Journal profile · BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology
ISSN 1569-1705 · eISSN 1572-9826 · Springer Netherlands · NETHERLANDS · 4 issues per year · Founded 2002
Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology: CAS Zone 2 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 15.13; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,190; median 77 days to acceptance (81 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology is published by Springer Netherlands and is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation, together about 25.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pollution. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The areas of environmental science and environmental (bio)technology are broad, multidisciplinary, fast growing and extremely active. During the last few decades, an overwhelming amount of data has become available, a panoply of discoveries has been made and exciting new environmental technologies have emerged. It is almost impossible to keep up to date on current developments in these areas. Moreover, there is a definite need to extract the quintessence out of this information, to synthesise the research progress and to identify the recent advances in environmental science and technology. This is the rationale behind the journal Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology.The journal has two distinct peer-reviewed sections: a section containing mini-reviews (up to 8 printed pages), expressing scientific opinions on topics and trends as well as a reviews section (up to 30 printed pages) containing comprehensive critical evaluations of research efforts and technical realizations in particular areas. In addition to (mini-)review papers, the journal publishes Perspectives (typically 2 printed pages), which provide science, research and policy-oriented views and commentaries in the field of environmental science and (bio)technology. The journal also features special issues focusing on specific topics, upon consultation with the editor-in-chief.RESB aims to cover both the traditional core subjects of the field - applied ecology, industrial microbiology, environmental chemistry, environmental engineering, geosciences, atmospheric sciences, environmental management and sustainable development - while also providing insight to non-specialists on subjects where environmental science is a significant component of interdisciplinary research. These subjects may include (but are not limited to): chemical biology, materials science, nanotechnology, circular economy, environmental system analysis as well as software and hardware innovations, including machine learning, Internet of things and big data analyses. The journal also aims to bring to the attention of its readers’ topics beyond academic research with particular focus on environmental science education and research outside the academic environment.Contributions can cover the following topics (but are not necessarily limited to): Analytical techniques and (bio)sensors Emerging chemical (organics, nutrients, metals), physical (e.g. radiation) and biological (pathogens, viruses, toxins, …) pollutants Molecul
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Piet N. L.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 17%); most named Mainland China 3, India 3, United States 2, Ireland 2, Canada 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalEnvironmental Science10.3%
- Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionEngineering7.9%
- Microbial Fuel Cells and BioremediationEnvironmental Science6.9%
- Membrane Separation TechnologiesEnvironmental Science6%
- Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactantsEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Algal biology and biofuel productionEnergy4.3%
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 15.13LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 15.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 17.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 23.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 146OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 638OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 13.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 25Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 549,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 820 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 19 | 61 |
| 2025 | 41 | 11 | 411 |
| 2024 | 38 | 14 | 1,073 |
| 2023 | 36 | 19 | 2,170 |
| 2022 | 41 | 11 | 1,983 |
| 2021 | 41 | 15 | 2,687 |
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
77 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 56 days – 111 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 99 days
- Sample
- 81 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 5,190 / EUR 3,990 / GBP 3,190 | — | — |
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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted8
- commentaryRESB publishes the following article types: Review Paper (up to 30 pages): This type of paper presents comprehensive critical evaluations (Reviews) of research …Length not stated
- mini-review paperMini-Review Paper (4 to 8 pages): This type of paper presents short reviews expressing scientific opinions on topics and trends. Manuscripts are intended to evo…Length not stated
- opinionRESB publishes the following article types: Review Paper (up to 30 pages): This type of paper presents comprehensive critical evaluations (Reviews) of research …Length not stated
- perspectiveRESB publishes the following article types: Review Paper (up to 30 pages): This type of paper presents comprehensive critical evaluations (Reviews) of research …Length not stated
- reviewRESB publishes the following article types: Review Paper (up to 30 pages): This type of paper presents comprehensive critical evaluations (Reviews) of research …Length not stated
- review paperReview Paper (up to 30 pages): This type of paper presents comprehensive critical evaluations (Reviews) of research efforts and technical realizations in a part…Length not stated
- short reviewRESB publishes the following article types: Review Paper (up to 30 pages): This type of paper presents comprehensive critical evaluations (Reviews) of research …Length not stated
- viewpointRESB publishes the following article types: Review Paper (up to 30 pages): This type of paper presents comprehensive critical evaluations (Reviews) of research …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
ORCID required for corresponding author at submission Model summary
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer Netherlands
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- Founded
- 2002
- ISSN
- 1569-1705
- Electronic ISSN
- 1572-9826
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology
What CAS zone is Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology / Environmental Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 15.13; CiteScore 23.4, h-index 146.
How long does peer review take at Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 81 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 77 days (interquartile range 56–111 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: 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 Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 17%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (3), India (3) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,190.
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: .