epidemiology The Journal relies on a team of internationally recognized Associate Editors to screen papers and obtain objective reviews and meaningful suggestions for improving manuscripts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Sciences
Editor-in-chief Hyunjung 'Nick' KimPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 25%); most named Mainland China 1, United States 1, Australia 1, Portugal 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsEnvironmental Science7.4%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science7.1%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Microplastics and Plastic PollutionEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Water Treatment and DisinfectionEnvironmental Science5%
- Membrane Separation TechnologiesEnvironmental Science4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · 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: EBSCO, BIOSIS Database, Current Awareness in Biological Sciences, The Eng. Index, Comendex, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Chemical Abstract Service, ISI
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
- 12.52LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 12.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 15.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 35.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 35.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.83LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 3.83Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 194OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,142OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 13.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 59LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,018Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 492,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 492,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,362 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 11 | 46 |
| 2025 | 60 | 8 | 647 |
| 2024 | 67 | 18 | 1,569 |
| 2023 | 82 | 25 | 3,893 |
| 2022 | 69 | 31 | 4,885 |
| 2021 | 82 | 24 | 5,691 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
18 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports over 0 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 0 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 20%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 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?…
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
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 1064-3389
- Electronic ISSN
- 1547-6537
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 56, Issue 20 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
What CAS zone is Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology is in Zone 1 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Environmental Sciences; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 12.52; CiteScore 35.7, h-index 194.
How long does peer review take at Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology?
The publisher reports about 18 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of over 0 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “about 20%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10% (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 JCR quartile is Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (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 1 of Environmental Science & Ecology.
Where are the editorial board members of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), United States (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .