Journal profile · Environmental Sciences
Journal of Industrial Ecology
ISSN 1088-1980 · eISSN 1530-9290 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES · Bi-monthly · Founded 1997
Journal of Industrial Ecology: CAS Zone 3 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.66; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,750; median 194 days to acceptance (64 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 156 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: As of January 2026, the Journal of Industrial Ecology is no longer published by Wiley. More information can be found on the new publisher's website: https://link.springer.com/journal/44498 Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Industrial Ecology is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Sustainable Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Supply Chain Management, together about 47.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Journal of Industrial Ecology</em> publishes sustainability & circular economy research considering the relationship between the environment & socio-economic system.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental Impact and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science23.2%
- Sustainable Industrial EcologyEngineering14.2%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting10.4%
- Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesEnvironmental Science7.7%
- Extraction and Separation ProcessesEngineering5.4%
- Sustainability and Ecological Systems AnalysisEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesEnergy3.3%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.6%
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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 5.66LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 176OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,934OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 71.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 141LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,312 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 186 | 142 | 434 |
| 2025 | 156 | 124 | 811 |
| 2024 | 170 | 144 | 1,959 |
| 2023 | 103 | 86 | 2,052 |
| 2022 | 149 | 105 | 3,590 |
| 2021 | 135 | 82 | 5,748 |
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
194 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 144 days – 253 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (64 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 245 days
- Sample
- 64 articles with submission and acceptance dates (389 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 ·
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 3,120 / GBP 2,500 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
All content published in this journal will remain available to access on this platform. Model summary
All content published in this journal will remain available to access on this platform.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1088-1980
- Electronic ISSN
- 1530-9290
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Industrial Ecology
What CAS zone is Journal of Industrial Ecology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Industrial Ecology is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / Engineering, Environmental / Green & Sustainable Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 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 Industrial Ecology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.66; CiteScore 12, h-index 176.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Industrial Ecology?
Based on the dates recorded on 64 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 194 days (interquartile range 144–253 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.
Which databases index Journal of Industrial Ecology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Industrial Ecology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Industrial Ecology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Industrial Ecology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,750.
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: .