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Developments in Environmental Science

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2002

ISSN1474-8177

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q446

Total46

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

Bottom 25%

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

SJR Scorei

0.215

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

622

Total Citationsi

3,979

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Atmospheric Science; Environmental Chemistry; Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Pollution.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2002

Annual Volume~ 57 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications622

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1474-8177

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

691

2008

116

2009

568

2012

883

2013

2023

182

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.

Atmospheric ScienceQ4

Environmental ChemistryQ4

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ4

PollutionQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric SciencePollutionEnvironmental ChemistryHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAir Quality and Health ImpactsPlant responses to elevated CO2Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsFire effects on ecosystemsPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsAtmospheric aerosols and cloudsGroundwater and Isotope GeochemistryWind and Air Flow StudiesToxic Organic Pollutants Impact

Frequently asked questions about Developments in Environmental Science

Is Developments in Environmental Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Developments in Environmental Science: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 46/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Developments in Environmental Science?

Developments in Environmental Science is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.215.

Is Developments in Environmental Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Developments in Environmental Science is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Developments in Environmental Science?