Journal profile · ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL
Remediation-The Journal of Environmental Cleanup Costs Technologies & Techniques
ISSN 1051-5658 · eISSN 1520-6831 · Wiley-Blackwell
Remediation-The Journal of Environmental Cleanup Costs Technologies & Techniques: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,460; median 86 days to acceptance (76 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 37% (journal website); 55 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Remediation-The Journal of Environmental Cleanup Costs Technologies & Techniques is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Groundwater flow and contamination studies, Environmental Justice and Health Disparities and Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants, together about 38% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This quarterly journal focuses on the practical application of remediation techniques and technologies — how to diagnose problems at hazardous waste disposal sites and how to select the best, most cost-effective technology for cleanup. Each issue of Remediation will feature articles by experts on such important issues as: evaluating the costs of uncertainty in risk assessment, determining how clean is clean, using bioremediation successfully and cost-effectively, negotiating remediation contracts, treating hazardous wastes, and understanding regulatory issues.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL
Editor-in-chief John A. SimonPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Groundwater flow and contamination studiesEnvironmental Science14.7%
- Environmental Justice and Health DisparitiesSocial Sciences14.3%
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactantsEnvironmental Science9%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science7.6%
- Environmental remediation with nanomaterialsEngineering5.9%
- Electrokinetic Soil Remediation TechniquesEngineering5%
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances researchEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Nuclear and radioactivity studiesEngineering4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 300OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 42Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 65,797Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,631 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 12 | 13 |
| 2025 | 55 | 26 | 107 |
| 2024 | 28 | 14 | 112 |
| 2023 | 38 | 21 | 255 |
| 2022 | 43 | 10 | 497 |
| 2021 | 32 | 8 | 342 |
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
86 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 57 days – 135 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (76 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 101 days
- Sample
- 76 articles with submission and acceptance dates (88 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 37%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 37%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 85 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 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 3,460 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,330 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- commentaryResearch Article A technical article with original research or field data, or a literature review; research articles will be peer reviewed. 3,500-8,000 words Pr…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- literature reviewResearch Article A technical article with original research or field data, or a literature review; research articles will be peer reviewed. 3,500-8,000 words Pr…Length not stated
- opinionResearch Article A technical article with original research or field data, or a literature review; research articles will be peer reviewed. 3,500-8,000 words Pr…Length not stated
- original researchResearch Article A technical article with original research or field data, or a literature review; research articles will be peer reviewed. 3,500-8,000 words Pr…Length not stated
- practice notePractice Note A technical or regulatory article without original research or field data; practice notes will not be peer reviewed. 3,500-8,000 wordsmain text ≤ 3,500 words
- research articleResearch Article A technical article with original research or field data, or a literature review; research articles will be peer reviewed. 3,500-8,000 words Pr…main text ≤ 3,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Free Format submission offered. Model summary
Remediation now offers Free Format submission for a simplified and streamlined submission process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single blind peer review, except for non-technical articles (e.g., commentary). Model summary
Submitted manuscripts will go through a single blind peer review, unless the article is not technical in (i.e., commentary on a subject).
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
- ISSN
- 1051-5658
- Electronic ISSN
- 1520-6831
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 36, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Remediation-The Journal of Environmental Cleanup Costs Technologies & Techniques
What CAS zone is Remediation-The Journal of Environmental Cleanup Costs Technologies & Techniques in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Remediation-The Journal of Environmental Cleanup Costs Technologies & Techniques is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Environmental. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Remediation-The Journal of Environmental Cleanup Costs Technologies & Techniques?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Remediation-The Journal of Environmental Cleanup Costs Technologies & Techniques?
Based on the dates recorded on 76 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 86 days (interquartile range 57–135 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 37% (2025). 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 Remediation-The Journal of Environmental Cleanup Costs Technologies & Techniques?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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.
Which databases index Remediation-The Journal of Environmental Cleanup Costs Technologies & Techniques?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Remediation-The Journal of Environmental Cleanup Costs Technologies & Techniques is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Remediation-The Journal of Environmental Cleanup Costs Technologies & Techniques open access, and what is the APC?
Remediation-The Journal of Environmental Cleanup Costs Technologies & Techniques is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,460.
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: .