Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Environmental Data Science
ISSN 2634-4602 · Cambridge University Press
Environmental Data Science: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2026 Xinrui edition); fully open access; APC about USD 2,930; 53 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Data Science is published by Cambridge University Press and is classed under Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate variability and models and Hydrological Forecasting Using AI, together about 41.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Environmental Data Science (EDS) is an open-access transdisciplinary journal dedicated to advances in data-driven methods to understand and predict environmental processes and impacts, and their patterns in space and time. The methodological scope is defined broadly to encompass artificial intelligence (including machine learning, deep learning, and computer vision), statistics, data mining, and econometrics, as well as hybrid approaches that combine data-driven methods with physical process-based modeling.EDS is a venue for topics relating to the geosphere (the solid earth and its processes), cryosphere (e.g. ice, snow, permafrost and tundra), biosphere (biodiversity and ecosystems), hydrosphere (oceans and fresh water, including the water cycle) and atmosphere (e.g. meteorology, climatology). It also welcomes work that shows how data science can inform societal responses to environmental problems, such as climate change, air quality, energy, natural resources and land use. Papers in EDS can address a range of data types from in-situ observations, to remote sensing, as well as data simulated by physical models, and reanalysis products.EDS promotes open research by encouraging authors to share their data and code and by publishing reviews alongside accepted articles. For more details about the types of article published in the journal, see the Instructions for Authors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Julien BrajardPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences17.8%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science15.8%
- Hydrological Forecasting Using AIEnvironmental Science8.1%
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.9%
- Energy Load and Power ForecastingEngineering4.6%
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Atmospheric aerosols and cloudsEnvironmental Science4%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science3.7%
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)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | 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
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
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 65LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 210 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 6 |
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | 215 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 356 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 292 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 513 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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 publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open peer review, Single 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 | GBP 1,970 / USD 2,930 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,020 / GBP 2,090 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted8
- application papersApplication papers*: Research progress, or tackling a real-world problem, in an environmental field, enabled by data science. For example, AI or data science co…Length not stated
- data paperEnvironmental Data Science publishes: Application papers*: Research progress, or tackling a real-world problem, in an environmental field, enabled by data scien…Length not stated
- data papersData papers* that describe in a structured way, with a short narrative and accompanying metadata, important and re-usable environmental data sets that reside in…Length not stated
- methods paperEnvironmental Data Science publishes: Application papers*: Research progress, or tackling a real-world problem, in an environmental field, enabled by data scien…Length not stated
- methods papersMethods papers*: Novel data science methodology inspired by an environmental problem or application. Typically the methodology should be demonstrated in one or …Length not stated
- protocolEnvironmental Data Science publishes: Application papers*: Research progress, or tackling a real-world problem, in an environmental field, enabled by data scien…Length not stated
- surveyEnvironmental Data Science publishes: Application papers*: Research progress, or tackling a real-world problem, in an environmental field, enabled by data scien…Length not stated
- survey papersSurvey papers*: providing a systematic overview of a method, tool or approach, or a field or subfield that is relevant to environmental data science.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review Peer review process
Single-blind peer review process. Model summary
Articles submitted to Environmental Data Science are subject to a single-blind peer review process.
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 2634-4602
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Data Science
What CAS zone is Environmental Data Science in?
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.
Which databases index Environmental Data Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Data Science is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Environmental Data Science open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Data Science is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,930.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .