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AIMS Environmental Science

American Institute of Mathematical Sciences · United States · Est. 2013

ISSN2372-0352

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.367

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.412

Total Worksi

502

Total Citationsi

4,746

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

AIMS Environmental Science is an international Open Access journal devoted to publishing peer-reviewed, high quality, original papers in the field of Environmental science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 46 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications502

Publisher OrgAIMS Press

OA Since2012

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Institute of Mathematical Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2372-0352

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

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

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

494

2019

496

2020

299

2021

477

2022

224

2023

216

2024

137

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.

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Air Quality and Health ImpactsRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesHeavy metals in environmentMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesSustainable Supply Chain ManagementAir Quality Monitoring and ForecastingUrban Green Space and HealthMunicipal Solid Waste ManagementAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Frequently asked questions about AIMS Environmental Science

Is AIMS Environmental Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for AIMS Environmental Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 AIMS Environmental Science?

AIMS Environmental Science 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 2.14.

Is AIMS Environmental Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

AIMS Environmental Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of AIMS Environmental Science?