Journal profile
Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research
ISSN 2435-7685 · Japan Society for Environmental Chemistry · Japan
Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research is published by Japan Society for Environmental Chemistry. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, together about 34.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pollution and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research (EMCR) is an international Open Access journal focusing on the environmental distribution and fate of pollutants as well as their biological impacts. The journal publishes original, scientifically and technically rigorous articles, letters, technical notes, reviews, and status reports. Articles can be relevant to local, regional, and global scales and all environments. EMCR aims to build a vital store of knowledge that contributes to progress in the field and is important to its global audience of researchers. EMCR welcomes the results of field monitoring, experimental and other studies that are underpinned by solid analysis. Manuscripts may describe inorganic and organic contaminants including, but not limited to, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs), acidic substances, heavy metals, radionuclides and microplastics. Manuscripts reporting new analytical methods and unique approaches in environmental chemistry, such as non-target analysis of daily-use chemicals, molecular markers, passive sampling and modeling, are encouraged. Furthermore, toxicology studies that report on laboratory and field-based studies of contaminant toxicity are a core component of the journal. Supported by the Japan Society for Environmental Chemistry, EMCR is published continuously online as articles are available. The journal provides rigorous but rapid peer review of all article types.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Hideshige TAKADAPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Japan 41, United States 2, South Korea 2, Germany 2, Australia 2 (61 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science13.9%
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science10.4%
- Microplastics and Plastic PollutionEnvironmental Science10.4%
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsEnvironmental Science8.1%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science7.5%
- Environmental and Analytical Chemistry StudiesEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and SafetyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science4.1%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 71 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 58 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 92 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 65 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 79 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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
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, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 500 | — | — |
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 350 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- articlesArticles Full and comprehensive reports describing original research presented in a standard format. The main text (excluding references, tables, and figure leg…Length not stated
- editorialThe journal welcomes five manuscript types, all of which are subject to peer review. Articles Full and comprehensive reports describing original research presen…Length not stated
- full articleThe journal welcomes five manuscript types, all of which are subject to peer review. Articles Full and comprehensive reports describing original research presen…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- letterThe journal welcomes five manuscript types, all of which are subject to peer review. Articles Full and comprehensive reports describing original research presen…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- lettersLetters Letters are short, topical reports that deserve rapid publication. They can also be used to comment on articles published in the journal. In general, th…Length not stated
- original researchThe journal welcomes five manuscript types, all of which are subject to peer review. Articles Full and comprehensive reports describing original research presen…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal welcomes five manuscript types, all of which are subject to peer review. Articles Full and comprehensive reports describing original research presen…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- status reportsStatus Reports Status Reports are a unique aspect of EMCR and designed to be reviews of monitoring data. Status Reports compile and summarize monitoring data of…Length not stated
- technical noteThe journal welcomes five manuscript types, all of which are subject to peer review. Articles Full and comprehensive reports describing original research presen…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- technical notesTechnical Notes Short articles that report new or significant advances or developments in the techniques, technology or related aspects of the field. EMCR encou…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- AI use AI Tools Policy
EMCR does not allow for AI tools to be listed as an author of a paper. Use of AI tools within a manuscript is allowed, but authors will have responsibility for any errors and ethical problems caused by AI tools. If AI-assisted contents are contained in a paper submitted to EMCR, the authors must clearly explain them in the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Submission to the journal implies that all authors have seen and approved the author list. Changes to the author list after manuscript submission – such as the insertion or removal of author names, or a rearrangement of author order – must be approved by all authors and the editor. Authors are encouraged to consider the Council of Science Editors (CSE) principles governing authorship. According to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
In the interests of transparency, the journal requires all authors to declare any conflicts of interest in relation to their submitted manuscript. A conflict of interest exists when there are actual, perceived or potential circumstances that could influence an author’s ability to conduct or report research impartially. Potential conflicts include (but are not limited to) competing commercial or fi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of data and materials
Data preservation for at least three years Model summary
Authors must disclose the source of publicly available data and materials, such as public repositories or commercial manufacturers, by including accession numbers or company details in their manuscript, as appropriate. Authors may make their own data and materials available in Supplementary Material, or by linking from their manuscript to relevant community-recognized public databases or digital r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright OPEN ACCESS, COPYRIGHT AND FEES
EMCR is fully Open Access and uses Creative Commons (CC) licenses, which allow users to use, reuse and build upon the material published in the journal without charge or the need to ask prior permission from the publisher or author. More details on the CC licenses used by the journal are below. Copyright and licensing Authors hold all copyrights in the work, but can transfer publishing right to JS…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Self-archiving (Green Open Access) policy
Self-archiving, also known as Green Open Access, enables authors to deposit a copy of their manuscript in an online repository. The journal encourages authors of original research manuscripts to upload their article to an institutional or public repository immediately after publication in the journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Editorial and peer review process
Single-blind peer review Model summary
The journal uses single-blind peer review. When a manuscript is submitted to the journal, the Editorial Office initially screens manuscripts for scope and adherence to basic criteria; manuscripts that pass the initial screening are assigned to appropriate Associate Editors. After an initial triage, in which some manuscripts may be rejected, the Associate Editors obtain and assess independent peer …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint posting encouraged before or alongside submission Model summary
To support the wide dissemination of research, the journal encourages authors to post their research manuscripts on community-recognized preprint servers, either before or alongside submission to the journal. This policy applies only to the original version of a manuscript that describes primary research. Any version of a manuscript that has been revised in response to reviewers’ comments, accepte…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving (Green Open Access) policy
Self-archiving, also known as Green Open Access, enables authors to deposit a copy of their manuscript in an online repository. The journal encourages authors of original research manuscripts to upload their article to an institutional or public repository immediately after publication in the journal.
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
- Japan Society for Environmental Chemistry
- Country or region
- Japan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2435-7685
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research
How long does peer review take at Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Monitoring and Contaminants Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 350 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Graphical abstract: 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research based?
Of the 61 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (41), United States (2) and South Korea (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .