Journal profile · ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL SC-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Environmental Science & Technology Letters
ISSN 2328-8930 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2014
Environmental Science & Technology Letters: CAS Zone 2 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7.32; transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 42 days to acceptance (64 articles, last 24 months); 278 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Science & Technology Letters is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, together about 35.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published as soon as accepted and summarized in monthly issues, Environmental Science & Technology Letters is an international forum for brief communications (Letters) on experimental or theoretical results of exceptional timeliness in all aspects of environmental science (pure and applied), and Brief Reviews on emerging environmental science and technology topics. The journal also publishes Global Perspectives on rapid exposure, insights, critiques, syntheses and recommendations on urgent, timely and new global strategic directions, topics and ambitions in environmental science and technology. In addition, Highlight articles offer rapid publication of short opinions or news items of urgent interest to the environmental science community in real time. Manuscripts describing cross-disciplinary research or addressing emerging issues are of particular interest. Among the areas the journal covers are: Anthropogenic Impacts on the Atmosphere Biogeochemical Cycling Contaminants in Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments Data Science Ecotoxicology and Public Health Energy and Climate Sustainable Systems Treatment and Resource Recovery
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL SC-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsEarth and Planetary Sciences13.9%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science11.4%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science10.5%
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances researchEnvironmental Science7.3%
- Microplastics and Plastic PollutionEnvironmental Science5.4%
- History and advancements in chemistryChemistry4%
- Atmospheric Ozone and ClimateEarth and Planetary Sciences4%
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsEnvironmental Science3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 7.32LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 143OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,248OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 31.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 226LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,212 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 200 | 74 | 118 |
| 2025 | 278 | 119 | 1,330 |
| 2024 | 243 | 105 | 3,158 |
| 2023 | 200 | 88 | 4,353 |
| 2022 | 197 | 62 | 8,403 |
| 2021 | 189 | 61 | 8,923 |
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 PubMed · to
42 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 31 days – 65 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 6 days (64 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 58 days
- Sample
- 64 articles with submission and acceptance dates (85 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".
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
Transformative journalLetPub
A subscription journal moving to full open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,500 | — | — |
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
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2014
- ISSN
- 2328-8930
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Science & Technology Letters
What CAS zone is Environmental Science & Technology Letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environmental Science & Technology Letters is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Environmental / Environmental Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 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 & Technology Letters?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.32; CiteScore 14.2, h-index 143.
How long does peer review take at Environmental Science & Technology Letters?
Based on the dates recorded on 64 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 42 days (interquartile range 31–65 days). 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 & Technology Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Science & Technology Letters is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Environmental Science & Technology Letters open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Science & Technology Letters is a transformative journal. APC about USD 4,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .