Journal profile · Environmental Sciences
Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies
ISSN 1025-6016 · eISSN 1477-2639 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1995
Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.75; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 116 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies is published by Taylor and Francis 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 Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry and Radioactivity and Radon Measurements, together about 43.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies (IEHS) provides a unique forum for the wide application of isotopes in environmental processes and in life sciences with the emphasis on novel developments in isotope research of spatial and temporal wide scaled processes. The primary focus is on publishing isotope applications in the fields of; ecology, biogeochemistry, hydro-and hydrogeology, geology and geochemistry, stable isotope tracer techniques in soil, water, plants, animals and in the human body, isotope effects and tracer theory including mathematical modelling, novel methodical developments, diagnostic stable isotopes in medicine and health studies, environmental sources of ionizing radiation and its effects on living matter. IEHS publishes original research articles and review papers, short communications, technical notes, and book reviews. Contributions from conferences, scientific panel discussions, or project reports are mostly welcome and can be edited in special issues. The journal provides authors to publish their articles open access. Peer Review Policy All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor. If found suitable for further consideration, papers are subject to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized. Publishing Ethics The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be found here: http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/ethics-for-authors/.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Sciences
Editor-in-chief Matthias GehrePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Isotope Analysis in EcologyEnvironmental Science20%
- Groundwater and Isotope GeochemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences16.4%
- Radioactivity and Radon MeasurementsHealth Professions7.6%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences6.7%
- Radioactive contamination and transferEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Groundwater flow and contamination studiesEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.1%
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsEnvironmental Science3.1%
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 | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear | 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 | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear | Zone 3 |
| 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 | Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear | 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
EI CompendexMEDLINEEmbaseCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Chimica, Geobase, Microsoft Academic, Zoological Record
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
- 1.75LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.33Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 573OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 59LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 49,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,429 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 10 | 8 |
| 2025 | 62 | 11 | 124 |
| 2024 | 43 | 13 | 139 |
| 2023 | 34 | 9 | 182 |
| 2022 | 24 | 7 | 151 |
| 2021 | 35 | 6 | 217 |
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
116 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 77 days – 167 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 53 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 171 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (105 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)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 46%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 69 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 50 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
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 | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted5
- book reviewsIEHS publishes original research articles and review papers, short communications, technical notes, and book reviews.Length not stated
- original research articlesIEHS publishes original research articles and review papers, short communications, technical notes, and book reviews.Length not stated
- review papersIEHS publishes original research articles and review papers, short communications, technical notes, and book reviews.Length not stated
- short communicationsIEHS publishes original research articles and review papers, short communications, technical notes, and book reviews.Length not stated
- technical notesIEHS publishes original research articles and review papers, short communications, technical notes, and book reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
COPE member, uses CrossCheck Model summary
The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor. If found suitable for further consideration, papers are subject to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1025-6016
- Electronic ISSN
- 1477-2639
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 62, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies
What CAS zone is Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear / 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 Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.75; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 116 days (interquartile range 77–167 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 46%. 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 Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, MEDLINE, Embase, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .