Environmental Pollution is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes high quality research papers and review articles about all aspects of environmental pollution and its effects on ecosystems and human health.
The journal welcomes high-quality process-oriented and hypothesis-based submissions that report results from original and novel research and contribute new knowledge to help address problems related to environmental pollution at a regional or global scale.
Subject areas include, but are not limited to:
• Sources and occurrences of pollutants that are clearly defined and measured in environmental compartments, food and food-related items, and human bodies;
• Interlinks between contaminant exposure and biological, ecological, and human health effects, including those of climate change;
• Contaminants of emerging concerns (including but not limited to antibiotic resistant microorganisms or genes, microplastics/nanoplastics, electronic wastes, light, and noise) and/or their biological, ecological, or human health effects;
• Laboratory and field studies on the remediation/mitigation of environmental pollution via new techniques and with clear links to biological, ecological, or human health effects;
• Modeling of pollution processes, patterns, or trends that is of clear environmental and/or human health interest;
• New techniques that measure and examine environmental occurrences, transport, behavior, and effects of pollutants within the environment or the laboratory, provided that they can be clearly used to address problems within regional or global environmental compartments.
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Detailed Metrics
Total Docs. (latest)
1,804
Total Docs. (3 years)
6,301
Total Refs.
124,498
Total Citations (3 years)
54,060
Citable Docs. (3 years)
6,272
Citations / Doc. (2 years)
8.02
Ref. / Doc.
69.01
% Female
43.7%
Metrics Visualization
Latest year data vs 3-year cumulative figures
Female: 43.7% |
Male: 56.3%
Citations / Doc. (2yr)8.02
High impact
References / Doc.69.01
High refs
Citable / Total Docs (3yr)99.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the impact factor of Environmental Pollution?
The official Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is published by Clarivate in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and is not listed on this page. Based on SCImago data, Environmental Pollution has an SJR of 2.022 and is ranked Q1.
What is the SJR and quartile of Environmental Pollution?
Environmental Pollution has an SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) of 2.022 and its best quartile is Q1.
What is the H-index of Environmental Pollution?
The H-index of Environmental Pollution is 346, meaning 346 of its articles have each been cited at least 346 times.
Is Environmental Pollution indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Environmental Pollution is active in Scopus (Scopus Source List, August 2026).