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Journal of the IEST

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.104•SCImago Rank: #30,232•Identifier (ISSN):1098-4321(Print)•Articles / Year: 11•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,222 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (Hirsch Index)
15

15 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
11articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal of the IEST is an official publication of the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology and is of archival quality and noncommercial in nature. It was established to advance knowledge through technical articles selected by peer review, and has been published for over 50 years as a benefit to IEST members and the technical community at large as as a permanent record of progress in the science and technology of the environmental sciences

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Engineering96.6%Physics86.1%Computer science72.8%Quantum mechanics72.8%Materials science59.9%Mathematics44.2%Biology43.2%Thermodynamics38.1%Mechanical engineering34%Chemistry33.3%Ecology32.3%Geology31.3%Composite material29.9%Nanotechnology29.3%Electrical engineering28.6%Geography27.6%Operating system27.6%Aerospace engineering27.2%Statistics25.9%Acoustics25.9%Reliability engineering25.9%Programming language25.2%Economics22.8%Environmental science22.8%Cleanroom21.8%Law21.1%Political science21.1%Organic chemistry20.7%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #30,232Scopus Q4SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1997-2014, 2016-2022, 2024-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:EngineeringEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.104

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q4
Scopus H-Index (2025)
15

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.00

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,222 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations0
3-Year Documents8
Citable Documents8

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate13.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Environmental ChemistryQ4
Environmental EngineeringQ4
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2025—110
2024—60
2023060
2022—312
2021—64
2020—911
2019—610
2018—76
2017—613
2016—410
2015—66
2014—72
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of the IEST

WoS Q1
000020230.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2023:0

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Database Updated: 2026-09-29