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Environmental Chemistry

CSIRO Publishing · Australia · Est. 1975

ISSN1448-2517eISSN1449-8979

SJR Q2✓ 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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.531

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.565

Total Worksi

3,754

Total Citationsi

42,809

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Our journals offer: the latest research by leading Australian and overseas scientists and cover a broad range of subjects. peer-review, wide indexing and discovability open access options under a range of Creative Commons licences high ethical standards and rapid production sevices availability through Research4Life to 9000 institutions in developing countries All our journals are now available on our digital content website ConnectSci . Journals home is the gateway to a wealth of peer-reviewed science in a variety of subject areas and resources for our library partners.

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

FrequencySix No. A Year, 2006-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,754

Publisher OrgCSIRO Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCreative Commons

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

CSIRO Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1448-2517 / 1449-8979

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-review

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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

2019

661

2020

342

2021

419

2022

227

2023

2024

2025

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.

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ2

Environmental ChemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, AnalyticalEnvironmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Geochemistry and PetrologyChemistry (miscellaneous)Environmental Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Water Quality Monitoring and AnalysisAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsHeavy metals in environmentToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Quality and PollutionArsenic contamination and mitigationAnalytical chemistry methods developmentMercury impact and mitigation studiesMarine and coastal ecosystemsAir Quality and Health Impacts

Frequently asked questions about Environmental Chemistry

Is Environmental Chemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Environmental Chemistry: 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 Environmental Chemistry?

Environmental Chemistry 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 1.29.

Is Environmental Chemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Environmental Chemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.