Journal profile · Engineering, Chemical
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy
ISSN 1944-7442 · eISSN 1944-7450 · John Wiley and Sons Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2009
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.54; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,810; median 140 days to acceptance (119 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 420 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy is published by John Wiley and Sons 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 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, Biodiesel Production and Applications and Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, together about 26.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy is a bimonthly publication of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers reporting on critical issues of the environment, including remediation and treatment of solid or aqueous wastes, air pollution, sustainability, and sustainable energy. Each issue helps engineers and scientists stay on top of technological advances in all areas associated with the environment primarily through peer-reviewed technical manuscripts, short letters, or review articles. Contributions describe novel and significant applications to the fields of: Air Pollution Control Biofuels Bioremediation CO2 Capture and Sequestration Energy Efficiency Environmental Justice Green Engineering Hydrogen and Hydrogen Storage Life Cycle Analysis Recycle and Circular Economy Renewable Resources Solar Powered Chemical Technologies Sustainability Wastewater Treatment Water Pollution Control Waste Management Contributions in the following areas are considered out of scope and will be rejected without review: Energy Management, including Control Systems Digital Modelling Policy Solutions Business Practices Economic Analyses
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Chemical
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 1, Australia 1, Hungary 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science10.4%
- Biodiesel Production and ApplicationsEngineering9.4%
- Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesEngineering6.5%
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsEnergy5.5%
- Advanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesChemical Engineering5.3%
- Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Science4.3%
- Advanced oxidation water treatmentEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy4.2%
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, Chemical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | 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 | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 3 |
| 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, Chemical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Astrophysics Data System
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
- 2.54LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,690OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 399LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,163 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 411 | 74 | 186 |
| 2025 | 420 | 149 | 1,141 |
| 2024 | 205 | 83 | 1,108 |
| 2023 | 275 | 128 | 2,041 |
| 2022 | 273 | 24 | 2,692 |
| 2021 | 214 | 16 | 2,213 |
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
140 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 90 days – 206 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (119 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 160 days
- Sample
- 119 articles with submission and acceptance dates (873 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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,810 / EUR 3,160 / GBP 2,520 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- 100–200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- AMA
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship
Authorship policy in Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section. Model summary
Please refer to the journal’s Authorship policy in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on author listing eligibility. When entering the author names into the submission system, the corresponding author will be asked to provide a CRediT contributor role to classify the role that each author played in creating the manuscript. Please see the Project CRediT website fo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data sharing expected; data availability statement required. Model summary
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Authors should read AIChE Ethical Guidelines and Code of Ethics. Model summary
All authors should read the AIChE Ethical Guidelines and AIChE Code of Ethics.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright/License Agreement
Copyright transfer agreement for non-OA authors. Model summary
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper. For authors signing the copyright transfer agreement If the open access option is not selec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access For authors choosing Open Access
NIH Public Access Mandate policy statement referenced. Model summary
For authors choosing open access. If the open access option is selected the corresponding author will have a choice of the following Creative Commons License Open Access Agreements (OAA):
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Online Submission and Peer Review
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy publishes papers on chemical engineering aspects of environmental concerns, including remediation and waste treatment, as well as sustainability and sustainable energy, biomaterials and bioresources, and climate change, with emphasis on system design and engineering solutions. Journal content emphasizes practical application directed toward chemical engi…
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
- John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1944-7442
- Electronic ISSN
- 1944-7450
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy
What CAS zone is Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Chemical / Engineering, Environmental / Environmental Sciences / Green & Sustainable Science & Technology. 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 Progress & Sustainable Energy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.54; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 80.
How long does peer review take at Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy?
Based on the dates recorded on 119 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 140 days (interquartile range 90–206 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 30%. 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 Progress & Sustainable Energy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–200 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: AMA; Graphical abstract: Required; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (1), Australia (1) and Hungary (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,810.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .