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Journal of Environmental Management

Academic Press · United States · Est. 1800

ISSN1095-8630

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.923

H-Indexi

320

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.79

Total Worksi

29,764

Total Citationsi

1,187,423

2yr Mean Citednessi

7.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Environmental Management publishes original research on systematic approaches to environmental issues, including planning, controlling, monitoring, and improving human-nature interactions to promote sustainability. It aims to provide a forum for the discussion of environmental problems and the presentation of management results.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1800

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications29,764

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1095-8630

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.6k

95k

2019

1.7k

95k

2020

2.3k

117k

2021

2.5k

90k

2022

2.6k

76k

2023

3.8k

63k

2024

4.4k

24k

2025

1.9k

830

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Environmental EngineeringQ1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Waste Management and DisposalQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEnvironmental EngineeringMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalConstructed Wetlands for Wastewater TreatmentHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEconomic and Environmental ValuationSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsEnvironmental Impact and SustainabilityPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Environmental Management

Is Journal of Environmental Management a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Environmental Management: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Environmental Management?

Journal of Environmental Management is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 7.61.

Is Journal of Environmental Management indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Environmental Management is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.