About this journal
Aims and scope
For more than 45 years, the International Journal of Environmental Studies has been pre-eminent in its field. The environment is understood to comprise the natural and the man-made, and their interactions; including such matters as pollution, health effects, analytical methods, political approaches, social impacts etc. Papers favouring an interdisciplinary approach are preferred, because the evidence of more than 45 years appears to be that many intellectual tools and many causes and effects are at issue in any environmental problem - and its solution. This does not mean that a single focus or a narrow view is unwelcome; provided always that the evidence is indicated and the method is robust. Pragmatic decision-making and applicable policies are subjects of interest, together with the problems in establishing facts about dynamic systems where long periods of observation and precise measurement may be difficult to secure.
In other words, a systems or holistic approach to the environment and a scientific analysis are complementary, and the distinction between ’hard’ and ’soft’ science is bridged in most of the papers published.
These may be on any item in the agenda of environmental science: land, water, food, conservation, population, risk analysis, energy, economics of ecological and non-ecological approaches, social advocacy of arguments for change, legal measures, implications of urbanism, energy choices, waste disposal, recycling, transport systems and other issues of mass society. There is concern also for marginal areas, under-developed societies, minorities, species loss; and indeed no element of the subject of environmental studies, seen in an international and interactive mode, is excluded.
Peer Review Statement
The International Journal of Environmental Studies is an international, peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research.
All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.
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Journal metrics
Usage
- 105K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 3.3 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.586 (2023) SNIP
- 0.289 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 10 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor:
Dr M. R. Brett-Crowther
1 rue des Albizias, Queue d'Ageasse, 79190 Lorigné, Deux-Sevres, France
Email: [email protected]
Founding Editor:
J. Rose - Visiting Professor, University of Central Lancashire, UK
Deputy Editors:
S. V. Bajay - Nucleo Interdisciplinar de Planejamento Energetico, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
S. Boyden, AM, FAA - Nature & Society Forum, Canberra, Australia
G. S. Panayi - Guy’s Hospital, London, UK
J. Harte - Energy and Resources Group, University of Berkeley, USA
Advisory Board :
Professor Sebsebe Demissew - ForMem Royal Society, Professor of Plant Systematics & Biodiversity, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Prof. Paul R. Ehrlich- Crafoord Laureate, Centre for Conservation Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Emeritus Professor R. John Sandeman, OAM, Visiting Fellow - Physics/Faculties, Australian National University
Prof. Philippe Sands, KC, Professor of International Law - University College London, UK
Editorial Board:
N. Boutaleb, Biotechnology and Environment (Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco)
G. Brunialti - Bioindication and Bioaccumulation techniques (TerraData environmetrics, University of Siena, Italy)
P. N. Buhl - Systematic Entomology (Natural History Museum of Denmark, Denmark)T. Byford - General Medicine and Infectious Diseases (Deputy Director of T.B. Institute (Ret.),Ukraine)
F. P. Carvalho - Environmental Sciences and Radiation Protection (Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal)
J. Chacko - Marine Science (Cochin University of Sciences and Technology, India)
I. G. Csizmadia - Inorganic Chemistry (University of Toronto, Canada/University of Miskolc, Hungary)
C. Finkl - Geosciences (Florida Atlantic University, USA)
J. Gomes - Combustion Engineering (Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal)
A. J. Gray - Statistics (Strathclyde University, UK)
T. J. Hannan- General Medicine, Health Informatics (University of Tasmania,Australia)
A. J. Hayanga - General Surgery/Critical Care ( West Virginia University School of Medicine, USA/Kenya)
A. K. Jain- Town Planning & Architecture (Amity University, India)
S. N. Kirpotin- Ecosystems and Landscapes ( National Research Tomsk State University, Russia)
M. Misra - Architecture, Urban Studies and Tourism Development ( School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal (Ret.), India/Iran)
I. Øverland - Post-Soviet Area Studies, Energy Politics ( University of Tromso, Norway)
M. S. Samain - Ecology (Red de Diversidad Biológica del Occidente Mexicano, Mexico)
S. Savoca - Marine Ecology (University of Messina, Italy)
Y. Serengil- Forestry (Istanbul University Cerrahpasa, Turkey)
I. G. Simmons, FBA- Geography (University of Durham (Ret.)UK)
G. N. Zaimes - Watershed, Stream and Riparian Area Management (Greece)
Y. Q. Zhao - Wastewater Treatment ( Xi'an University of Technology, China)
Book Review Editor:
David Dent- Tropical Agriculture Association, UK
Abstracting and indexing
CABI
Scopus-
- Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases (Online)
- Agricultural Economics Database
- Agricultural Engineering Abstracts (Online)
- Agroforestry Abstracts (Online)
- Animal Science Database
- Biocontrol News and Information (Online)
- Biofuels Abstracts
- CAB Abstracts (Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux)
- Crop Physiology Abstracts (Online)
- Crop Science Database
- Environmental Impact
- Field Crop Abstracts (Online)
- Forest Science Database
- Forestry Abstracts (Online)
- Global Health
- Grasslands and Forage Abstract (Online)
- Horticultural Science Database
- Irrigation and Drainage Abstract (Online)
- Leisure Tourism Database
- Maize Abstracts (Online)
- Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews. Series A: Human and Experimental (Online)
- Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews. Series B: Livestock Feeds and Feeding (Online)
- Nutrition and Food Sciences Database
- Ornamental Horticulture (Online)
- Parasitology Database
- Plant Breeding Abstracts (Online)
- Plant Genetic Resources Abstracts (Online)
- Plant Genetics and Breeding Database
- Review of Agricultural Entomology (Online)
- Review of Medical and Veterinary Entomology (Online)
- Review of Plant Pathology (Online)
- Rural Development Abstracts (Online)
- Soil Science Database
- Soils and Fertilizers (Online)
- Sugar Industry Abstracts (Online)
- TropAg & Rural
- Tropical Diseases Bulletin (Online)
- Veterinary Science Database
- Weed Abstracts (Online)
- World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts (Online)
- CSA
- Advanced Polymers Abstracts, Selective
- Aerospace & High Technology Database, Selective
- ASFA Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts, Priority
- ASFA1: Biological Sciences and Living Resources (Online), Selective, CS
- ASFA3: Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality (Online), Priority, CS
- Biological Sciences, Selective
- Biotechnology & Bioengineering Abstracts, Selective
- Ceramic Abstracts / World Ceramics Abstracts, Selective
- Composites Industry Abstracts, Selective
- Corrosion Abstracts (Online), Selective
- CSA Civil Engineering Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts), Core
- CSA Engineering Research Database, Core
Open access
International Journal of Environmental Studies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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