Journal profile · Engineering, Environmental
Environmental Engineering Science
ISSN 1092-8758 · eISSN 1557-9018 · Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1997
Environmental Engineering Science: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.62; subscription journal; review about 4.8 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 48 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Engineering Science is published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc. 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, Advanced oxidation water treatment and Water Treatment and Disinfection, together about 22.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Environmental Engineering Science explores innovative solutions to problems in air, water, and land contamination and waste disposal, with coverage of climate change, environmental risk assessment and management, green technologies, sustainability, and environmental policy. Published monthly online, the Journal features applications of environmental engineering and scientific discoveries, policy issues, environmental economics, and sustainable development.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Environmental
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalEnvironmental Science10%
- Advanced oxidation water treatmentEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Water Treatment and DisinfectionEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Membrane Separation TechnologiesEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Environmental remediation with nanomaterialsEngineering6%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater TreatmentEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science4.4%
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 |
| 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 | Engineering, Environmental | 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 | Engineering, Environmental | 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
- 1.62LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,440OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 29.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,912 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 2 | 17 |
| 2025 | 48 | 4 | 89 |
| 2024 | 68 | 7 | 270 |
| 2023 | 65 | 4 | 324 |
| 2022 | 62 | 4 | 440 |
| 2021 | 137 | 17 | 1,194 |
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 4.8 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
- Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1092-8758
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-9018
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Engineering Science
What CAS zone is Environmental Engineering Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environmental Engineering Science is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Environmental / 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 Engineering Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.62; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 88.
How long does peer review take at Environmental Engineering Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 4.8 months; 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 Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Engineering Science is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Environmental Engineering Science open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Engineering Science 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; 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: .