Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Observatorio Medioambiental
ISSN 1139-1987 · eISSN 1988-3277
Observatorio Medioambiental: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 12 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Observatorio Medioambiental is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies, Finance, Taxation, and Governance and Regional Development and Innovation, together about 29.2% 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
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences12.5%
- Finance, Taxation, and GovernanceEnvironmental Science8.5%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences8.2%
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.8%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences5%
- Water Resource Management and QualityEnvironmental Science5%
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 209 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 16 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- ISSN
- 1139-1987
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-3277
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Observatorio Medioambiental
What CAS zone is Observatorio Medioambiental in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Observatorio Medioambiental is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Observatorio Medioambiental?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Observatorio Medioambiental is indexed in ESCI.
Is Observatorio Medioambiental open access, and what is the APC?
Observatorio Medioambiental is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .