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Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters
ISSN 2666-9110 · Elsevier · Netherlands
Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters: CAS Zone 3 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 9 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,680; review about 131 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, together about 32.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Now Indexed in Web of Science.Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters, a partner title to the highly-regarded Journal of Hazardous Materials, is a new online only, open access, peer reviewed journal.The Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters ( JHM Letters) publishes research articles with exceptional importance and immediate impact, and frontier reviews highlighting state of the science and emerging issues to improve our understanding of the hazards and risks that certain materials pose to public health and the environment. JHM Letters is an international journal that accepts papers that deal with ways of assessing the impact and mitigation of the effects of hazardous materials (HM) and contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), especially papers with global significance and implications. JHM Letters aims to provide rapid and rigorous review of papers to allow immediate publication of scientific data in an open access format. The selection of a paper will involve initial screening, internal evaluation, and external peer review.The Journal publishes novel and high-impact contributions on:Characterization of the Harmful Effects of HM and CECsAdvances in Measurement and MonitoringTransport and Fate in EnvironmentImpact Assessment and MitigationPhysio-chemical Treatment and bioremediationDemonstrated Safer and Cleaner Technologies with minimization of deleterious effects of HMResource Recovery (Energy and Materials) from HM with reduction of their hazardous effectsEnvironmental epidemiologyHowever, the following areas are excluded:Non-hazardous materialsWork place health and safetyMunicipal wastewater treatment research focusing on the removal of regular organic and nutrient compoundsGreenhouse gas mitigationManufacturing of explosives Fire/flame and/or flame retardants that do not focus on hazardous effects of the materials
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Environmental Engineering
Editor-in-chief Shaily MahendraPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 8 in mainland China (about 16%); most named United States 18, Mainland China 8, Spain 5, Taiwan, China 2, South Korea 2 (49 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances researchEnvironmental Science13%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science10.6%
- Microplastics and Plastic PollutionEnvironmental Science8.6%
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsEnvironmental Science6.6%
- Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.3%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Advanced oxidation water treatmentEnvironmental Science3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
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 (publisher)
- 9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 15Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 196 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 7 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 99 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 662 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 690 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 1,173 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 1,471 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
131 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 11 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 131 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 2,680 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,610 / EUR 1,470 / GBP 1,290 / JPY 189,950 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,250 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,350 | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Article types accepted10
- brief communicationThese type of papers must not exceed 3000 words (excluding the list of references), and the combined tables and figures must not exceed 4. Only papers with sign…Length not stated
- brief communicationsBrief communications are original research papers within the above stated Aims and Scope. It should be a succinct report of a complete research article describi…Length not stated
- frontier reviewsFrontier reviews are focused review articles written by experts on current advances in the field of hazardous materials and help researchers with a unique platf…Length not stated
- hypothesisThese type of papers must not exceed 3000 words (excluding the list of references), and the combined tables and figures must not exceed 4. Only papers with sign…Length not stated
- letterThese type of papers must not exceed 3000 words (excluding the list of references), and the combined tables and figures must not exceed 4. Only papers with sign…Length not stated
- original research paperThese type of papers must not exceed 3000 words (excluding the list of references), and the combined tables and figures must not exceed 4. Only papers with sign…Length not stated
- research articleThese type of papers must not exceed 3000 words (excluding the list of references), and the combined tables and figures must not exceed 4. Only papers with sign…Length not stated
- research articlesThese type of papers must not exceed 3000 words (excluding the list of references), and the combined tables and figures must not exceed 4.Length not stated
- reviewThese type of papers must not exceed 3000 words (excluding the list of references), and the combined tables and figures must not exceed 4. Only papers with sign…Length not stated
- review articleThese type of papers must not exceed 3000 words (excluding the list of references), and the combined tables and figures must not exceed 4. Only papers with sign…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, 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 ·- 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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2666-9110
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters
What CAS zone is Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Environmental / Environmental Sciences. 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 Hazardous Materials Letters?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 15, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters?
The publisher reports about 131 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 11 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 1–7; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: 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 Hazardous Materials Letters based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 8 (about 16%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (18), Mainland China (8) and Spain (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,680.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .