Journal profile · Environmental Sciences
Environmental Technology
ISSN 0959-3330 · eISSN 1479-487X · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1990
Environmental Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.22; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 127 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 289 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Technology is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal and Membrane Separation Technologies, together about 27.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology and Waste Management and Disposal. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Environmental Technology is a leading journal for the rapid publication of science and technology papers on a wide range of topics in applied environmental studies, from environmental engineering to environmental biotechnology, the circular economy, municipal and industrial wastewater management, drinking-water treatment, air- and water-pollution control, solid-waste management, industrial hygiene and associated technologies. Environmental Technology is intended to provide rapid publication of new developments in environmental technology. The journal has an international readership with a broad scientific base. Contributions will be accepted from scientists and engineers in industry, government and universities. Accepted manuscripts are generally published within four months. Please note that Environmental Technology does not publish any review papers unless for a specified special issue which is decided by the Editor. Please do submit your review papers to our sister journal Environmental Technology Reviews at http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tetr20/current Peer Review Statement: Environmental Technology is an international, ranked, peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Sciences
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1, Canada 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalEnvironmental Science13.7%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science7.6%
- Membrane Separation TechnologiesEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Advanced oxidation water treatmentEnvironmental Science6.6%
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater TreatmentEnvironmental Science6%
- Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionEngineering5.6%
- Phosphorus and nutrient managementEnvironmental Science5%
- Water Quality Monitoring and AnalysisEnvironmental Science4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEINSPECCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, Excerpta Medica, Current Advances in Ecological Sciences, Current Advances in Microbiology, Current Awareness in Biological Sciences, Environmental Periodicals Bibliography, Aqualine Abstracts, Metal Abstracts, World Aluminium Abstracts
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
- 2.22LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.48Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,907OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 299LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 327,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,461 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 142 | 10 | 27 |
| 2025 | 289 | 13 | 461 |
| 2024 | 264 | 33 | 1,048 |
| 2023 | 267 | 28 | 2,009 |
| 2022 | 364 | 47 | 3,126 |
| 2021 | 374 | 37 | 4,065 |
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
127 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 93 days – 176 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 155 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (504 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 3.2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- original researchEnvironmental Technology is an international, ranked, peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Environmental Technology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single anonymized peer review; online submission via ScholarOne. Model summary
All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 0959-3330
- Electronic ISSN
- 1479-487X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 23 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Technology
What CAS zone is Environmental Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environmental Technology is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Environmental Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.22; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 110.
How long does peer review take at Environmental Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 127 days (interquartile range 93–176 days); authors report an average review time of about 3.2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14%. 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 Technology based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), United Kingdom (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Environmental Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Technology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, INSPEC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Environmental Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Technology is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .