Journal profile · Engineering, Environmental
Environment Protection Engineering
ISSN 0324-8828 · eISSN 2450-260X · Technical University of Wroclaw · POLAND · Quarterly
Environment Protection Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.61; fully open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environment Protection Engineering is published by Technical University of Wroclaw 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 Nitrogen Removal, Integrated Water Resources Management and Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis, together about 23.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology and Waste Management and Disposal. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Water purification, wastewater treatment, water reuse, solid waste disposal, gas emission abatement, systems of water and air pollution control, soil remediation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Environmental
Editor-in-chief Katarzyna Majewska-NowakPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalEnvironmental Science9.9%
- Integrated Water Resources ManagementEnvironmental Science7.1%
- Water Quality Monitoring and AnalysisEnvironmental Science6.4%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Phosphorus and nutrient managementEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Extraction and Separation ProcessesEngineering4.4%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science4%
- Membrane Separation TechnologiesEnvironmental Science4%
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 | Engineering, Environmental | 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 | Engineering, Environmental | 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 | Engineering, Environmental | 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
- 0.61LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 190OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,245 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 38 | 37 | 15 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 52 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 54 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 84 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
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
- Technical University of Wroclaw
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0324-8828
- Electronic ISSN
- 2450-260X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environment Protection Engineering
What CAS zone is Environment Protection Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environment Protection Engineering is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Environmental. 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 Environment Protection Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.61; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at Environment Protection Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Environment Protection Engineering?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Environment Protection Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environment Protection Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Environment Protection Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Environment Protection Engineering is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .