About this journal

Aims and scope

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies (IEHS) provides a unique forum for the wide application of isotopes in environmental processes and in life sciences with the emphasis on novel developments in isotope research of spatial and temporal wide scaled processes.

The primary focus is on publishing isotope applications in the fields of;
  • ecology, biogeochemistry, hydro-and hydrogeology, geology and geochemistry,
  • stable isotope tracer techniques in soil, water, plants, animals and in the human body,
  • isotope effects and tracer theory including mathematical modelling,
  • novel methodical developments,
  • diagnostic stable isotopes in medicine and health studies,
  • environmental sources of ionizing radiation and its effects on living matter.

IEHS publishes original research articles and review papers, short communications, technical notes, and book reviews. Contributions from conferences, scientific panel discussions, or project reports are mostly welcome and can be edited in special issues. The journal provides authors to publish their articles open access.

Peer Review Policy

All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor. If found suitable for further consideration, papers are subject to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.

Publishing Ethics

The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be found here: http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/ethics-for-authors/.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 33K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 1.1 (2023) Impact Factor
  • 1.5 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 2.8 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • 0.470 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.383 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 54 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 66 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 16 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 48% acceptance rate

Editorial board

Editor-in-Chief:
Matthias Gehre - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany

Co-Editors:
Michael E. Böttcher - Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde, Germany
Gerhard Strauch - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany
Leonard I. Wassenaar - WasserCluster Biological Research Station, Lunz am See, Austria

Editorial Assistant:
Heike Reichelt - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany

Associate Editors:
Ecology
Yunting Fang - Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China
David X. Soto - Leibniz Institute for Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
Leonard I. Wassenaar - WasserCluster Biological Research Station, Lunz am See, Austria

Biogeochemistry
Michael E. Böttcher - Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde, Germany
Siliang LiTianjin University, China
Aninda MazumdarCSIR – National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India

Hydrology & Hydrogeology
Jianyao Chen - Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo - University of Texas, Arlington, USA
Gerhard Strauch - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany

Geochemistry
Bernhard Mayer - University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
David Widory - University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada

Stable Isotope Tracer & Methodology
Matthias Gehre - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany
Erik Kerstel - University Grenoble Alpes, France

Radioecology & Natural Radioactivity
Fabrizio Ambrosino - University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy
Lorenzo CopiaInternational Organization, Vienna, Austria

Editorial Board Members:
Zongyu.Chen - Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Hebei, China
Martin Elsner - Technical University of Munich, Germany
István Forizs - Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Gerhard Gebauer - University of Bayreuth, Germany
Keith Hobson - Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
Martin Kainz - Danube University Krems, Austria
Paul Koeniger - Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Germany
Rona McGill - University of Glasgow, UK
Wolfram Meier-Augenstein - Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK
Joachim Mohn - Empa, Dübendorf, Switzerland
Daniel Nelson - University of Basel, Switzerland
Kathrin Schilling - Columbia University New York, USA
Michael Schubert - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany
Roland A. Werner - ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Editors emeriti:
Peter Fritz - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany
Peter Krumbiegel - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany

Abstracting and indexing

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies is indexed in: Chemical Abstracts Service; Chimica; Current Contents - Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences; Current Contents - Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences; EI Compendex; Embase; Geobase; Google Scholar; MEDLINE; Microsoft Academic; ProQuest; Science Citation Index Expanded; Scopus and Zoological Record.

Open access

Isotopes in Environmental and Health 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.

Why choose open access?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

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