What is the Impact Factor of Science of the Total Environment?

The journal Science of the Total Environment is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, quartile Q1) with official metrics continually updated on ImpaQ.

Is Science of the Total Environment indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Science of the Total Environment is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 2.043 (Q1) and an H-index of 439.

Who publishes Science of the Total Environment and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Science of the Total Environment is published by Elsevier. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,778 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of Science of the Total Environment?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of Science of the Total Environment is "SCI. TOTAL ENVIRON" with common acronym "stoten". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,389Top JournalHybrid

Science of the Total Environment

Acronym:stoten

•

Abbreviation (ISO):SCI. TOTAL ENVIRON

•

Identifier (ISSN):0048-9697(Print)/1879-1026(Online)

•

Publisher:Elsevier

Official Website Submission Portal Compare

Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)

N/A

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

WoS SCIETop Tier

Clarivate WoS JCR

WoS Categories↓

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2025)

Clarivate IF trend for Science of the Total Environment

WoS Q1

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2025):8

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

2.043

#1,389

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

439

439 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier

Self-Citation Rate11%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

9,349articles/year

20.51% Gold OA•92.71% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Science of the Total Environment is an international journal for publication of original research on the total environment, which includes the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and anthroposphere.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Biology88.4%Ecology73.8%Chemistry72.3%Environmental science69.5%Geology61.9%Organic chemistry58.8%Engineering52.1%Physics43.4%Geography41.5%Environmental chemistry41.3%Medicine32.6%Paleontology31.7%Materials science29.5%Oceanography28%Biochemistry24.5%Computer science22.9%Quantum mechanics21.8%History21.5%Archaeology21.2%Genetics20.3%Metallurgy20.2%

Primary Research Areas

Environmental Science

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog Submission Portal SCImago Profile

0 calls

Special Issues

Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

Expand

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

2026Latest

IF—

Articles / Year993

Total Citations542

2025

IF8

Articles / Year2,990

Total Citations15,855

2024

IF8.2

Articles / Year8,491

Total Citations133,013

2023

IF9.8

Articles / Year8,386

Total Citations226,486

2022

IF10.753

Articles / Year8,019

Total Citations308,068

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	—	993	542
2025	8	2,990	15,855
2024	8.2	8,491	133,013
2023	9.8	8,386	226,486
2022	10.753	8,019	308,068
2021	7.963	7,753	388,365
2020	6.551	7,850	539,245
2019	5.589	6,051	412,016
2018	4.61	5,220	398,028
2017	—	3,678	273,415
2016	—	2,890	208,100
2015	—	1,756	128,942

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,389Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1972-2026

•

Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental Science

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

2.043

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

9.01

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,778 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations256,445

3-Year Documents26,834

Citable Documents26,573

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)44

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate40.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Environmental ChemistryQ1

Environmental EngineeringQ1

PollutionQ1

Waste Management and DisposalQ1

Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth

Self-citation: 11%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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):

2区ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Science of the Total Environment (acronym: stoten, abbr: SCI. TOTAL ENVIRON, ISSN: 0048-9697) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Environmental Science, published by Elsevier in Netherlands since 1972. The periodical holds tracked under Web of Science (SCIE) in quartile Q1, a Scopus SJR indicator of 2.043 (Q1), an H-index of 439.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an average review speed of 6.1周, a publication frequency of Semimonthly, an annual output of approximately 9,349 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,778 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.