Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
International Journal of Environmental Impacts
ISSN 2398-2640 · eISSN 2398-2659 · WIT Press · United Kingdom
International Journal of Environmental Impacts: fully open access; APC about USD 950; median 77 days to acceptance (43 articles, last 24 months); 129 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Environmental Impacts is published by WIT Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Waste Management and Recycling, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Municipal Solid Waste Management, together about 19.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 61, United Kingdom 42, Italy 39, Japan 31, Spain 27 (378 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Waste Management and RecyclingEnvironmental Science7%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science6.4%
- Municipal Solid Waste ManagementEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting5.7%
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Environmental Sustainability and EducationEnvironmental Science4.4%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 353/744 | 52nd |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q3 | 515/876 | 41st |
| General Environmental Science | Q3 | 172/249 | 31st |
| General Materials Science | Q4 | 371/475 | 22nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.77OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 506 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 80 | 265 |
| 2025 | 129 | 129 | 205 |
| 2024 | 81 | 81 | 205 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 129 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 121 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 80 |
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
77 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 64 days – 91 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 46 days (43 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 129 days
- Sample
- 43 articles with submission and acceptance dates (231 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 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 950 | No | Publisher's own license | |
| OpenAlex | USD 950 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 950 | No | — |
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 websitePeer review
- Peer review
From Volume 6, Issue 1 onwards the journal will be published by IIETA Model summary
From Volume 6, Issue 1 onwards the International Journal of Environmental Impacts will be published by the International Information and Engineering Technology Association (IIETA).
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
- WIT Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2398-2640
- Electronic ISSN
- 2398-2659
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Environmental Impacts
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Environmental Impacts?
Based on the dates recorded on 43 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 77 days (interquartile range 64–91 days); authors report an average review time of about 21 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 Environmental Impacts based?
Of the 378 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (61), United Kingdom (42) and Italy (39). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Environmental Impacts?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Environmental Impacts is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Environmental Impacts open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Environmental Impacts is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 950.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .