Journal profile · Environmental Sciences
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
ISSN 0944-1344 · eISSN 1614-7499 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · GERMANY · Bimonthly · Founded 1994
Environmental Science and Pollution Research: impact factor 4.34; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,790; median 176 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 75%; 1,488 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Science and Pollution Research is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Heavy metals in environment and Air Quality and Health Impacts, together about 25.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Environmental Science and Pollution Research (ESPR) serves the international community in all areas of Environmental Science and related subjects with emphasis on chemical and environmental stressors. This includes: - Terrestrial Biology and Ecology- Aquatic Biology and Ecology- Atmospheric Environment- Environmental Microbiology- Phytoremediation and Ecosystem Restoration- Impacts and Risk Assessment of Chemicals/Pollutants on Human, Animal, and Ecosystem Health (human toxicology and ecotoxicology)- Conservation Biology and Sustainable Agriculture- Environmental Analyses and Monitoring- Sustainable Energy- Sustainable Industrial and Technological Processes- Waste Treatment and Management- Biobased Technology- Sustainable Urban and Rural Landscape- Natural Hazards (fires, earthquakes, land sliding, flooding etc. ), and Industrial Risks (chemical pollution, radioactive accidents, oil spills etc.)Apart from the strictly scientific contributions as research articles (short and full papers) and reviews, ESPR publishes: News & views from research and technology, legislation and regulation, hardware and software, education, literature, institutions, organizations, conferences. Commentary and editorials round out the journal’s contents. ESPR does not accept papers dealing with functioning of diesel and engines (only papers mainly focused on emissions will be considered), nor dealing with tourism, pharmacology, and mechanical engineering related to wind/solar energy. Papers on Green Economy are no longer accepted.(statement: December 2024) ESPR is the official organ of the EuChemS Division of Chemistry and the Environment (EuChemS DCE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Sciences
Editor-in-chief Philippe Garrigues InstitutPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 15 in mainland China (about 19%); most named Mainland China 15, India 8, United Kingdom 5, Greece 5, United States 4 (78 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.8%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science9.3%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesEnergy4.7%
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)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from SCIE for editorial reasons on 22 October 2024. CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the 2024 edition (citation manipulation, paper mill); not listed in the other 5 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexMEDLINECASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, 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
- 4.34LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 268OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 32,702OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.37OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6,275LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 13,000,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 49,071 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 925 | 346 | 484 |
| 2025 | 1,488 | 392 | 5,781 |
| 2024 | 4,101 | 1,046 | 35,259 |
| 2023 | 6,614 | 1,183 | 94,636 |
| 2022 | 7,231 | 1,464 | 168,875 |
| 2021 | 5,923 | 1,185 | 185,837 |
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
176 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 125 days – 237 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 187 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (3,220 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 3.9 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 16 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 2,790 / EUR 4,190 | — | — |
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)
- Page charges
- No page charges
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 6
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted9
- commentaryPeer-reviewed contributions: Research Articles (full papers) Short Original Communications and Discussion Articles Review Articles Please ensure that the length…Length not stated
- conference reportPeer-reviewed contributions: Research Articles (full papers) Short Original Communications and Discussion Articles Review Articles Please ensure that the length…Length not stated
- editorialPeer-reviewed contributions: Research Articles (full papers) Short Original Communications and Discussion Articles Review Articles Please ensure that the length…Length not stated
- full paperPeer-reviewed contributions: Research Articles (full papers) Short Original Communications and Discussion Articles Review Articles Please ensure that the length…Length not stated
- letterPeer-reviewed contributions: Research Articles (full papers) Short Original Communications and Discussion Articles Review Articles Please ensure that the length…Length not stated
- letters to the editorPeer-reviewed contributions: Research Articles (full papers) Short Original Communications and Discussion Articles Review Articles Please ensure that the length…Length not stated
- research articlePeer-reviewed contributions: Research Articles (full papers) Short Original Communications and Discussion Articles Review Articles Please ensure that the length…Length not stated
- reviewPeer-reviewed contributions: Research Articles (full papers) Short Original Communications and Discussion Articles Review Articles Please ensure that the length…Length not stated
- review articlePeer-reviewed contributions: Research Articles (full papers) Short Original Communications and Discussion Articles Review Articles Please ensure that the length…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
Submission implies the work is original, not under consideration elsewhere, and approved by all co-authors and responsible authorities. Model summary
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 statements
Authors must ensure data, materials, software, and code support published claims and comply with field standards. Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
The journal follows COPE guidelines on dealing with potential acts of misconduct. Model summary
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
Permission from copyright owners is required for previously published figures, tables, or text passages, with evidence included at submission. Model summary
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 Science and Pollution Research, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review by a minimum of two and a maximum of three experts for all papers excluding Editorials, Letters to the Editor, Conference Reports. Model summary
All papers – excluding Editorials, Letters to the Editor, Conference Reports – are subject to peer-review by a minimum of two and a maximum of three experts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Authors must declare in the cover letter whether the manuscript was submitted to a preprint server. Model summary
Note on preprint server: Please add a note to the manuscript cover letter declaring whether you have submitted your manuscript to a preprint server.
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 Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 0944-1344
- Electronic ISSN
- 1614-7499
- Society / sponsor
- EuCheMS Division of Chemistry and the Environment
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 27 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Science and Pollution Research
What is the impact factor of Environmental Science and Pollution Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.34; CiteScore 12.1, h-index 268.
How long does peer review take at Environmental Science and Pollution Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 176 days (interquartile range 125–237 days); authors report an average review time of about 3.9 months; the community-reported acceptance is “75%”. 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 Science and Pollution Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 6; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: 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 Science and Pollution Research based?
Of the 78 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 15 (about 19%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (15), India (8) and United Kingdom (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Environmental Science and Pollution Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Science and Pollution Research is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, MEDLINE, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Environmental Science and Pollution Research open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Science and Pollution Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,790.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .