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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #884CAS 2区Hybrid

Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Abbreviation (ISO):Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.645•SCImago Rank: #884•Identifier (ISSN):2328-8930(Print)•Articles / Year: 169•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,031 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
7.3
↓ -1.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
124

124 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate3.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
169articles/year
31.47% Gold OA•96.99% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.3)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.8)
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20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.9)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.9)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.558)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.653)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.678)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.934)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.869)
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Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Published as soon as accepted and summarized in monthly issues, Environmental Science & Technology Letters is an international forum for brief communications on experimental or theoretical results of exceptional timeliness in all aspects of environmental science (pure and applied), and short reviews on emerging environmental science & technology topics. Manuscripts describing cross-disciplinary research or addressing emerging issues are of particular interest.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Chemistry72.5%Biology67.9%Environmental science66.7%Organic chemistry53.8%Physics49.9%Engineering46.6%Environmental chemistry41.7%Geology38%Ecology36%Materials science34.2%Biochemistry29.4%Geography28.1%Medicine25.3%Quantum mechanics24%Computer science23.4%Genetics22.4%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #884Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2013-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.645

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
124

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.76

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,031 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations4,705
3-Year Documents562
Citable Documents524

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)5

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate39.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

EcologyQ1
Environmental ChemistryQ1
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ1
PollutionQ1
Waste Management and DisposalQ1
Water Science and TechnologyQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Environmental Science & Ecology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL
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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Editorial Address
1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, USA, DC, 20036
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL
JCRSCIE
19/88Q1
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
62/395Q1
ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL
JCISCIE
14/88Q1
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCISCIE
67/395Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—196114
20258.82781,314
20248.92433,138
202310.92004,336
202211.5581978,365
20217.6531898,895
20207.67819113,817
20196.9341509,702
20185.86915410,901
2017—1279,971
2016—1008,565
2015—785,673
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Environmental Science & Technology Letters

WoS Q1
471114201820192020202120222023202420258.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:8.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3.4%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 8e0f0b45-736e-493a-9a30-0c78c433dfc1
Database Updated: 2026-09-29