Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Environmental Research Communications
ISSN 2515-7620 · IOP PUBLISHING LTD · ENGLAND
Environmental Research Communications: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.72; fully open access; APC about USD 2,200; median 133 days to acceptance (120 articles, last 24 months); 532 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Research Communications is published by IOP PUBLISHING LTD 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 Climate variability and models, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Land Use and Ecosystem Services, together about 23.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Physics Communications publishes high-quality research in all areas of physics and builds on the strength and prestige of the Journal of Physics series. The journal does not make a subjective assessment on the potential future significance of a paper, instead providing a rapid platform for communicating research that meets high standards of scientific rigour and contributes to the development of knowledge in physics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science11.6%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences5%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.6%
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.5%
- Environmental Impact and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science4.4%
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 | Environmental Sciences | 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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.72LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 505OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 522LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,280 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 554 | 554 | 114 |
| 2025 | 532 | 532 | 1,223 |
| 2024 | 457 | 457 | 2,513 |
| 2023 | 241 | 241 | 2,595 |
| 2022 | 161 | 161 | 2,432 |
| 2021 | 129 | 129 | 2,085 |
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
133 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 102 days – 169 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (120 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 155 days
- Sample
- 120 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,249 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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | GBP 1,625 / EUR 1,850 / USD 2,200 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,050 / EUR 1,720 / GBP 1,515 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,895 / EUR 1,590 / GBP 1,400 | Yes | — |
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
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright and Permissions
The following information is available to help you with our copyright and permissions policies. Copyright Reusing IOP Published content Reusing third party material in new IOP content Creative Commons Licences CCC Republication service STM Permissions guidelines Permissions FAQs
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
- IOP PUBLISHING LTD
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2515-7620
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Research Communications
What CAS zone is Environmental Research Communications in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environmental Research Communications is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Sciences. 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 Research Communications?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.72; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Environmental Research Communications?
Based on the dates recorded on 120 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 133 days (interquartile range 102–169 days); 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 Research Communications?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Research Communications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Research Communications is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Environmental Research Communications open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Research Communications is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,200.
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: .