Journal profile · Environmental Sciences
International Journal of Environmental Research
ISSN 1735-6865 · eISSN 2008-2304 · Springer International Publishing · IRAN · Quarterly · Founded 2017
International Journal of Environmental Research: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.21; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,790; median 209 days to acceptance (113 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 281 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Environmental Research is published by Springer International Publishing 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 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, Heavy metals in environment and Advanced oxidation water treatment, together about 31.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and scope International Journal of Environmental Research (IJER) is a multidisciplinary journal concerned with all aspects of the environment. Researchers across all disciplines are invited to contribute their knowledge and experience. IJER publishes original research papers, research notes and reviews. The submission of review papers does not need to be discussed with the editor prior to submission. Both fundamental and applied research are welcomed. The classification of papers is as follows: * Air - Health - Modeling - Pollution - Climate Change * Aquatic Environment - Biological - Chemical - Physical - Marine * Biodiversity - Aquatic - Birds - Land - Wildlife * Hazards and Disasters - Man Made - Natural - Risk - Toxicity and Carcinogens * Energy and Environment - Energy Saving - Power Plants - Renewable Energy - Fossil Fuel - Waste to Energy - Nuclear Energy * Environmental Management - Planning and Management - Education - Sustainable Development - Economics - Policy and Regulations - Environmental Design * Soil - Pollution - Modeling - Porous Media - Microbiology - Bio and Phytoremediation - Physicochemical Treatment * Solid Waste - Management - Modeling - Recycling, Reuse, and Recovery - Hazardous Waste - Industrial Waste - Treatment - Thermal and Hydrothermal Processes - Digestion and Composting * Water and Wastewater - Modeling - Pollution - Management - Treatment - Desalination - Resources - Microbiology - Sludge * Other - Urban Design and Green Buildings - Life Cycle Assessment - Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials - Adsorption and Adsorbents - Crops and Agriculture - Environmental Chemistry - Nexus Thinking and Modeling - Catalysis and Photocatalysis - Membranes - Machine Learning and AI - Remote Sensing and Modeling
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Sciences
Editor-in-chief Hamidreza JafariPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 9, India 2, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science13.9%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science12.6%
- Advanced oxidation water treatmentEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Phosphorus and nutrient managementEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Microplastics and Plastic PollutionEnvironmental Science4%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science3.8%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy3.7%
- Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesEnvironmental Science3.7%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 4.21LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 692OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 279LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 265,400Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,789 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 244 | 34 | 89 |
| 2025 | 281 | 29 | 835 |
| 2024 | 166 | 23 | 1,260 |
| 2023 | 56 | 14 | 1,484 |
| 2022 | 116 | 25 | 1,258 |
| 2021 | 84 | 11 | 1,396 |
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
209 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 132 days – 314 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (113 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 238 days
- Sample
- 113 articles with submission and acceptance dates (581 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)
- 12–24 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,790 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,490 | — | — |
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
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted4
- discussionThe journal accepts the following types of contributions: Research paper Review article Technical note DiscussionLength not stated
- research paperThe journal accepts the following types of contributions: Research paper Review article Technical note Discussion Back to topLength not stated
- review articleThe journal accepts the following types of contributions: Research paper Review article Technical note Discussion Back to topLength not stated
- technical noteThe journal accepts the following types of contributions: Research paper Review article Technical note Discussion Back to topLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
Competing interests disclosure required Model summary
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Data availability statement encouraged Model summary
The journal encourages authors to provide a statement of Data availability in their article. Data availability statements should include information on where data supporting the results reported in the article can be found, including, where applicable, hyperlinks to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Data availability statements can also indicate whether data are av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in International Journal of Environmental Research, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. Back to top
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
- Springer International Publishing
- Country or region
- IRAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2017
- ISSN
- 1735-6865
- Electronic ISSN
- 2008-2304
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Environmental Research
What CAS zone is International Journal of Environmental Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Environmental Research 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 Environmental Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.21; CiteScore 5, h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Environmental Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 113 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 209 days (interquartile range 132–314 days); authors report an average review time of 12–24 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 International Journal of Environmental Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date. 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 International Journal of Environmental Research based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (9), India (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Environmental Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Environmental Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Environmental Research open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Environmental Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,790.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .