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Frontiers in Environmental Science is a multidisciplinary open-access, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-impact research on natural and human-impacted ecosystems.

To provide an openaccess platform for global researchers to share interdisciplinary insights into environmental system dynamics and support evidencebased solutions for global environmental sustainability.

About the journal

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  • Peer review

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  • Publishing fees

    Article processing charges apply to articles accepted for publication by our external editors after rigorous peer review.

Editors

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Alexander Kokhanovsky

University of Marburg

Germany

Specialty Chief Editor

Environmental Informatics and Remote Sensing

Björn Vinnerås

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden

Specialty Chief Editor

Water and Wastewater Management

Can Wang

Tsinghua University

China

Specialty Chief Editor

Environmental Systems Engineering

Dagmar Haase

Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany

Specialty Chief Editor

Social-Ecological Urban Systems

Hayley Jane Fowler

Newcastle University

United Kingdom

Specialty Chief Editor

Interdisciplinary Climate Studies

Hong Liao

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

China

Specialty Chief Editor

Atmosphere and Climate

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Articles

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Research topics

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About the journal

Scope

The scope encompasses air, soil, and water pollution; ecosystem services and restoration; biogeochemistry; climate change impacts and mitigation; global change biology; environmental sensing and informatics; waste management; and sustainable resource policy.

Aims

To provide an open-access platform for global researchers to share interdisciplinary insights into environmental system dynamics and support evidence-based solutions for global environmental sustainability.

ISSN
2296-665X
Editor-in-Chief
Christian E. W. Steinberg
Established
2010
Subject area
Environmental Science & Sustainability

Sections

  • Atmosphere and Climate

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/sections/atmosphere-and-climate

  • Biogeochemical Dynamics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/sections/biogeochemical-dynamics

  • Drylands

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/sections/drylands

  • Ecosystem Restoration

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/sections/ecosystem-restoration

  • Environmental Citizen Science

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/sections/environmental-citizen-science

  • Environmental Economics and Management

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/sections/environmental-economics-and-management

  • Environmental Informatics and Remote Sensing

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/sections/environmental-informatics-and-remote-sensing

  • Environmental Policy and Governance

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/sections/environmental-policy-and-governance

  • Environmental Systems Engineering

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/sections/environmental-systems-engineering

  • Freshwater Science

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/sections/freshwater-science

  • Interdisciplinary Climate Studies

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/sections/interdisciplinary-climate-studies

  • Land Use Dynamics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/sections/land-use-dynamics

  • Social-Ecological Urban Systems

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/sections/social-ecological-urban-systems

  • Soil Processes

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/sections/soil-processes

  • Toxicology, Pollution and the Environment

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/sections/toxicology-pollution-and-the-environment

  • Water and Wastewater Management

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/sections/water-and-wastewater-management

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Brief Research Report
  • Perspective
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Data Report
  • Policy and Practice Reviews
  • Opinion
  • Editorial

Fees and currencies

  • Article Processing Charges (APCs) apply to support open-access publishing. Frontiers provides waivers and institutional support for eligible authors.

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Journal Policies

  • Open Access: Published under the Creative Commons CC-BY license, enabling free access and unrestricted distribution with proper attribution.
  • Peer Review: Collaborative, transparent, and rigorous peer review conducted by experts in environmental science and sustainability.
  • Publication Ethics: Adheres strictly to international ethical standards set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Instructions for authors

Author Guidelines

  • Manuscripts must be written in clear, concise, and grammatically correct English.
  • References and citations must conform to Frontiers standard format (author-date or numerical depending on the section).
  • Field sampling methodologies, analytical protocols, geospatial coordinates, and statistical models must be thoroughly described to ensure full reproducibility.
  • Mandatory disclosure of data availability and conflict of interest statements.

Journal metrics

Citation score
9.2
Impact indicator
1.15
Articles
50
Total views
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Citations
140,897

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
4.4
CiteScore
9.2
Citations
140897
Acceptance rate
33
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-21.