Journal profile · Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

ENVIRONMENTAL & ENGINEERING GEOSCIENCE

ISSN 1078-7275 · eISSN 1558-9161 · Geological Society of America · UNITED STATES · Quarterly

ENVIRONMENTAL & ENGINEERING GEOSCIENCE: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.59; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor0.59Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 4 · Engineering2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Engineering

Review timeover 12 weeksCommunity average

APC—No source gives fee information

AcceptanceEasyCommunity average

Articles per year222025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

ENVIRONMENTAL & ENGINEERING GEOSCIENCE is published by Geological Society of America and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Landslides and related hazards, Geological Modeling and Analysis and Groundwater flow and contamination studies, together about 29.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Environmental & Engineering Geoscience Journal publishes peer-reviewed manuscripts that address issues relating to the interaction of people with hydrologic and geologic systems. Theoretical and applied contributions are appropriate, and the primary criteria for acceptance are scientific and technical merit.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Landslides and related hazardsEnvironmental Science16.2%
Geological Modeling and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences7.3%
Groundwater flow and contamination studiesEnvironmental Science6.3%
Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science5.9%
Geophysical Methods and ApplicationsEngineering5.4%
Seismic Waves and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences5.2%
Geotechnical Engineering and AnalysisEngineering5.1%
earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences4%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Engineering	Zone 4
Minor	Engineering, Environmental	Zone 4
Minor	Engineering, Geological	Zone 4
Minor	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Engineering	Zone 4
Minor	Engineering, Environmental	Zone 4
Minor	Engineering, Geological	Zone 4
Minor	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Engineering	Zone 4
Minor	Engineering, Environmental	Zone 4
Minor	Engineering, Geological	Zone 4
Minor	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary	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: 0.59LetPub · 2026-09-13
Impact factor (publisher): 0.7Publisher website · 2026-09-29
5-year impact factor (publisher): 0.7Publisher website · 2026-09-29
CiteScore 2026-06: 1.2LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 0.22LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 0.27LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 28LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 67OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 501OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 0.91OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 0%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 22LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,935 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	15	1	0
2025	22	1	10
2024	20	8	42
2023	25	6	20
2022	30	0	86
2021	34	3	309

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 · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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

Subscription journalLetPub

A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.

No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.

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: Geological Society of America
Country or region: UNITED STATES
Language: English
Frequency: Quarterly
ISSN: 1078-7275
Electronic ISSN: 1558-9161
Latest issue on the website: Volume 32, Issue 3 (August 2026)
Official links: Journal homepage ↗LetPub
Submission system ↗Publisher website

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about ENVIRONMENTAL & ENGINEERING GEOSCIENCE

What CAS zone is ENVIRONMENTAL & ENGINEERING GEOSCIENCE in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ENVIRONMENTAL & ENGINEERING GEOSCIENCE is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Environmental / Engineering, Geological / Geosciences, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of ENVIRONMENTAL & ENGINEERING GEOSCIENCE?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.59; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 67.

How long does peer review take at ENVIRONMENTAL & ENGINEERING GEOSCIENCE?

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 ENVIRONMENTAL & ENGINEERING GEOSCIENCE?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ENVIRONMENTAL & ENGINEERING GEOSCIENCE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is ENVIRONMENTAL & ENGINEERING GEOSCIENCE open access, and what is the APC?

ENVIRONMENTAL & ENGINEERING GEOSCIENCE is a subscription 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: 2026-10-01.