Journal profile
International Journal of Environment
ISSN 2091-2854 · Progressive Sustainable Developers Nepal · Nepal
International Journal of Environment: fully open access; no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2024 (Volume 13, Issue 1): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Environment is published by Progressive Sustainable Developers Nepal. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Forest Ecology and Conservation, Water Quality and Pollution Assessment and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, together about 24.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published by Progressive Sustainable Developers Nepal (PSD-Nepal). We are seeking submissions for this journal. We recommend that you review the About the Journal page for the journal's section policies, as well as the Author Guidelines. Authors should submit their manuscripts to the Editor whose details can be found on the Contact page. On 6th March 2017, IJE was included on DOAJ
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Govinda BhandariPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 3, United States 1, Japan 1, Germany 1, Pakistan 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest Ecology and ConservationAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.1%
- Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentEnvironmental Science7.4%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Water Quality and Resources StudiesEnvironmental Science4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 361 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 128 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 199 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 214 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 258 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 224 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 243 |
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)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- reviewr/Math Type Full-length research works, reviews, short communications and commentaries should not exceed 8000 words, 9000, 2000 and 4000, respectively (includin…main text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The author(s) acknowledge that the manuscript submitted is his/her/their own original work; all authors participated in the work in a substantive way and are prepared to take public responsibility for the work; all authors have seen and approved the manuscript as submitted; the manuscript has not been published and is not being submitted or considered for publication elsewhere; the text, illustrat…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY-NC 4.0. Model summary
Articles in the International Journal of Environment are Open Access articles published under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: two reviewers; both must approve; their decision is final and binding. Model summary
After receipt of research paper, your paper will be sent to two reviewers, and both reviewers should approve the paper. Their decision regarding acceptance will be final and binding.
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
- Progressive Sustainable Developers Nepal
- Country or region
- Nepal
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2091-2854
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 1 (2024)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Environment
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Environment?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Environment based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (3), United States (1) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Is International Journal of Environment open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Environment is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .