Journal profile · Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Environmental Epidemiology
ISSN 2474-7882 · Wolters Kluwer · United States
Environmental Epidemiology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.2 (journal website); JCR Q1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,200; median 126 days to acceptance (36 articles, last 24 months); 88 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Epidemiology is published by Wolters Kluwer and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Air Quality and Health Impacts, Climate Change and Health Impacts and Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging, together about 52.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Environmental Epidemiology is an open access, peer-reviewed, international journal uniquely focused on global environmental epidemiology. The journal publishes high-quality epidemiologic research and methodological innovations in environmental epidemiology, with emphasis on health effects related to pollution, climate change, and the built environment. These papers should educate and inform readers, influence policy, and improve public health.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief Bert BrunekreefPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science27.8%
- Climate Change and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science16.5%
- Health, Environment, Cognitive AgingEnvironmental Science8.5%
- Air Quality Monitoring and ForecastingEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Energy and Environment ImpactsEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Noise Effects and ManagementHealth Professions4.7%
- Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEnvironmental Science3.5%
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsEnvironmental Science3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES · rank 164/395
- JCR Q1 · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH · rank 71/443
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 224OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 77LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,992 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 78 | 78 | 12 |
| 2025 | 88 | 88 | 248 |
| 2024 | 76 | 76 | 511 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 526 |
| 2022 | 52 | 52 | 888 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 | 1,315 |
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 Crossref · to
126 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 87 days – 184 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 36 articles with submission and acceptance dates (192 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 weeksDOAJ ·
- 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 | USD 1,200 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,200 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,400 / USD 600 | — | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2474-7882
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Epidemiology
What CAS zone is Environmental Epidemiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environmental Epidemiology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Environmental Epidemiology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at Environmental Epidemiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 36 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 126 days (interquartile range 87–184 days); authors report an average review time of about 25 weeks. 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 JCR quartile is Environmental Epidemiology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Q2 (164/395), PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Q1 (71/443). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of Environmental Epidemiology based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), United Kingdom (1) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Environmental Epidemiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Epidemiology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Environmental Epidemiology open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Epidemiology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,200.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .