Journal profile · Environmental Science-Ecology
The Holistic Approach to Environment
ISSN 1848-0071 · Association for Promotion of Holistic Approach to Environment · Croatia
The Holistic Approach to Environment: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Holistic Approach to Environment is published by Association for Promotion of Holistic Approach to Environment. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Water Quality and Pollution Assessment, Water Quality and Resources Studies and Municipal Solid Waste Management, together about 27.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and Scope The journal “The Holistic Approach to Environment” (ISSN 1848-0071; UDC 5+6+17=111) is an open access peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original scientific papers, preliminary notes, professional papers, review papers, reports from scientific conferences and other contributions and announcements from various fields of scientific research related to the responsible and ethical use of natural resources and human knowledge. The journal is interdisciplinary and presents current scientific, technological, theoretical and practical insights and achievements in the field of air, soil and water protection, waste management, energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, the impact of hazardous substances on humans, flora and fauna, and integrative bioethics. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ “The Holistic Approach to Environment” deals with exploring possibilities and developing the models of benevolent co-existence of all beings on Earth. It does not deal solely with one segment of environment, but it sees the life on the planet as a whole. It promote benevolent co-existence of all beings on Earth taking the perspective of certain sciences, e.g. ecology, chemistry, chemical technology, biology, zoology, mechanical engineering, metallurgy, philosophy, integrative bioethics, etc. and finding the solutions to the actual environmental issues of today. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ The publisher of the journal “The Holistic Approach to Environment” is the “Association for Promotion of Holistic Approach to Environment” from Sisak, Republic of Croatia. The Association is registered in Register of Associations of the Republic of Croatia. “The Holistic Approach to Environment” is published quarterly. Journal abbreviation is: Holistic Approach Environ. Papers should be submitted to the following e-mail: udruga.cpo@gmail.com ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Journal „The Hollistic Approach to Environment“ is indexed in: Scopus, Chemical Abstracts, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Sherpa Romeo, EBSCO – Environment Complete, EBSCO – Central & Eastern European Academic Source, CAB Abstracts, Global Health database, InfoBase Index, ProQuest Natural Sciences Journals, ProQuest Environmental Sciences Journals, ProQuest Illustrata: Natural Science
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Ecology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Croatia 17, Serbia 3, Slovakia 3, India 1, Poland 1 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentEnvironmental Science12.1%
- Water Quality and Resources StudiesEnvironmental Science8.6%
- Municipal Solid Waste ManagementEnvironmental Science6.4%
- Waste Management and RecyclingEnvironmental Science6.4%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science5%
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Science5%
- Composting and Vermicomposting TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Environmental and Analytical Chemistry StudiesEnvironmental Science4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology | Q3 | 310/491 | 36th |
| Environmental Science (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 201/307 | 34th |
| Water Science and Technology | Q3 | 197/279 | 29th |
| Waste Management and Disposal | Q3 | 112/151 | 26th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Sherpa Romeo, EBSCO – Environment Complete, EBSCO – Central & Eastern European Academic Source, Global Health database, InfoBase Index, ProQuest Natural Sciences Journals, ProQuest Environmental Sciences Journals, ProQuest Illustrata: Natural Sciences, Prorch, AE Global Indeks
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.45OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 132 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 98 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 110 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 62 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 57 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 29 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePlagiarism
- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with Crossref Similarity Check (iThenticate) Model summary
Papers submitted to the journal are checked for plagiarism using Crossref Similarity Check powered by iThenticate.
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
- Association for Promotion of Holistic Approach to Environment
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1848-0071
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The Holistic Approach to Environment
How long does peer review take at The Holistic Approach to Environment?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of The Holistic Approach to Environment based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Croatia (17), Serbia (3) and Slovakia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index The Holistic Approach to Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The Holistic Approach to Environment is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is The Holistic Approach to Environment open access, and what is the APC?
The Holistic Approach to Environment is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .