Environmental Sciences Europe

Environmental Sciences Europe is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg 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 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, together about 30.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pollution and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Environmental Sciences Europe (ESEU) is an international, peer-reviewed journal with a broad thematic scope covering all aspects of environmental sciences, from fundamental and applied experimental research to policy and regulatory perspectives. ESEU has a special focus on the interrelations between environmental sciences and regulation, as in recent years, there has been misunderstanding and disagreement between researchers and stakeholders in these two areas. It is the journal’s aim to improve the comprehension of issues underlying such conflicts and thereby to enable further progress in solving environmental problems. ESEU serves as a platform for dialogue between the German-speaking (DACH) countries and the wider European and global scientific community. While European research and regulation remain at its core, the journal welcomes contributions from all regions, recognizing that environmental challenges and regulatory responses are inherently global in scope. In addition to traditional article types such as Research Articles, Reviews, and Comments, Environmental Sciences Europe (ESEU) offers several complementary formats that reflect its mission to connect scientific research, policy, and regulation. A key format in this regard is the Policy Brief, which translates scientific evidence into practical recommendations for policymakers. These concise and accessible articles address specific regulatory or societal challenges, provide evidence-based guidance, and outline clear steps from research to implementation. ESEU also welcomes Brief Communications for the rapid publication of new findings, Perspectives highlighting innovative conceptual frameworks or future research directions, and Data Notes that enhance transparency and data reusability. Together, these diverse article types support ESEU’s aim to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and to advance the integration of environmental science and regulatory practice at regional, European, and global levels. Article Collections in Environmental Sciences Europe (ESEU) bring together papers that address a common theme or emerging topic in environmental science, policy, and regulation. Collections aim to enhance the visibility and impact of research by presenting a coherent set of articles that advance understanding of a specific issue. Authors are invited to submit proposals to develop new Collections listed on the ESEU website, following the standard submission process via SNAPP (Springer Nature's next-gene

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Pollution

Editor-in-chief Henner HollertPublisher website

Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 13%); most named Germany 17, Mainland China 6, Canada 3, Switzerland 3, United States 2 (45 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

EI CompendexCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website

Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar

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Impact

Impact factor

7.05LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

7.1Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

7.5Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

9.9LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

1.6LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.64LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

98OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

877OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

8.01OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

2.8%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

99.82%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

245LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles per year (publisher)

2,025Publisher website · 2026-09-29

Downloads per year (publisher) 2025

2,800,000Publisher website · 2026-09-29

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

about 13 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to first decision

10 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-29

Peer review

Anonymous peer reviewLetPub

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.

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

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.

Publisher

Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Country or region

Germany

Language

English

Founded

1989

ISSN

2190-4707

Electronic ISSN

2190-4715

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗LetPub
• Author guidelines ↗LetPub
• Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
• Special issues ↗Publisher website
• Peer review process ↗LetPub
• Editorial board ↗LetPub