Environmental Science & Ecology SCI Journals

As of October 2026, JournalCompass lists 543 journals in the Environmental Science & Ecology major category of the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition): 39 in Zone 1, 78 in Zone 2, 118 in Zone 3 and 276 in Zone 4, 48 of them Top journals. By database: SCIE 369, SSCI 26, A&HCI 0 and ESCI 153 (a journal can be indexed in more than one).

By impact factor, the Zone 1 journals in Environmental Science & Ecology include Nature Sustainability (impact factor 32), Annual Review of Environment and Resources (impact factor 16.21), One Earth (impact factor 15.44), Biochar (impact factor 15.15), Environmental Science and Ecotechnology (impact factor 14.42), 39 in all; see the full list of Zone 1 Environmental Science & Ecology journals.

Across the 498 Environmental Science & Ecology journals with review-time data, the median review time is about 20.4 weeks. Among Zone 1–2 journals, fast ones include Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology (about 2.6 weeks, publisher figure), Environmental Science & Technology Letters (about 6 weeks, article statistics), NeoBiota (about 6 weeks, community reports), Carbon Capture Science & Technology (about 7.7 weeks, publisher figure), AMERICAN NATURALIST (about 8 weeks, community reports). Review times come first from article statistics (the median from submission to acceptance over the last 24 months), then from publisher figures and community reports; a single manuscript can take much longer or shorter.

38 journals in Environmental Science & Ecology charge authors no article processing charge (APC); those with the highest impact factors include Environmental and Climate Technologies (impact factor 18), Folia Oecologica (impact factor 16), Carbon Neutrality (impact factor 11.2), Regional Sustainability (impact factor 5.9), Water Science and Engineering (impact factor 5.3); see the list of Environmental Science & Ecology journals with no APC. Subscription journals usually charge no APC but may charge for colour figures or extra pages; check the journal's website before submitting.