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Environmental Science and Technology Letters

American Chemical Society · United States · Est. 2012

ISSN2328-8930eISSN2328-8930

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

2.768

H-Index

139

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.663

Total Works

2,096

Total Citations

87,211

2yr Mean Citedness

4.86

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on environmental contaminants, including tire wear particles, agricultural machinery emissions, ozone-induced cellular damage, silver nanoparticles, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), chlorinated paraffins, heavy metals from wildfires, fluorinated organophosphorus esters from battery recycling, and atmospheric microplastics and nanoplastics. Studies investigate their sources, environmental presence, transformation, toxicity, and risk assessment.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 240 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,096

Publisher OrgAmerican Chemical Society

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Chemical Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2328-8930 / 2328-8930

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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

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.

EcologyQ1

Environmental ChemistryQ1

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ1

PollutionQ1

Waste Management and DisposalQ1

Water Science and TechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, EnvironmentalEnvironmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalWater Science and TechnologyEcologyPollutionEnvironmental ChemistryHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAir Quality and Health ImpactsToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances researchMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionHistory and advancements in chemistryAtmospheric Ozone and ClimateEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsAir Quality Monitoring and Forecastingscientometrics and bibliometrics research