Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Environmental & Socio-Economic Studies
ISSN 2354-0079 · Sciendo · Poland
Environmental & Socio-Economic Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 13 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental & Socio-Economic Studies is published by Sciendo and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Urbanization and City Planning and Land Use and Ecosystem Services, together about 30.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Environmental & Socio-economic Studies is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing original research papers, review articles and scientific communications concerning the interactions between human activity and the environment in urban and industrial areas, and the functioning of society and nature, both in periods of urban growth and economic development, and in periods of the restructuring of the economy and the development of post-industrial space. The research attention is focused on cities, metropolitan areas and their associated suburban and rural areas, industrial and mining districts, and other areas under human impact. The journal also presents research results across the fields of physical geography, economic and human geography, the biology of organisms, ecology and nature conservation, environmental protection and natural resource management, geology, environmental engineering, environmental law and social sciences.The journal is indexed in Scopus and Web of Science - Clarivate Analytics Emerging Sources Citation Index.Environmental & Socio-economic Studies publishes the results of research across a wide variety of interests in the following fields:Human impact on the environmentBiomarkers used in monitoring the environmentUrban ecologyLandscape and urban planningEnvironmental protection and restoring natureEnvironmental managementReclamation of post-industrial and post-mining areasEconomic developmentUrban growth, living conditions and social conflictsConflicts around the use of natural resourcesLegal aspects of environmental protection and spatial planningSustainable developmentEnvironmental educationPhysical geography and geologyRejection Rate: 40-50%
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Renata DuliasPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 14, Ukraine 3, Czechia 2, United Kingdom 1, Mexico 1 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.2%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences9.1%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science7.9%
- Integrated Water Resources ManagementEnvironmental Science7.5%
- Geology and Environmental Impact StudiesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences6.3%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Diverse Scientific Research in UkraineEnvironmental Science4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 13Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 28Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 351 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 92 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 95 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 199 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 253 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2354-0079
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental & Socio-Economic Studies
What CAS zone is Environmental & Socio-Economic Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environmental & Socio-Economic Studies is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Environmental & Socio-Economic Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 13; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at Environmental & Socio-Economic Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Environmental & Socio-Economic Studies based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (14), Ukraine (3) and Czechia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Environmental & Socio-Economic Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental & Socio-Economic Studies is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Environmental & Socio-Economic Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental & Socio-Economic Studies is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .