Journal profile · Chemistry, Analytical
Environmental Chemistry
ISSN 1448-2517 · eISSN 1449-8979 · CSIRO Publishing · Australia · 8 issues per year · Founded 2004
Environmental Chemistry: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.34; hybrid open access; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 29%; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Chemistry is published by CSIRO Publishing 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 Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols and Heavy metals in environment, together about 29.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publishes papers reporting chemistry that enhances our understanding of the natural and engineered environment (including indoor and outdoor air, water, soil, sediments, and biota)
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Analytical
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Water Quality Monitoring and AnalysisEnvironmental Science12%
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsEarth and Planetary Sciences8.8%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science8.7%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Environmental Quality and PollutionEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Arsenic contamination and mitigationEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Analytical chemistry methods developmentChemistry4.4%
- Mercury impact and mitigation studiesEnvironmental Science4.1%
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 | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | 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 | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | 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 | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | 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
- 1.34LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 827OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,761 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 29 | 15 | 48 |
| 2024 | 26 | 13 | 72 |
| 2023 | 38 | 16 | 245 |
| 2022 | 58 | 15 | 438 |
| 2021 | 40 | 8 | 359 |
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)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 29%LetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 8 issues per year
- Founded
- 2004
- ISSN
- 1448-2517
- Electronic ISSN
- 1449-8979
- Society / sponsor
- Australian Academy of Science and a range of society partners
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Chemistry
What CAS zone is Environmental Chemistry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environmental Chemistry is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Analytical / Environmental Sciences. 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 Environmental Chemistry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.34; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 89.
How long does peer review take at Environmental Chemistry?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “29%”. 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 Environmental Chemistry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Chemistry is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Environmental Chemistry open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Chemistry is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .