Journal profile · Environmental Sciences
International Journal of Environment and Pollution
ISSN 0957-4352 · eISSN 1741-5101 · Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. · SWITZERLAND · Monthly · Founded 1991
International Journal of Environment and Pollution: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.36; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 47 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Environment and Pollution is published by Inderscience Enterprises 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 Air Quality and Health Impacts, Wind and Air Flow Studies and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, together about 39.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Inderscience is a global company, a dynamic leading independent journal publisher disseminates the latest research across the broad fields of science, engineering and technology; management, public and business administration; environment, ecological economics and sustainable development; computing, ICT and internet/web services, and related areas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science15.5%
- Wind and Air Flow StudiesEnvironmental Science12.5%
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsEarth and Planetary Sciences11.2%
- Vehicle emissions and performanceEngineering8.8%
- Air Quality Monitoring and ForecastingEnvironmental Science8.8%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.2%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.7%
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsEnvironmental Science3.6%
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
- 0.36LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 551OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,461 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 48 | 0 |
| 2025 | 47 | 34 | 3 |
| 2024 | 40 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023 | 35 | 7 | 18 |
| 2022 | 27 | 2 | 21 |
| 2021 | 55 | 1 | 125 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | EUR 1,700 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- Open Access
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
All accepted articles submitted from 8 September 2026 onwards will be Open Access, and will require an article processing charge of EUR €1700. Model summary
There are no fees for publishing with Inderscience, unless you require your article to be OA. OA articles accepted for publication are available online and freely accessible to all without any restriction except use for commercial purposes; a fee must be paid by the author(s) for an article to be made OA. Open Access papers may be published according to the Inderscience Open Access option.
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
- Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 0957-4352
- Electronic ISSN
- 1741-5101
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Environment and Pollution
What CAS zone is International Journal of Environment and Pollution in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Environment and Pollution 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 International Journal of Environment and Pollution?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.36; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Environment and Pollution?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 International Journal of Environment and Pollution?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Environment and Pollution is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Environment and Pollution open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Environment and Pollution is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .