Journal profile · ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL
Environmental Processes-An International Journal
ISSN 2198-7491 · eISSN 2198-7505 · Springer Nature
Environmental Processes-An International Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,390; median 136 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 66 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Processes-An International Journal is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal and Flood Risk Assessment and Management, together about 24% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Provides review and original articles on topics concerning the various processes taking place in the natural and the anthropogenic environment. Offers a medium for publications contributing to the understanding of environmental processes for providing solutions to environmental problems. Presents articles covering original monitoring data, experimental data, theoretical investigations and mathematical modeling of processes in environmental systems.Environmental Processes covers: processes related to the interactions of the water, air-atmosphere, and soil-sediment environments with the humans and the biosphere; environmental flow processes, hydrodynamics and hydrology; pollutant physical, chemical and biological processes, including pollutant sources and origin, fate, dispersion and degradation, transport, deposition and accumulation, and impacts on human health and environmental quality; interaction processes between the social, cultural, economic and natural environments; evaluation of currently applied and new proposed technologies for pollutant treatment and the protection of the environment; testing of currently used and new proposed monitoring, instrumentation and analysis techniques related to the environmental processes; educational, regulatory, and research needs on environmental processes and protection.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL
Editor-in-chief Guangtao FuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 16%); most named United States 5, Greece 5, Mainland China 4, United Kingdom 3, Spain 2 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science10.1%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science7.1%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Groundwater and Isotope GeochemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences5.2%
- Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering4.6%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Advanced oxidation water treatmentEnvironmental Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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) 2025
- 5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 491OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 252,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 856 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 31 | 64 |
| 2025 | 66 | 30 | 398 |
| 2024 | 63 | 22 | 685 |
| 2023 | 61 | 19 | 1,098 |
| 2022 | 64 | 14 | 1,003 |
| 2021 | 66 | 8 | 1,605 |
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
136 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 105 days – 188 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 151 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (146 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
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,390 / EUR 3,290 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use Generative AI Images
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability
This journal encourages authors to provide an optional statement of data availability in their article. Data Availability Statements should include information on where data supporting the results reported in the article can be found, including, where applicable, hyperlinks to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Data availability statements can also indicate whether …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Environmental Processes, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2198-7491
- Electronic ISSN
- 2198-7505
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Processes-An International Journal
What CAS zone is Environmental Processes-An International Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environmental Processes-An International Journal is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Environmental. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Environmental Processes-An International Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 8.2, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at Environmental Processes-An International Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 136 days (interquartile range 105–188 days). 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 Processes-An International Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: 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 Processes-An International Journal based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 16%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (5), Greece (5) and Mainland China (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Environmental Processes-An International Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Processes-An International Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Environmental Processes-An International Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Processes-An International Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,390.
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: .