Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Environmental Humanities
ISSN 2201-1919 · Duke University Press · United States
Environmental Humanities: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Humanities is published by Duke University Press and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geographies of human-animal interactions, Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature and Posthumanist Ethics and Activism, together about 54.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Environmental Humanities is a peer-reviewed, international, open-access journal. The journal publishes outstanding interdisciplinary scholarship that draws humanities disciplines into conversation with each other, and with the natural and social sciences, around significant environmental issues. Environmental Humanities has a specific focus on publishing the best interdisciplinary scholarship; as such, the journal has a particular mandate to: 1. Publish interdisciplinary papers that do not fit comfortably within the established environmental subdisciplines, and 2. Publish high-quality submissions from within any of these fields that are accessible and seeking to reach a broader readership. Articles are published under a Creative Commons license (BY-NC-ND) and are open immediately upon publication. Authors are not charged any fees for publication and retain copyright and full publishing rights without restrictions in their articles. Readers may use the full text of articles as described in the license. Management and Oversight Environmental Humanities is funded and managed by a collaborative partnership between Arizona State University, USA; KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; Oxford University, UK; and the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. The journal is overseen by a Scholarly Oversight Committee, currently comprising two editors and the following partner representatives: Joni Adamson (Arizona), Robin Derby (UCLA), Rob Gioielli (KTH), and Jamie Lorimer (Oxford). The Living Lexicon The Living Lexicon is a series of 1,000-word essays on keywords in the environmental humanities that highlight how each term can move the field forward under the dual imperative for critique and action. Follow Us You can keep up with new issues of the journal by following us on Twitter or liking us on Facebook.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences29.6%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities15.7%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences9.5%
- Environmental Philosophy and EthicsEnvironmental Science6.9%
- Water Governance and InfrastructureSocial Sciences5.4%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences3.8%
- Climate Change Communication and PerceptionSocial Sciences2.9%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
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
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 172OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 531 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 3 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | 31 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | 140 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 428 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 462 |
| 2021 | 53 | 53 | 223 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- single book reviews; proposals for special issues
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- articlesArticles should be 5,000–9,000 words in length.Length not stated
- commentariesCommentaries should be 1,000–3,000 words in length.Length not stated
- commentaryndard academic double-blind procedures. Commentaries should be 1,000–3,000 words in length. The commentary section of the journal is a spacemain text ≤ 3,000 words
- environmental humanities in practiceEnvironmental Humanities in Practice articles should be 3,000–5,000 words.Length not stated
- living lexicon for the environmental humanitiesLiving Lexicon for the Environmental Humanities entries should be roughly 1,000 words in length.Length not stated
- provocationsProvocations should be 5,000–9,000 words in length.Length not stated
- reviewndard academic double-blind procedures. Review Essays should be 3,000–6,000 words in length. They should offer in-depth discussion of new andmain text ≤ 6,000 words
- review essaysReview Essays should be 3,000–6,000 words in length.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Original work only; no simultaneous submission to other journals or publishers. Model summary
Please note that all submissions made to the journal should be the original work of the author(s) and should not have been published or be under consideration for publication with another journal or publisher.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons license (BY-NC-ND), immediate open access Model summary
Articles are published under a Creative Commons license (BY-NC-ND) and are open immediately upon publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Environmental Humanities is an open-access title with all content freely available online. Start reading the latest issue now.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review: authors must anonymize manuscripts, removing identity, affiliation, and self-citations. Model summary
No indication of the author’s identity or institutional affiliation should be included (so as to facilitate standard double-blind peer review). Authors should also remove any references to their own work within the text and replace them with "Author" and the year of publication.
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
- Duke University Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2201-1919
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 2 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Humanities
What CAS zone is Environmental Humanities in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environmental Humanities is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Environmental Humanities?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 are the manuscript requirements of Environmental Humanities?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Chicago; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Environmental Humanities?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Humanities is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Environmental Humanities open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Humanities is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .