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Environmental Research Communications

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2019

ISSN2515-7620eISSN2515-7620

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?

148

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 152d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.71

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.734

Total Worksi

1,898

Total Citationsi

14,084

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Sciences; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Earth-Surface Processes; Geology; Atmospheric Science; Environmental Science (miscellaneous); Food Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2019

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,898

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 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?

IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2515-7620 / 2515-7620

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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

✅

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

112

3.4k

2019

2.1k

2020

129

2021

161

2.3k

2022

240

2.4k

2023

457

2.1k

2024

534

879

2025

400

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ1

GeologyQ1

Atmospheric ScienceQ2

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Food ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Earth-Surface ProcessesGeologyFood Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Climate variability and modelsAir Quality and Health ImpactsLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsEnvironmental Impact and SustainabilityClimate Change and Health Impacts

Frequently asked questions about Environmental Research Communications

Is Environmental Research Communications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Environmental Research Communications: 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 Environmental Research Communications?

Environmental Research Communications 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 2.12.

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

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