Journal profile · Environmental Sciences
Journal of Environmental Management
ISSN 0301-4797 · eISSN 1095-8630 · Academic Press Inc. · ENGLAND · Semimonthly · Founded 1973
Journal of Environmental Management: CAS Zone 2 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 9.17; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,750; median 116 days to acceptance (198 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 50%; 4,389 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Environmental Management is published by Academic Press Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, together about 19% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Environmental Management (JEM) is a premier, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing the understanding and application of environmental management practices. Our mission is to disseminate high-quality, original research that contributes to the effective management of environmental systems and the enhancement of environmental quality. Environmental management encompasses the systematic approach to dealing with environmental issues through planning, controlling, monitoring, and improving the interactions between human activities and the natural environment. This includes strategies for sustainable use of resources, pollution control, conservation of biodiversity, and mitigation of environmental impacts. We invite submissions that demonstrate a clear connection to practical environmental management applications with interest, novelty, and impact relevant to an international audience. Specific areas of interest for each Section:Section I: Environmental Assessment and MonitoringThis section covers methodologies and techniques for environmental analysis and assessment, including environmental impact assessments, risk assessments, life cycle analyses, and the development of new procedures for environmental quality management. It also includes research on environmental system modeling and optimization.Interesting topics for papers in this section: 1.1 Advanced techniques in environmental impact assessment and their applications. 1.2 Innovations in risk assessment methodologies for environmental hazards. 1.3 Life cycle analysis of renewable energy technologies. 1.4 Development of new monitoring methods for air and water quality. 1.5 Characterization techniques for emerging environmental contaminants. 1.6 Integrated model for environmental complexity as tele-coupling or nexus system. 1.7 New model technology for resource optimization and management. 1.8 Development and implementation of environmental quality standards. 1.9 Best practice for resource and environmental managementSection II: Pollution Control and Waste ManagementThis section focuses on the development and application of technologies for controlling pollution in water, air, and soil, as well as the management and valorization of waste, including industrial residues and effluents. This section is technology-oriented.Interesting topics for papers in this section: 2.1 Development of advanced water treatment technologies for removing contaminants. 2.2 Innovative air pollution control tec
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Sciences
Editor-in-chief Sultan Al-SalemPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 41 in mainland China (about 37%); most named Mainland China 41, United States 15, Italy 9, United Kingdom 7, Greece 6 (111 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science6.6%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater TreatmentEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 9.17LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 9.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 13.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 146LetPub ·
- h-index
- 329OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20,962OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4,293LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 30,990 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,520 | 818 | 2,418 |
| 2025 | 4,389 | 1,374 | 32,132 |
| 2024 | 3,847 | 1,151 | 72,390 |
| 2023 | 2,642 | 794 | 82,628 |
| 2022 | 2,537 | 670 | 95,478 |
| 2021 | 2,335 | 630 | 122,459 |
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 PubMed · to
116 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 78 days – 162 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 5 days (198 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 125 days
- Sample
- 198 articles with submission and acceptance dates (8,372 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 6.2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 118 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,750 / EUR 3,510 / GBP 3,000 / JPY 465,110 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,850 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers5, by deadline
- Intangible Assets and Visible Impact: Corporate Responses to the Climate ChallengeDeadline
- Machine Learning Approaches for Assessing Diffuse Source Anthropogenic Water Pollution and Ecological Impacts under Climate and Land Use ChangeDeadline
- Challenges and Advances in the Biofuel Industry: Navigating Production and Supply Chain DynamicsDeadline
- Environmental Management Perspectives on Water Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration within the One Water FrameworkDeadline
- Informing Environmental Management through Landscape PerceptionDeadline
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted12, with length limits
- book reviewThe following types of contribution are published in the Journal of Environmental Management:Research Article: Standard research papers of 6000-8000 words, incl…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- commentaryThe following types of contribution are published in the Journal of Environmental Management:Research Article: Standard research papers of 6000-8000 words, incl…Length not stated
- discussionDiscussion: Letters up to 1000 words designed to clarify or respond to previously published papers, or to raise questions about future directions of JEM. Should…Length not stated
- hypothesisThe following types of contribution are published in the Journal of Environmental Management:Research Article: Standard research papers of 6000-8000 words, incl…Length not stated
- letterThe following types of contribution are published in the Journal of Environmental Management:Research Article: Standard research papers of 6000-8000 words, incl…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- original researchThe following types of contribution are published in the Journal of Environmental Management:Research Article: Standard research papers of 6000-8000 words, incl…Length not stated
- perspectiveThe following types of contribution are published in the Journal of Environmental Management:Research Article: Standard research papers of 6000-8000 words, incl…Length not stated
- research articleThe following types of contribution are published in the Journal of Environmental Management:Research Article: Standard research papers of 6000-8000 words, incl…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewThe following types of contribution are published in the Journal of Environmental Management:Research Article: Standard research papers of 6000-8000 words, incl…main text ≤ 12,000 words
- review articleThe following types of contribution are published in the Journal of Environmental Management:Research Article: Standard research papers of 6000-8000 words, incl…Length not stated
- short communicationThe following types of contribution are published in the Journal of Environmental Management:Research Article: Standard research papers of 6000-8000 words, incl…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- standard research paperThe following types of contribution are published in the Journal of Environmental Management:Research Article: Standard research papers of 6000-8000 words, incl…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical Considerations
: Commitment to upholding the highest ethical standards in research and publishing practices, including responsible authorship and citation practices.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
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
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1973
- ISSN
- 0301-4797
- Electronic ISSN
- 1095-8630
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Environmental Management
What CAS zone is Journal of Environmental Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Environmental Management is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Environmental Sciences; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Environmental Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9.17; CiteScore 13.9, h-index 329.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Environmental Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 198 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 116 days (interquartile range 78–162 days); authors report an average review time of about 6.2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “50%”. 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 Journal of Environmental Management?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Cover letter: Required. 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 Journal of Environmental Management based?
Of the 111 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 41 (about 37%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (41), United States (15) and Italy (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Environmental Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Environmental Management is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Environmental Management open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Environmental Management is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,750.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .