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Environmental Earth Sciences

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1974

ISSN1866-6299

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?

180

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 165d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.696

H-Indexi

146

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.921

Total Worksi

12,820

Total Citationsi

290,815

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Environmental Earth Sciences is an international journal seeking to advance geosphere+ knowledge for environmental problem solving. It focuses on the study of anthropogenically altered interactions within the geosphere and between the geosphere–biosphere. It strives to provide unbiased scientific evidence for sustainable management of natural resources and mitigation of geological, chemical and biological hazards, drawn on academic and industrial expertise in geophysics, geochemistry, biogeosciences, engineering geology, hydrogeology, and physical geography.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

Annual Volume~ 673 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications12,820

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1866-6299

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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

774

18k

2019

508

10k

2020

855

14k

2021

561

6.9k

2022

620

6.1k

2023

687

4.3k

2024

713

1.8k

2025

259

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.

GeologyQ1

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ2

Environmental ChemistryQ2

PollutionQ2

Soil ScienceQ2

Water Science and TechnologyQ2

Global and Planetary ChangeQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesGeosciences, MultidisciplinaryWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Water Science and TechnologyEarth-Surface ProcessesSoil ScienceGeologyGlobal and Planetary ChangePollutionEnvironmental Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Groundwater and Isotope GeochemistryLandslides and related hazardsGroundwater flow and contamination studiesGroundwater and Watershed AnalysisHeavy metals in environmentHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesGeochemistry and Geologic MappingRock Mechanics and ModelingWater Quality and Pollution AssessmentFlood Risk Assessment and Management

Frequently asked questions about Environmental Earth Sciences

Is Environmental Earth Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Environmental Earth Sciences: 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 Earth Sciences?

Environmental Earth Sciences 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 3.17.

Is Environmental Earth Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Environmental Earth Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.