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Environmental Research Letters

Institute of Physics · United Kingdom · Est. 2006

ISSN1748-9326eISSN1748-9326

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total65

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

2.144

H-Index

257

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.634

Total Works

9,712

Total Citations

473,999

2yr Mean Citedness

3.84

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Aims & Scope

Environmental Research Letters is an open access journal that publishes research and analysis on environmental science and policy. It covers a broad range of topics, including climate change, energy, biodiversity, pollution, and sustainable development. The journal aims to provide a platform for interdisciplinary research and to communicate scientific findings to a wide audience, including policymakers and the public.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

FrequencyUpdated Frequently

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,712

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

OA Since2005

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute of Physics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1748-9326 / 1748-9326

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesMeteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Climate variability and modelsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsClimate change and permafrostCryospheric studies and observationsPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsClimate Change Policy and EconomicsAir Quality and Health ImpactsClimate change impacts on agriculture