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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

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.645

H-Indexi

139

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.663

Total Worksi

2,096

Total Citationsi

87,211

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences; Ecology; Environmental Chemistry; Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Pollution; Waste Management and Disposal; Water Science and Technology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,096

Publisher OrgAmerican Chemical Society

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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

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

Citations received

150

9.4k

2019

191

13k

2020

189

8.5k

2021

197

7.8k

2022

200

2023

243

2.7k

2024

277

972

2025

139

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Environmental Science and Technology Letters

Is Environmental Science and Technology Letters a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Environmental Science and Technology Letters: 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 Science and Technology Letters?

Environmental Science and Technology Letters 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 4.86.

Is Environmental Science and Technology Letters indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Environmental Science and Technology Letters is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.