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Sustainable Environment Research

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2011

ISSN2468-2039eISSN2468-2039

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

255

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 232d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.935

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.261

Total Worksi

422

Total Citationsi

15,061

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences; Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Engineering; Water Science and Technology; Pollution; Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment; Waste Management and Disposal.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

Annual Volume~ 36 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications422

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~30 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2468-2039 / 2468-2039

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.8k

2019

1.3k

2020

1.1k

2021

1.3k

2022

566

2023

273

2024

119

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 EngineeringQ1

Water Science and TechnologyQ1

PollutionQ2

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ2

Waste Management and DisposalQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, EnvironmentalEnvironmental SciencesGreen & Sustainable Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalWater Science and TechnologyEnvironmental EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPollution

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalMembrane Separation TechnologiesRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAir Quality and Health ImpactsAdvanced oxidation water treatmentMunicipal Solid Waste ManagementConcrete and Cement Materials ResearchBiodiesel Production and ApplicationsRecycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production

Frequently asked questions about Sustainable Environment Research

Is Sustainable Environment Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Sustainable Environment Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Sustainable Environment Research?

Sustainable Environment 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 4.59.

Is Sustainable Environment Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Sustainable Environment Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.