Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts
ISSN 2050-7887 · eISSN 2050-7895 · Royal Society of Chemistry · ENGLAND
Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts: CAS Zone 3 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.19; hybrid open access; review about 68 days (submission to first decision, publisher); 309 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts is published by Royal Society of Chemistry 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 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols and Air Quality and Health Impacts, together about 27.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Pollution. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A multidisciplinary journal for the environmental chemical sciences
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Elsie SunderlandPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science10.8%
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsEarth and Planetary Sciences8.6%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science8.3%
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsEnvironmental Science6%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Microplastics and Plastic PollutionEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances researchEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringEnvironmental 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 | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 3 |
| 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 | Chemistry, Analytical | 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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Analytical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | 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
Web of SciencePublisher website
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
- 4.19LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 16Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,520OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 262LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,263 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 205 | 105 | 65 |
| 2025 | 309 | 153 | 965 |
| 2024 | 237 | 137 | 1,409 |
| 2023 | 198 | 103 | 1,990 |
| 2022 | 223 | 78 | 3,303 |
| 2021 | 192 | 59 | 4,799 |
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
- Submission to first decision
- 68 daysPublisher 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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2050-7887
- Electronic ISSN
- 2050-7895
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts
What CAS zone is Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Chemistry, Analytical / 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 Science-Processes & Impacts?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.19; CiteScore 7.7, h-index 110.
How long does peer review take at Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts?
The publisher reports about 68 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections. 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.
Which databases index Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .