Journal profile · Environmental Science-Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
Environmental Systems Research
ISSN 2193-2697 · SpringerOpen · United Kingdom
Environmental Systems Research: CAS Zone 3 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2026 Xinrui edition); fully open access; APC about USD 2,790; median 55 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Systems Research is published by SpringerOpen and is classed under Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, together about 24.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Environmental Systems Research publishes high-quality, interdisciplinary and refereed research papers, review and comment articles, and topical collections on all aspects of environmental systems from water (terrestrial and marine), air, soil and biota. The journal aims to advance and apply scientific knowledge and practical methods to improve our understanding of environmental and sustainability issues and support evidence-based policy making and eco-friendly practice at regional or global scales. The journal particularly encourages innovative, original and cross-disciplinary research on the development and use of new or improved methodologies and technologies for scientific studies and practical work in environmental fields. The journal coverage includes, but not limited to, the following topics: - Laboratory, field and modeling studies on sources, fate, transport and effect of traditional and emerging contaminants in the environments - Monitoring, analysis, prevention, treatment and remediation methods and techniques - Modeling methods and applications related to assessment, simulation, optimization and management of resources, environmental and ecological systems - Environmental impact and risk assessment, uncertainty analysis, vulnerability/resilience assessment, and life cycle analysis - Ecotoxicology, environmental health and safety - Artificial intelligence, machine learning, data mining, computer graphics, and geomatics for environmental and ecological studies - Environmental biotechnology, microbiology, and genomics - New material and nanotechnology and their environmental applications - Cleaner production, green chemistry, and resource-oriented waste management - Water resources and watershed modeling, storm water management, and flood/draught control - Climate change impact assessment and adaptation planning - Environmental sustainability, circular economy, and asset management - Environmental decision making, policy, legislation and governance
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Bing ChenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 12 in mainland China (about 21%); most named Canada 22, Mainland China 12, United States 5, United Kingdom 4, Japan 3 (58 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science9.2%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science8.2%
- Rangeland Management and Livestock EcologyEnvironmental Science7.4%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.2%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Climate change impacts on agricultureAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
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)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
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
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 294OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 497 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 46 | 25 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 248 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | 1,081 |
| 2023 | 42 | 42 | 447 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 804 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 1,486 |
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
55 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 45 days – 72 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 87 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (114 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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 2,390 / USD 2,790 / GBP 2,090 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,690 / EUR 2,290 / GBP 1,990 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,890 / USD 2,590 / EUR 2,190 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 2,090 / USD 279 / USD 2,790 / EUR 2,390 | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted5
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Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
Mandatory deposit in community-endorsed public repositories where there is a widely established research community expectation. Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Open access articles published under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 or CC BY 4.0 licences. Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Environmental Systems Research articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Manuscripts must be submitted by an author, not a third party. Model summary
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- SpringerOpen
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2193-2697
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Systems Research
What CAS zone is Environmental Systems Research in?
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.
How long does peer review take at Environmental Systems Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 55 days (interquartile range 45–72 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 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 Systems Research based?
Of the 58 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 12 (about 21%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (22), Mainland China (12) and United States (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Environmental Systems Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Systems Research is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Environmental Systems Research open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Systems Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,790.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .