Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Management of Environmental Quality
ISSN 1477-7835 · eISSN 1758-6119 · Emerald
Management of Environmental Quality: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 112 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Management of Environmental Quality is published by Emerald and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Environmental Sustainability in Business, Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, together about 32% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting14.9%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting9.2%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7%
- Sustainable Development and Environmental ManagementEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Municipal Solid Waste ManagementEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | Q1 | 36/432 | 91st |
| General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Q1 | 21/223 | 90th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 980OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 110LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,288 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73 | 12 | 3,447 |
| 2025 | 112 | 13 | 5,209 |
| 2024 | 82 | 9 | 5,179 |
| 2023 | 84 | 7 | 5,031 |
| 2022 | 99 | 7 | 3,995 |
| 2021 | 79 | 11 | 3,571 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 1477-7835
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-6119
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Management of Environmental Quality
What CAS zone is Management of Environmental Quality in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Management of Environmental Quality is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Management of Environmental Quality?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Management of Environmental Quality is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Management of Environmental Quality open access, and what is the APC?
Management of Environmental Quality is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .