Journal profile · WATER RESOURCES
Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental
ISSN 1413-4152 · eISSN 1809-4457 · ABES - Associacao Brasileira de Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental · BRAZIL · Quarterly · Founded 1996
Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.52; fully open access; no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental is published by ABES - Associacao Brasileira de Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental 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 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Water Quality and Pollution Assessment and Municipal Solid Waste Management, together about 28.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Waste Management and Disposal. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Basic information The first edition of the "Sanitary Engineering Journal" was edited by the Brazilian Section of the Associação Interamericana de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental - AIDIS, (Inter-American Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering), in June 1962, with the objective of updating the technical culture of professionals in the field of sanitary and environmental engineering. The Brazilian Section of AIDIS develops and transforms itself into the Associação Brasileira de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental - ABES the (Brazilian Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering), in June 1966, maintaining continuity with the Edition of the "Sanitary Engineering Journal". Over the years, the format of the publication went through some changes and in 1996 it began to be called "Revista Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental" with an exclusive content of articles of a technical and scientific nature. Its abbreviated title is Eng. Sanit. Ambient., and it should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, references and bibliographic strips. Indexation Sources Red Panamericana de Informaciones en Salud Ambiental - REPIDISCA Intellectual Property All content of the journal, except where identified, is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-type BY. The online journal is free and open access. Sponsors The publication receives funding from: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq (the National Scientific and Technological Development Counsel). CONFEA - Conselho Federal de Engenharia, Arquitetura e Agronomia CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): WATER RESOURCES
Editor-in-chief André Bezerra dos SantosPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wastewater Treatment and ReuseEnvironmental Science11.2%
- Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentEnvironmental Science9.7%
- Municipal Solid Waste ManagementEnvironmental Science7.6%
- Environmental Sustainability and EducationEnvironmental Science7%
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater TreatmentEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalEnvironmental Science4%
- Membrane Separation TechnologiesEnvironmental Science3.8%
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 | 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 | 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 | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 0.52LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 442OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,715 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 49 | 3 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 12 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 67 |
| 2023 | 52 | 52 | 131 |
| 2022 | 120 | 120 | 418 |
| 2021 | 123 | 123 | 565 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons attribution-type BY; free and open access. Model summary
All content of the journal, except where identified, is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-type BY. The online journal is free and 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
- ABES - Associacao Brasileira de Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- Portuguese, English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1996
- ISSN
- 1413-4152
- Electronic ISSN
- 1809-4457
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental
What CAS zone is Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.52; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental open access, and what is the APC?
Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .