Journal profile · ENERGY & FUELS-ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL
Greenhouse Gases-Science and Technology
ISSN 2152-3878 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · ENGLAND
Greenhouse Gases-Science and Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.06; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,570; median 124 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 94 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Greenhouse Gases-Science and Technology is published by John Wiley and Sons 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 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions, Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, together about 42.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENERGY & FUELS-ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL
Editor-in-chief M MercedesPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 19%); most named United States 6, Mainland China 5, United Kingdom 3, Germany 3, India 2 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- CO2 Sequestration and Geologic InteractionsEnvironmental Science20.8%
- Carbon Dioxide Capture TechnologiesEngineering15.6%
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisEngineering6.6%
- Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesEngineering4.8%
- Groundwater flow and contamination studiesEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Methane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Membrane Separation and Gas TransportEngineering4.3%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering3.8%
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 | Energy & Fuels | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | 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 | Energy & Fuels | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | 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 | Energy & Fuels | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | 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
- 3.06LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 481OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 81LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 81Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 116,012Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,277 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | 94 | 48 | 190 |
| 2024 | 68 | 32 | 354 |
| 2023 | 65 | 36 | 421 |
| 2022 | 65 | 16 | 729 |
| 2021 | 93 | 17 | 1,354 |
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
124 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 87 days – 190 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 147 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (141 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 37%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 37%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 115 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 daysPublisher 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 3,570 / EUR 2,970 / GBP 2,380 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- original articleor graphical; conclusions; references. Original Articles should generally be about 2,000-2,500 words in length. Review A full-length review provides a summary amain text ≤ 2,500 words
- reviewAlthough the journal encourages authors to ensure that the manuscript text is as brief and concise as the presentation of ideas permits, the handling editors at…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- short communicationThe aim of publishing a Short Communication article is to present useful and novel preliminary results of interest to a wide, interdisciplinary audience. The ma…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship (1) Authorship:
This journal follows policies by our publisher Wiley and COPE stating that generative AI technologies, such as ChatGPT, “cannot be considered capable of initiating an original piece of research without direction by human authors.” As a result, this journal does not permit generative AI technologies and tools to be listed as authors on submissions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure Statement
“In preparing this manuscript, the author(s) used the following [GENERATIVE AI TECHNOLOGIES/TOOLS] in order to [REASON/S]. The specific content generated by these AI technologies/tools in the manuscript is clearly marked and described in a dedicated appendix, to be used for editorial and review purposes. Prior to submission, the author(s) reviewed the content generated and take(s) full responsibil…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSIONS
To enable the publisher to disseminate the author’s work to the fullest extent, the author must sign a Copyright Transfer Agreement, via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) described above, transferring copyright of the article to the Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. If the manuscript contains extracts, including illustrations, from other copyright works (including mat…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access For authors choosing open access
If the open access option is selected the corresponding author will have a choice of the following Creative Commons License Open Access Agreements (OAA): Creative Commons Attribution License OAA Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License OAA Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial -NoDerivs License OAA To preview the terms and conditions of these open access agreements please visit th…
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
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2152-3878
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Greenhouse Gases-Science and Technology
What CAS zone is Greenhouse Gases-Science and Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Greenhouse Gases-Science and Technology is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Energy & Fuels / Engineering, Environmental / 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 Greenhouse Gases-Science and Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.06; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at Greenhouse Gases-Science and Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 124 days (interquartile range 87–190 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 37% (2025). 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 Greenhouse Gases-Science and Technology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words. 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 Greenhouse Gases-Science and Technology based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 19%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6), Mainland China (5) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Greenhouse Gases-Science and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Greenhouse Gases-Science and Technology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Greenhouse Gases-Science and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Greenhouse Gases-Science and Technology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,570.
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: .