Journal profile · Environmental Science-Water Science and Technology
Current Pollution Reports
ISSN 2198-6592 · Springer International Publishing · Germany · 4 issues per year · Founded 2015
Current Pollution Reports: CAS Zone 2 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 9.3; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,990; median 112 days to acceptance (47 articles, last 24 months); 55 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Pollution Reports is published by Springer International Publishing and is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Heavy metals in environment, together about 26.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pollution. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Current Pollution Reports provides in-depth review articles contributed by international experts on the most significant developments in the field. By presenting clear, insightful, balanced reviews that emphasize recently published papers of major importance, the journal elucidates current and emerging approaches to identification, characterization, management, treatment, and prevention of environmental pollution. We accomplish this aim by appointing eminent authorities to serve as Section Editors in key subject areas across the field, such as water, soils, sediments, air, noise, and emerging contaminants. Section Editors, in turn, select topics for which leading experts contribute comprehensive review articles that emphasize new developments and recently published papers of major importance. Every manuscript undergoes a single-blind peer-review process via Editorial Manager in which at least two outside reviewers assess the quality, accuracy, and relevance of the papers and offer recommendations for revisions. An acclaimed and highly selective international Editorial Board reviews the annual table of contents, suggests articles of special interest to their respective fields, and ensures that topics are current and include emerging research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Water Science and Technology
Editor-in-chief Dibyendu SarkarPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 17%); most named United States 17, Mainland China 7, India 7, Italy 2, Australia 2 (41 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsEarth and Planetary Sciences10%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science9.7%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Membrane Separation TechnologiesEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Noise Effects and ManagementHealth Professions4.5%
- Algal biology and biofuel productionEnergy4.3%
- Microplastics and Plastic PollutionEnvironmental Science4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 9.3LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 9.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 9.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 312OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 12.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 486,400Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 427 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 7 | 39 |
| 2025 | 55 | 17 | 543 |
| 2024 | 51 | 13 | 1,146 |
| 2023 | 41 | 12 | 1,383 |
| 2022 | 37 | 10 | 1,724 |
| 2021 | 40 | 14 | 1,982 |
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
112 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 73 days – 189 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 137 days
- Sample
- 47 articles with submission and acceptance dates (99 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
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
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 4,990 / EUR 3,890 / GBP 3,090 | — | — |
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
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs cannot be authors; AI use documented in Methods Model summary
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Competing interests disclosure required Model summary
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Permissions required for previously published material Model summary
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Current Pollution Reports, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer International Publishing
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- Founded
- 2015
- ISSN
- 2198-6592
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Current Pollution Reports
What CAS zone is Current Pollution Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Current Pollution Reports is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health / Environmental Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Current Pollution Reports?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9.3; CiteScore 15.2, h-index 77.
How long does peer review take at Current Pollution Reports?
Based on the dates recorded on 47 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 112 days (interquartile range 73–189 days). 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 Current Pollution Reports?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Current Pollution Reports based?
Of the 41 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 17%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (17), Mainland China (7) and India (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Current Pollution Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Pollution Reports is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Current Pollution Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Current Pollution Reports is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .