Journal profile · Environmental Science-Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Environmental Quality Management
ISSN 1088-1913 · eISSN 1520-6483 · Wiley-Blackwell
Environmental Quality Management: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.3 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,300; median 122 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 21% (journal website); 254 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Quality Management is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Environmental Sustainability in Business, Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Environmental and Social Impact Assessments, together about 28.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal publishes research at the intersection of science, engineering, and social system development that helps society better manage the sustainability of natural resources. The Journal welcomes manuscripts on the utilization of natural resources such as water, minerals, fossil fuels and others, the management and reuse of wastes associated with these resources, and what is necessary to bring practices of recovery into reality in an economical manner. The Journal seeks papers that are sound in fundamental science, engineering, and social aspects of concentrate management, resource recovery, waste management/conversion, wastewater treatment, cleaner production, and emerging sustainable practices, biodegradation, bioremediation, and human impacts on the environment. In addition to academic and/or technological aspects, social system development is of great importance and thus the Journal will encourage interdisciplinary submissions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 11%); most named India 12, Australia 9, Mainland China 6, Japan 4, United States 3 (55 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting12.5%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting8.9%
- Environmental and Social Impact AssessmentsEnvironmental Science7.4%
- Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Municipal Solid Waste ManagementEnvironmental Science6%
- Microplastics and Plastic PollutionEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Sustainable Building Design and AssessmentEngineering4.2%
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, 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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
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
Web of ScienceINSPECPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, 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 (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 436OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 225LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 241Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 108,075Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,672 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 204 | 63 | 98 |
| 2025 | 254 | 87 | 753 |
| 2024 | 223 | 98 | 1,539 |
| 2023 | 213 | 113 | 1,372 |
| 2022 | 122 | 13 | 876 |
| 2021 | 120 | 7 | 1,135 |
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
122 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 200 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 142 days
- Sample
- 104 articles with submission and acceptance dates (498 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 148 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 3,300 / EUR 2,760 / GBP 2,220 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- book reviewREVIEW ARTICLES — PLEASE CONTACT THE EDITORIAL OFFICE PRIOR TO SUBMITTING REVIEW ARTICLES FOR PERMISSION TO SUBMIT. IN YOUR EMAIL PLEASE PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF YO…main text ≤ 4,500 words
- brief reportREVIEW ARTICLES — PLEASE CONTACT THE EDITORIAL OFFICE PRIOR TO SUBMITTING REVIEW ARTICLES FOR PERMISSION TO SUBMIT. IN YOUR EMAIL PLEASE PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF YO…Length not stated
- editorialREVIEW ARTICLES — PLEASE CONTACT THE EDITORIAL OFFICE PRIOR TO SUBMITTING REVIEW ARTICLES FOR PERMISSION TO SUBMIT. IN YOUR EMAIL PLEASE PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF YO…Length not stated
- highlightHighlight information piece to keep readers up-to-date on news such as events and policy changes. 2,500 limit Yesmain text ≤ 2,500 words
- letter to the editorREVIEW ARTICLES — PLEASE CONTACT THE EDITORIAL OFFICE PRIOR TO SUBMITTING REVIEW ARTICLES FOR PERMISSION TO SUBMIT. IN YOUR EMAIL PLEASE PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF YO…main text ≤ 2,500 words
- meta-analysisREVIEW ARTICLES — PLEASE CONTACT THE EDITORIAL OFFICE PRIOR TO SUBMITTING REVIEW ARTICLES FOR PERMISSION TO SUBMIT. IN YOUR EMAIL PLEASE PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF YO…Length not stated
- research articleREVIEW ARTICLES — PLEASE CONTACT THE EDITORIAL OFFICE PRIOR TO SUBMITTING REVIEW ARTICLES FOR PERMISSION TO SUBMIT. IN YOUR EMAIL PLEASE PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF YO…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- reviewREVIEW ARTICLES — PLEASE CONTACT THE EDITORIAL OFFICE PRIOR TO SUBMITTING REVIEW ARTICLES FOR PERMISSION TO SUBMIT. IN YOUR EMAIL PLEASE PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF YO…Length not stated
- review articleREVIEW ARTICLES — PLEASE CONTACT THE EDITORIAL OFFICE PRIOR TO SUBMITTING REVIEW ARTICLES FOR PERMISSION TO SUBMIT. IN YOUR EMAIL PLEASE PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF YO…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- systematic reviewREVIEW ARTICLES — PLEASE CONTACT THE EDITORIAL OFFICE PRIOR TO SUBMITTING REVIEW ARTICLES FOR PERMISSION TO SUBMIT. IN YOUR EMAIL PLEASE PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF YO…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Artificial Intelligence Generated Content
Generative Artificial Intelligence tools (GenAI) – such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) — cannot be considered capable of initiating an original piece of research without direction by human authors. They also cannot be accountable for a published work or for a research design, which is a generally held requirement of authorship, nor do they have legal standing or the ab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing. Environmental Quality Management recognizes the many benefits of archiving research data. The journal expects you to archive all the data from which your published results are derived in a public repository. The repository that you choose should offer you guaranteed preservation (see the registry of research data repositories at https://www.re3data.org/) and shou…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE member Model summary
This journal follows the core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and handles cases of research and publication misconduct accordingly
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
No submission fees Model summary
Subscription journal that offers an open access option. You’ll have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC, unless a waiver applies. Read more about APCs here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Single-blind peer review Model summary
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online at https://authors.wiley.com/journal/TQEM. For help with submissions, please contact: eqm.office@wiley.com This journal does not charge submission fees. Article Preparation Support Wiley Editing Services offers expert help with English Language Editing, as well as trans…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1088-1913
- Electronic ISSN
- 1520-6483
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 36, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Quality Management
What CAS zone is Environmental Quality Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environmental Quality Management is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Quality Management?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at Environmental Quality Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 122 days (interquartile range 83–200 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 21% (2025). 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 Quality Management?
According to the journal's author guidelines: First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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 Quality Management based?
Of the 55 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (12), Australia (9) and Mainland China (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Environmental Quality Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Quality Management is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Environmental Quality Management open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Quality Management is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,300.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .