Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Economics and Environment
ISSN 2957-0387 · eISSN 2957-0395 · Wydawnictwo Ekonomia i Srodowisko
Economics and Environment: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2026 Xinrui edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; 183 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Economics and Environment is published by Wydawnictwo Ekonomia i Srodowisko and is classed under Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Environmental Sustainability in Business, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting and Sustainable Development and Environmental Management, together about 29.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Elżbieta BroniewiczPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Poland 17, United States 2, Czechia 2, Hungary 2, Romania 2 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting13.9%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting7.7%
- Sustainable Development and Environmental ManagementEnvironmental Science7.5%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.1%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7.1%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Sustainable Development and Environmental PolicyEnvironmental Science4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, EHIR PLUS, Index Copernicus, Agro, BazEkon, BazTech, EBSCO host, clarivate, scimagoPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 149LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 417 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 128 | 128 | 11 |
| 2025 | 183 | 183 | 182 |
| 2024 | 101 | 101 | 315 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
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 50 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 | EUR 700 / PLN 3,000 | Yes | CC BY-SA | |
| Publisher website | EUR 700 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- EUR 700
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 accepted4
- articlesPapers submitted for review should be in the form of Articles, Research Reports, Discussions or Reviews of Books.Length not stated
- discussionsPapers submitted for review should be in the form of Articles, Research Reports, Discussions or Reviews of Books.Length not stated
- research reportsPapers submitted for review should be in the form of Articles, Research Reports, Discussions or Reviews of Books.Length not stated
- reviews of booksPapers submitted for review should be in the form of Articles, Research Reports, Discussions or Reviews of Books.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Model summary
At the stage of submitting the manuscript, each author fully accepts the CONTRACT, confirms that the paper has not been published previously and transfers the propriety copyrights concerning the Publisher's work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Scientific articles are subjected to the following peer-review procedure:
Reviewer vouchers introduced starting 2026 Model summary
The Editorial Committee reviews the article in terms of its content and form. Two independent reviewers from outside the Editorial Committee draw up a review under the following principles:
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
- Wydawnictwo Ekonomia i Srodowisko
- ISSN
- 2957-0387
- Electronic ISSN
- 2957-0395
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 98, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Economics and Environment
What CAS zone is Economics and Environment in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Where are the editorial board members of Economics and Environment based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (17), United States (2) and Czechia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Economics and Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Economics and Environment is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Economics and Environment open access, and what is the APC?
Economics and Environment is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .