Journal profile · ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering
ISSN 2095-2201 · eISSN 2095-221X · Higher Education Press · PEOPLES R CHINA · Founded 2007
Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering: CAS Zone 2 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7.07; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,490; median 98 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 141 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering is published by Higher Education Press and is in Zone 2 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, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts and Water Treatment and Disinfection, together about 21.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pollution. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims: ENGINEERING Environment is an international journal in environmental disciplines, jointly sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Tsinghua University, and Higher Education Press. The journal is dedicated to advancing and disseminating the discoveries of cutting-edge theories, innovations in engineering technology, and practices in technological application within the environmental discipline. Adhering to the principle of integrating scientific theories with engineering technologies, the journal emphasizes the convergence of environmental protection with One Health, climate change response, and sustainable development. It places particular emphasis on the forward-looking nature of novel technologies and emerging challenges, the practicality of solutions, and interdisciplinary innovations. Scope: ENGINEERING Environment is a monthly journal. The journal’s scope encompasses, but is not limited to, the following areas: l Efficient resource utilization and green production processes l Environmental pollution processes and ecological impacts l Anthropogenic drivers of environmental issues and the management l Environmental risk assessment and resilient-system construction l Environmental pollution control and resource recovery technologies In addition, we particularly welcome research that employs interdisciplinary approaches and emerging technologies to solve environmental problems.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Jiuhui QuPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalEnvironmental Science8.5%
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Water Treatment and DisinfectionEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Membrane Separation TechnologiesEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.8%
- Advanced oxidation water treatmentEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Microplastics and Plastic PollutionEnvironmental Science4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 7.07LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,215OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 164LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 212,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,741 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 141 | 16 | 752 |
| 2024 | 146 | 36 | 2,034 |
| 2023 | 131 | 36 | 2,250 |
| 2022 | 142 | 29 | 3,037 |
| 2021 | 143 | 28 | 4,399 |
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
98 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 73 days – 120 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 122 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (190 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 2,490 / EUR 3,790 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in ENGINEERING Environment, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page.
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
- Higher Education Press
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 2095-2201
- Electronic ISSN
- 2095-221X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering
What CAS zone is Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / Engineering, Environmental. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.07; CiteScore 12.3, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 98 days (interquartile range 73–120 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,490.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .