What is the Environmental Research JIF?

The JIF is 7.7 (2024 JCR). See the full year-by-year trend and category ranking in our Environmental Research JIF analysis.

What is the acceptance rate of Environmental Research?

Manusights currently treats ~15-25% as an estimate for Environmental Research, not an official journal-published rate. One common reason papers fail is purely local case framing.

How long does Environmental Research take to review?

Environmental Research typically takes ~4-8 weeks, but timing varies by editor, field, and reviewer availability. Expect an editorial screen first, then scope check, then peer review.

Is Environmental Research peer reviewed?

Yes, Environmental Research is fully peer reviewed. All submissions undergo rigorous peer review by Reviewers evaluate methods, exposure logic, statistics, environmental context, and interpretation..

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Publishing in Environmental Research: Fit, Timeline & Submission Guide

Q: Is Environmental Research a good journal?

Environmental Research is a strong target if the manuscript should map cleanly to one of the journal sections rather than using environmental language as a broad framing device. It is a weaker fit if the journal discourages work that has limited broader environmental relevance.

Q: What does Environmental Research look for in submissions?

Section-specific fit: The manuscript should map cleanly to one of the journal sections rather than using environmental language as a broad framing device.

Q: What should I know before submitting to Environmental Research?

Name the section early. A cover letter that identifies the right section reduces routing ambiguity.

Environmental Research rewards manuscripts with clear environmental relevance, real-world applicability, and section-specific fit.

Should you submit here?

Submit if the manuscript should map cleanly to one of the journal sections rather than using environmental language as a broad framing device. Be careful if the journal discourages work that has limited broader environmental relevance.

IF 7.7 · ~15-25% accepted · ~4-8 weeks

Best fit if

The manuscript should map cleanly to one of the journal sections rather than using environmental language as a broad framing device

Not ideal if

The journal discourages work that has limited broader environmental relevance

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7.7

Impact Factor (2024)

~15-25%

Acceptance Rate

~4-8 weeks

Time to First Decision

Submission guide

Environmental Research Submission Guide

What submitting to Environmental Research actually requires: José L. Domingo's editorial process, the multidisciplinary environmental-health editorial focus, the Short Communications 4,000-word/3-figure format, and the editorial bar that distinguishes Environmental Research from sister Elsevier env-health journals.

What Environmental Research Publishes

Environmental Research publishes multidisciplinary environmental science and engineering research with global relevance and real-world environmental context.

Environmental chemistry, ecotoxicology, epidemiology, human health, materials technology, process technology, and toxicology
Research with explicit environmental relevance rather than purely laboratory, local, or method-only claims
Studies that connect exposure, mechanism, health, ecological, or remediation evidence to environmental context

Editor Insight

“The fastest rejection risk is a paper that sounds environmental in the title but lacks section-specific environmental relevance in the evidence.”

What Environmental Research Editors Look For

Section-specific fit

The manuscript should map cleanly to one of the journal sections rather than using environmental language as a broad framing device.

Real-world environmental context

Editors need to see why the exposure, material, process, or health finding matters outside a narrow laboratory setup.

Novelty with applicability

Strong submissions pair technical novelty with a clear environmental application or interpretive consequence.

Why Papers Get Rejected

These patterns appear repeatedly in manuscripts that don't make it past Environmental Research's editorial review:

Purely local case framing

The journal discourages work that has limited broader environmental relevance.

Unrealistic exposure design

Controlled studies need environmentally plausible dose, exposure, or process logic.

Policy-only framing

Policy analyses without health, wellbeing, or environmental evidence sit outside the core fit.

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Insider Tips from Environmental Research Authors

Name the section early

A cover letter that identifies the right section reduces routing ambiguity.

Make applicability explicit

The abstract should explain why the result matters in a real environmental setting.

The Environmental Research Submission Process

Scope check

Before upload

Confirm the paper fits one of the Environmental Research sections and avoids listed exclusions.

Manuscript preparation

Pre-submission

Prepare article type, highlights, abstract, data statement, figures, and disclosure material.

Editorial Manager upload

Day 0

Submit through Elsevier Editorial Manager with section fit visible in the cover letter.

Editorial screen

First few weeks

Editors assess scope, novelty, environmental relevance, and technical plausibility.

Peer review

After editor invitation

Reviewers evaluate methods, exposure logic, statistics, environmental context, and interpretation.

Environmental Research by the Numbers

Impact Factor(ScienceDirect journal page)	7.7
CiteScore(ScienceDirect journal page)	14.7
Publisher	Elsevier

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Article Types

Research Paper

Preferably under 7,500 words excluding references

Original environmental research article

Review Article

Preferably about 10,000 words or less

Synthesis article on environmental science or engineering

Short Communication

No more than 4,000 words

Compact original contribution of broad interest

Landmark Environmental Research Papers

Papers that defined fields and changed science:

Environmental epidemiology studies
Pollutant exposure and health analyses
Environmental remediation and process technology papers

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Primary Fields

Environmental ScienceEnvironmental HealthToxicologyEcotoxicologyEnvironmental Engineering

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