Journal profile · Environmental Sciences
Global NEST Journal
ISSN 1790-7632 · eISSN 2241-777X · Global Nest · GREECE · Tri-annual
Global NEST Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.53; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 250 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Global NEST Journal is published by Global Nest 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 Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis, Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, together about 23.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded in 1997, Global NEST is an independent scholarly publisher dedicated to advancing high-quality, open-access research in environmental science, engineering, sustainability, and the circular economy. Through its flagship publication, the Global NEST Journal (GNEST), Global NEST promotes the free exchange of scientific knowledge while supporting researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and industry worldwide. Global NEST is committed to providing rigorous, peer-reviewed, fully open-access publishing under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), ensuring that scientific knowledge is freely accessible without subscription barriers. The publisher maintains high editorial and ethical standards through an international Editorial Board and a global network of editors, reviewers, and scientific experts. The Global NEST Journal publishes original research articles, review papers, short communications, and special issues covering a broad range of topics, including environmental engineering, water and wastewater management, air pollution, waste management, circular economy, renewable energy, climate change adaptation and mitigation, environmental modelling, environmental biotechnology, ecosystem management, sustainable development, and emerging environmental technologies. Beyond scholarly publishing, Global NEST serves as a platform for scientific networking and international collaboration. It is the organizer of the International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST), one of Europe's longest-running and most established environmental conferences, bringing together leading researchers, academics, industry representatives, and policymakers from around the world since 1989. Global NEST is also the organizer of the PLASYS – International Conference on Plastic and Environmental Sustainability, an international forum dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge and innovative solutions for plastics, circular economy, and sustainable materials management. Together, the Global NEST Journal, CEST, and PLASYS form an integrated international scientific community that promotes the dissemination of cutting-edge research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and knowledge exchange across academia, industry, governmental organizations, and international institutions. This network provides researchers with opportunities to publish high-quality research, present their work at internationally recognized conferences, establish collaborations, and contr
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Water Quality Monitoring and AnalysisEnvironmental Science8.7%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science7.6%
- Air Quality Monitoring and ForecastingEnvironmental Science6.9%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science4.3%
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
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.53LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.36Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 502OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 29.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 249LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,320 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 166 | 152 | 5 |
| 2025 | 250 | 212 | 166 |
| 2024 | 323 | 284 | 538 |
| 2023 | 181 | 181 | 569 |
| 2022 | 124 | 118 | 465 |
| 2021 | 70 | 70 | 291 |
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)
- over 12 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 Creative Commons Attribution
We are pleased to share that all the manuscripts submitted after 1st January 2026 will be available under an open access license. Specifically, Creative Commons Attribution International (CC BY 4.0) license allows users to:Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even…
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
- Global Nest
- Country or region
- GREECE
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- ISSN
- 1790-7632
- Electronic ISSN
- 2241-777X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Global NEST Journal
What CAS zone is Global NEST Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Global NEST Journal 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 Global NEST Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.53; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at Global NEST Journal?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 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 Global NEST Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Global NEST Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Global NEST Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Global NEST Journal is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .