Journal profile · Engineering, Environmental
Indoor Air
ISSN 0905-6947 · eISSN 1600-0668 · Blackwell Munksgaard · DENMARK · Quarterly
Indoor Air: CAS Zone 3 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.71; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,490; median 159 days to acceptance (115 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 118 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indoor Air is published by Blackwell Munksgaard and is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Infection Control and Ventilation, together about 50.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The quality of the environment within buildings is a topic of major importance for public health. Indoor Air provides a forum for reporting research results in the broad area defined by the indoor environment of non-industrial buildings. An international journal with multidisciplinary content, Indoor Air publishes original research and review articles reflecting the broad categories of interest in this field: health effects thermal comfort monitoring and modelling source characterization ventilation and other environmental control techniques. The research results present the basic information to allow designers, building owners, and operators to provide a healthy and comfortable environment for building occupants, as well as giving medical practitioners information on how to deal with illnesses related to the indoor environment.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Environmental
Editorial board by country: 9 in mainland China (about 25%); most named Mainland China 9, India 8, Italy 3, Hungary 2, South Korea 1 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial ExposureEnvironmental Science22.9%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science17.7%
- Infection Control and VentilationMedicine9.5%
- Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering7.7%
- Noise Effects and ManagementHealth Professions5.7%
- Air Quality Monitoring and ForecastingEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Wind and Air Flow StudiesEnvironmental Science4%
- Odor and Emission Control TechnologiesChemical Engineering2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | 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 | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | 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 | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | 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
Web of ScienceCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 2.71LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 158OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,813OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 117LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 117Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 379,004Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,893 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 118 | 117 | 37 |
| 2025 | 118 | 117 | 277 |
| 2024 | 72 | 71 | 447 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 334 |
| 2022 | 217 | 150 | 3,852 |
| 2021 | 181 | 133 | 5,023 |
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
159 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 110 days – 226 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (115 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 187 days
- Sample
- 115 articles with submission and acceptance dates (227 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 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 43%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 43%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 182 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,490 / EUR 2,160 / GBP 1,830 | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted2
- research articleIndoor Air publishes the following types of submissions: Research Article Review ArticleLength not stated
- review articleSummarizes and critically evaluates existing literature on a specific topic. Should provide new insights, identify gaps, and suggest future research directions.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Disclosing the use of artificial intelligence (AI)
If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section. Find more details on Wiley’s AI guidelines for researchers and Wiley’s AI policy in full in the Best Practices Guidelines on…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. You can review the Authorship section of Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics for Wiley’s definition of authorship.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest (COIs)
A common reason for third-party complaints of published articles is an allegation that author(s) have not fully disclosed perceived conflicts of interest (COIs). Such complaints may lead to ethics investigations by the journal and publisher. Therefore, when submitting your manuscript, you should disclose any potential conflicts of interests (also referred to as “competing interests”) that might ap…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing
This journal encourages data sharing. You can learn more about data sharing in Wiley’s Data Sharing Policies resource.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics COPE
This journal adheres to the ethical standards set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to uphold integrity in scholarly research and publishing. While COPE previously organized its guidance around "core practices," these have since been replaced with a topic-based structure to better reflect the evolving needs of the research community. You can learn more about this transition and explore…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and licensing
This is an open access journal. Authors of accepted papers pay an Article Publication Charge (APC) and their papers are published under a Creative Commons (CC) license. For more information on this journal’s APCs and licensing policy, please visit this journal’s Open Access page. Note: Some funders require authors to use a particular type of CC license. Please check directly with your funder to de…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
This is an open access journal. Submissions will be subject to an Article Publication Charge (APC) if accepted and published in the journal. Please read more about APCs and whether you may be eligible for waivers or discounts through your institution, your funder, or a country waiver at Wiley Author Services.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Model
We follow a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed by at least one anonymous reviewer and an Associate or Assistant Editor. Papers authored by Editors or Editorial Board members of the journal will be sent to Editors unaffiliated with the author or institution and monitored carefully to ensure there is no peer…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
The journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers and does not consider this to compromise the novelty of the results. Articles based on content previously made public only on a preprint server, institutional repository, or in a thesis will be considered. The preprint should be cited. You will be asked to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published ar…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving definitions and policies
This journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions. You can learn more by reading Wiley’s self-archiving policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission. We particularly encourage the use of: CONSORT for randomized controlled tria…
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
- Blackwell Munksgaard
- Country or region
- DENMARK
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0905-6947
- Electronic ISSN
- 1600-0668
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indoor Air
What CAS zone is Indoor Air in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indoor Air is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Construction & Building Technology / Engineering, Environmental / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. 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 Indoor Air?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.71; CiteScore 9.9, h-index 158.
How long does peer review take at Indoor Air?
Based on the dates recorded on 115 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 159 days (interquartile range 110–226 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 43% (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 Indoor Air?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Optional. 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 Indoor Air based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 9 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (9), India (8) and Italy (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Indoor Air?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indoor Air is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Indoor Air open access, and what is the APC?
Indoor Air is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,490.
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: .