International Journal of Environmental Studies

Aims & Scope

For more than 45 years, the International Journal of Environmental Studies has been pre-eminent in its field.

The environment is understood to comprise the natural and the man-made, and their interactions; including such matters as pollution, health effects, analytical methods, political approaches, social impacts etc.

Papers favouring an interdisciplinary approach are preferred, because the evidence of more than 45 years appears to be that many intellectual tools and many causes and effects are at issue in any environmental problem - and its solution.

This does not mean that a single focus or a narrow view is unwelcome; provided always that the evidence is indicated and the method is robust.

Pragmatic decision-making and applicable policies are subjects of interest, together with the problems in establishing facts about dynamic systems where long periods of observation and precise measurement may be difficult to secure.

In other words, a systems or holistic approach to the environment and a scientific analysis are complementary, and the distinction between ’hard’ and ’soft’ science is bridged in most of the papers published.

These may be on any item in the agenda of environmental science: land, water, food, conservation, population, risk analysis, energy, economics of ecological and non-ecological approaches, social advocacy of arguments for change, legal measures, implications of urbanism, energy choices, waste disposal, recycling, transport systems and other issues of mass society.

There is concern also for marginal areas, under-developed societies, minorities, species loss; and indeed no element of the subject of environmental studies, seen in an international and interactive mode, is excluded.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.355

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	46

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15008

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	526

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Global spread of Conservation Agriculture

  Citation: 553

  Authors: A., T., R.

• The fluoride problem in the ground water of Sri Lanka — environmental management and health

  Citation: 224

  Authors: C. B.

• Phosphogypsum: potential uses and problems – a review

  Citation: 200

  Authors: Ezzeddine, Naziha, Chokri, Nouman

• Constructed wetlands: a review

  Citation: 192

  Authors: Miklas, Byoung‐hwa

• Simultaneous determination of total nitrogen and total phosphorus in freshwater samples using persulfate digestion

  Citation: 173

  Authors: Masaaki, Ryuichi

• The effects of atmospheric stability with low wind speed and of air pollution on the accelerated transmission dynamics of COVID-19

  Citation: 159

  Authors: Mario

• Studies on the formation of intermolecular interactions and structural characterization of polyvinyl alcohol/lignin film

  Citation: 137

  Authors: Issa, Salma

• Testing the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis: an empirical study for East African countries

  Citation: 122

  Authors: Sisay, Balázs

• Multiple sclerosis: vitamin D and calcium as environmental determinants of prevalence

  Citation: 112

  Authors: P.

• The role of hunting in North American wildlife conservation

  Citation: 108

  Authors: James R., Valerius, William

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