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Environmental Systems Research

Springer Medizin · Germany · Est. 2012

ISSN2193-2697eISSN2193-2697

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.199

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.484

Total Worksi

468

Total Citationsi

14,215

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.57

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Sciences; Ecological Modeling; Environmental Science (miscellaneous); Materials Science (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications468

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Medizin

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2193-2697 / 2193-2697

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2.1k

2019

2.2k

2020

1.5k

2021

786

2022

431

2023

2024

212

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.

Ecological ModelingQ1

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Ecological ModelingMaterials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesRangeland Management and Livestock EcologySoil erosion and sediment transportClimate variability and modelsConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementHeavy metals in environmentClimate change impacts on agricultureFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementWater Quality and Pollution Assessment

Frequently asked questions about Environmental Systems Research

Is Environmental Systems Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Environmental Systems Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Environmental Systems Research?

Environmental Systems Research 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 6.57.

Is Environmental Systems Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Environmental Systems Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Environmental Systems Research?