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Environmental Challenges

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2000

ISSN2667-0100

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ 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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

1.342

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.658

Total Worksi

1,510

Total Citationsi

26,901

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Engineering; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law; Pollution; Waste Management and Disposal; Global and Planetary Change.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,510

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2667-0100

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 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

543

2000

1.3k

2020

406

14k

2021

237

6.4k

2022

153

3.4k

2023

243

2.5k

2024

321

939

2025

165

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

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

PollutionQ1

Waste Management and DisposalQ1

Global and Planetary ChangeQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEnvironmental EngineeringGlobal and Planetary ChangePollution

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesHeavy metals in environmentAir Quality and Health ImpactsClimate change impacts on agricultureMunicipal Solid Waste ManagementUrban Heat Island MitigationGroundwater and Watershed Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Environmental Challenges

Is Environmental Challenges a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Environmental Challenges: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Challenges?

Environmental Challenges is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 1.342.

Is Environmental Challenges indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Environmental Challenges is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Environmental Challenges?