Journal profile · Environmental Sciences
SOIL & SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION
ISSN 1532-0383 · eISSN 1549-7887 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2000
SOIL & SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 37 days (first decision after review, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 126 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SOIL & SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Heavy metals in environment, Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, together about 38.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pollution. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
When it comes to assessing and mitigating contaminated soils and sediments, there is no substitute for having the very latest tools, techniques and methodologies at your fingertips to help you deal with these issues efficiently and cost-effectively. This is just the kind of essential expertise you’ll only find in Soil and Sediment Contamination . This internationally, peer-reviewed publication focuses on soil and sediment contamination from: Sludges Petroleum Petrochemicals Chlorinated hydrocarbons Pesticides Lead and other heavy metals Get detailed descriptions of all the latest and most efficient offsite and in situ remediation techniques, strategies for assessing health effects and hazards, and tips for dealing with everyday regulatory and legal issues. With the state-of-the-art tools that Soil and Sediment Contamination provides, you can successfully assess, mitigate, and solve both rural and urban soil contamination problems as efficiently and economically as possible. Receive scientific and technical information, data, and critical analysis in: Analytical chemistry Site assessment Risk assessment issues Environmental fate Risk management Environmental modeling Regulatory programs and policies Remediation technologies/Corrective actions Legal considerations
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Sciences
Editor-in-chief Denise LeonardPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science24.3%
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactantsEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science6.3%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Radioactivity and Radon MeasurementsHealth Professions4%
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science3.8%
- Electrokinetic Soil Remediation TechniquesEngineering3.8%
- Groundwater flow and contamination studiesEnvironmental Science3.6%
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 | Environmental Sciences | 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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, CABI databases, CSA databases, EBSCOhost databases, OCLC databases, ProQuest databases, BIOSIS Previews, University of Tulsa (Petroleum Abstracts Online)
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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.46Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.61Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 740OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 125LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 57,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,737 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 81 | 6 | 47 |
| 2025 | 126 | 8 | 330 |
| 2024 | 107 | 7 | 465 |
| 2023 | 72 | 7 | 405 |
| 2022 | 64 | 4 | 520 |
| 2021 | 80 | 4 | 789 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
37 daysfirst decision after review · community reports 18–36 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- 18–36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 34%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 37 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 daysPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted2
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 9 Sep 2026Length not stated
- review articleReview Article | Published online: 7 Aug 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Open Select: choose to publish open access Model summary
Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Rigorous peer review for every open access article Model summary
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1532-0383
- Electronic ISSN
- 1549-7887
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 7 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SOIL & SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION
What CAS zone is SOIL & SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SOIL & SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Sciences. 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 SOIL & SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.9; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at SOIL & SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION?
The publisher reports about 37 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of 18–36 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 34%. 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 SOIL & SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SOIL & SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, GeoRef and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is SOIL & SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION open access, and what is the APC?
SOIL & SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .