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Environmental Values
ISSN 0963-2719 · eISSN 1752-7015 · White Horse Press
Environmental Values: CAS Zone 1 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 1.73; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review about 209 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 15.4% (journal website); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Values is published by White Horse Press and is in Zone 1 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Environmental Philosophy and Ethics, Religion, Ecology, and Ethics and Climate Change and Geoengineering, together about 43.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Environmental Values is an international peer-reviewed journal that brings together contributions from philosophy, economics, politics, sociology, geography, anthropology, ecology and other disciplines, which relate to the present and future environment of human beings and other species. In doing so we aim to clarify the relationship between practical policy issues and … | View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 12, United States 5, Australia 3, Netherlands 3, Denmark 2 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental Philosophy and EthicsEnvironmental Science20.9%
- Religion, Ecology, and EthicsSocial Sciences13.4%
- Climate Change and GeoengineeringEnvironmental Science8.8%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences6.7%
- Sustainable Development and Environmental PolicyEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities3.5%
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.73LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 645OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,284 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 18 | 13 |
| 2025 | 40 | 18 | 37 |
| 2024 | 51 | 23 | 175 |
| 2023 | 52 | 12 | 159 |
| 2022 | 48 | 9 | 223 |
| 2021 | 53 | 12 | 360 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
209 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 15.4%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 209 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- book reviewEnvironmental Values publishes research articles, book reviews and editorials. Unless otherwise agreed, research articles should be no more than 8,000 words in …main text ≤ 1,000 words
- book reviewsBook reviews should be no more than 1000 words and include full publication information including ISBN, format, price and number of pages.Length not stated
- editorialEnvironmental Values publishes research articles, book reviews and editorials. Unless otherwise agreed, research articles should be no more than 8,000 words in …Length not stated
- editorialsEnvironmental Values publishes research articles, book reviews and editorials.Length not stated
- research articleEnvironmental Values publishes research articles, book reviews and editorials. Unless otherwise agreed, research articles should be no more than 8,000 words in …main text ≤ 8,000 words
- research articlesEnvironmental Values publishes research articles, book reviews and editorials. Unless otherwise agreed, research articles should be no more than 8,000 words in …Length not stated
- reviewEnvironmental Values publishes research articles, book reviews and editorials. Unless otherwise agreed, research articles should be no more than 8,000 words in …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Generative AI policy
Please be aware that, during the submission process, authors are asked to confirm that no AI tools have been used in a generative capacity at any stage of producing their manuscript. The use of AI for checking spelling and grammar in a strictly editorial capacity is exempt.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools. Environmental Values expects all submissions to be the author’s own work. This means that AI sho…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
Figures supplied in colour will appear in colour online regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in colour in the printed version. For specifically requested colour reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from Sage after receipt of your accepted article. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice program, and Op…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Double-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
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
- White Horse Press
- ISSN
- 0963-2719
- Electronic ISSN
- 1752-7015
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Values
What CAS zone is Environmental Values in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environmental Values is in Zone 1 of Philosophy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Ethics / Environmental Studies; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Environmental Values?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.73; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at Environmental Values?
The publisher reports about 209 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 15.4%. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Environmental Values?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Harvard; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Environmental Values based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (12), United States (5) and Australia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Environmental Values?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Values is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Environmental Values open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Values is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .