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Journals in Environmental sciences general

Providing a comprehensive overview of environmental systems, processes, and interdisciplinary approaches, this portfolio supports researchers, students, and practitioners. It features fundamental theories, recent advances, and practical applications addressing climate change, resource management, and sustainability challenges, fostering integrated solutions for a healthier planet.

  • Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy

    • ISSN: 2352-5541
    Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy publishes research onsustainable chemistry and sustainable pharmacygreen chemistry and green pharmacychemistry and pharmacy within in a bio-circular economyBoth experimental and conceptual work addressing related issues are welcome. Contributions from all disciplines including e.g., humanities, social science, political science, jurisprudence, economics, ethics, and others are also welcome if they address issues related to sustainable and green chemistry or sustainable and green pharmacy.Manuscripts are typically addressing topics such asrenewable resourcesnew sustainable synthetic approachescutting edge green and sustainable analytical methodsgreen and sustainable chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing, distribution, use and applicationend of life of productsrecycling and circulationwaste and energy flowsalternative energy sourcessocial and environmental protectionbio-circul... economygreener and more sustainable substitution of molecules, materials, products and their related substance flows, as well as processes.For all articles it is important to highlight novelty, and greenness, and/or sustainability of the work presented e.g., by referring to the principles of green chemistry, or sustainability aspects taking into account the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, or the key characteristics of sustainable chemistry or the general principles of sustainability such as subsistence, efficiency and consistence. This has to be addressed in the cover letter and in the manuscript.Manuscrip... that only are minor extension of well-established methodologies or concepts are not appropriate for the journal (e.g., articles on green synthesis of nanoparticles, new adsorption materials, routinely synthesis of heterocycles and ordinary analytical method development / application), as these manuscripts often lack sufficient novelty. The journal neither publishes research associated with 'end-of-pipe' or simple remediation issues, if they are not clearly related to greenness or sustainability.Revie... are not published anymore by SCP, only if they are submitted on invitation by an editor of the journal.
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  • Bioresource Technology

    • ISSN: 0960-8524
    Bioresource Technology publishes original research articles, review articles, case studies, and short communications on the fundamentals, applications, and management of bioresource technologies. The journal aims to advance and disseminate high‑quality scientific and technological knowledge that supports the sustainable conversion and utilization of biomass and biological resources into energy, fuels, chemicals, and materials.The scope of the journal encompasses the development, optimization, integration, and systems analysis of biological, biochemical, thermochemical, and hybrid processes associated with bioresource utilization. Emphasis is placed on innovative and scalable technologies that contribute to resource efficiency, waste valorization, circular bioeconomy principles, and decarbonization.Bior... Technology covers research relating to, but not limited to, the following areas:Biofuels and Bioenergy: Production of liquid and gaseous biofuels; biochemical, thermochemical, and hybrid conversion pathways; process design, modeling, and techno‑economic evaluation of bioenergy systems.Bioprocesses and Bioproducts: Microbial‑ and biocatalyst‑mediated processes for the sustainable production of biobased products, biomaterials, and biochemicals, including fermentation technologies and process optimization.Bioreso... Utilization: Bioconversion and valorization of agricultural and forestry residues and organic wastes; biomass pretreatment strategies; enzymatic hydrolysis; and integrated utilization of lignocellulosic and organic feedstocks.Environme... Biotechnology: Biological waste treatment, resource recovery, bioremediation, phytoremediation, and emerging biological technologies for environmental protection and pollution control.Systems Analysis and Modeling: Life cycle assessment (LCA), techno‑economic analysis (TEA), and systems modeling of biofuel, bioenergy, bioproduct, biomaterial, and biochemical production pathways and their environmental and economic impacts.Micro‑ and Macro‑Algae: Algal cultivation systems; photogranules; carbon capture and decarbonization strategies; algal biofuels; and algae‑based wastewater treatment and resource recovery.Electro‑ and Photo‑Biotechnologie... Microbial electrosynthesis, bioelectrochemical systems, electro‑fermentation... and light‑driven bioprocesses for energy, chemical, and material production.Integrate... Biorefineries: Process integration, intensification, and co‑production of fuels, chemicals, and materials, emphasizing resource‑efficient, circular, and cascade utilization of biomass and waste streams.Thermochemic... Conversion of Bioresources: Combustion, hydrothermal liquefaction, pyrolysis, gasification, and catalytic upgrading of biomass and bio‑derived intermediates.Emergi... Areas in Bioresource Technology: Synthetic biology and metabolic engineering for bioresource‑derived fuels, chemicals, and materials; machine learning and artificial intelligence applied to bioprocess development, control, and optimization; and C‑1 platform chemicals and carbon utilization technologies.The journal does not consider articles focused on crop cultivation, breeding and agronomy; plant extracts and standalone enzyme studies; polymer composites; marine organisms (except microorganisms and algae used in bioprocesses); soil and air pollution; or fuel combustion performance in engines. Part papers are not accepted.Submissions emphasizing the fundamentals, applications, and management of bioresource technologies may also be considered for the online‑only, rapid‑publication journal Bioresource Technology Reports.Bioresource Technology welcomes contributions that support and advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with particular emphasis on SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), alongside broader goals related to sustainable production, waste reduction, and climate action.
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  • Plant Science

    • ISSN: 0168-9452
    An international journal of experimental plant biologyThis journal has no page charges, publication is free of charge.Plant Science will publish in the minimum of time, reporting significant advances in plant biology as well as commissioned reviews, method papers (technical papers) and commentaries recommended by its referees in all areas of experimental plant biology with emphasis in the broad areas of genomics, proteomics, biochemistry, physiology, cell biology, development, genetics, functional plant breeding, systems biology and the interaction of plants with the environment. Although manuscripts containing large data are welcomed, they must contain functional validation.Manuscrip... for full consideration should be written concisely and essentially as a final report. The main criterion for publication is that the manuscript must contain original and significant insights that lead to a better understanding of fundamental plant biology. Plant Science is not a publication vehicle for preliminary observations, for studies that are merely confirmatory of results accomplished in other plant systems, or that are addressed only to a specialized readership. Submitted manuscripts describing studies of preliminary nature, that are merely confirmatory in scope or of limited scope and interest to the general readership of the journal will be returned without formal review. As a general policy, the journal will no longer consider manuscripts just describing the cloning, sequencing and expression patterns of gene sequences that have been identified and characterized in other plant species, expression of a protein without proper characterization of the recombinant product and native form, the isolation, purification and characterization of enzymes extensively analyzed in other plants, description of molecular markers and plant genetic diversity without any relevant biological information, cell culture and/or transformation of plant species (or closely related species) already established in the literature and basic transcriptomic approaches with no further relevant functional characterization of genes of interest.
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  • Remote Sensing of Environment

    • ISSN: 0034-4257
    Remote Sensing of Environment (RSE) serves the Earth observation community with the publication of results on the theory, science, applications, and technology of studies contributing to advance the science of remote sensing. Thoroughly interdisciplinary, RSE publishes on terrestrial, oceanic and atmospheric sensing. The emphasis of the journal is on biophysical and quantitative approaches to remote sensing at local to global scales and covers a wide range of applications and techniques:Applicati... cover mapping, vegetation species identification and mappingLand surface energy and water balanceDisturbance (fire, insect, harvest)Agriculture (crop mapping, yield prediction, phenology, soil properties, management practices)Forest and rangeland productivity and inventoriesEcologica... applications & Ecosystem services (wetland, biodiversity, habitat, animal population, etc.)Urban applications (mapping, energy consumption, population, etc.)Terrestrial ecosystem productivity and carbon cyclesSoil properties (moisture, organic matter, texture, structure, etc.)Geological Applications (minerals, landslide, subsidence, geomorphology, earth quake, etc.)Hydrology and water resourcesInland and coastal watersOceanography and marine scienceCryosphere, mapping and modellingAtmospheric science and meteorologySnow, ice and glaciersTechniques & MethodsFeature extraction from RS images: segmentation and classification, surface structural, biochemical or physiological traits estimation from RS dataRadiative transfer modellingMachine and deep learning for RS data analysisRS Data assimilationSatellit... time series analysis & change detectionSatellite data fusion (spectral, spatial and temporal)Satellite sensor systems characterization including radiometric and geometric calibrationNew remote sensing missions and systemsThe journal Remote Sensing of Environment invites proposals for Special Issues. For more details on the SI proposal process and how to submit a SI, please refer to the relevant section - Journal Specific Information - of the Guide for Authors.
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  • Total Environment Engineering

    • ISSN: 2950-631X
    Total Environment Engineering is an international, multi-disciplinary companion journal to Science of the Total Environment, for publication of novel, hypothesis-driven and high-impact engineering science research that is directly relevant to the total environment, which interfaces the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and anthroposphere. Studies that focus on the interconnection of multiple spheres are given primary consideration.TEE is intended to appeal to a broad readership which will include those working in all branches of the engineering and environmental sciences. Articles published in the journal must therefore clearly demonstrate how engineering solutions are applicable to solving problems in real world environmental settings. Descriptive, repetitive, incremental or regional-scale studies with limited novelty will not be considered.Provided that the relevance to solving a real world environmental problem is clear, we welcome contributions on the following subject areas which may include, but are not limited to, the following: advanced treatments for water, air and soil, including electrochemical technologies air treatmentanaerobic digestion technologiesbiochar synthesis and use for decontamination control and sequestration of greenhouse gasesenvironmental risk assessment of technologiesgreen technologieslife cycle assessmentmaterials for catalytic destruction of contaminants membrane technologies for environmental solutionsmicroplasti... management and removalnanotechnolog... of contaminants of emerging concernrenewable energy technologiessensorst... and remediation of contaminated land and soilvalorization of wasteswater and wastewater treatmentwaste managementSharing many members of its editorial team with STOTEN, you can be sure that Total Environment Engineering will offer the same rapid peer review service, to the same high standards.
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  • Ecological Complexity

    • ISSN: 1476-945X
    An International Journal on Biocomplexity in the Environment and Theoretical EcologyEcological Complexity is an international journal devoted to publishing high-quality, peer-reviewed articles on the complex nature of ecological systems, observed and theoretical and special issues on related and emerging topics. In addition to ecological questions, the journal welcomes papers that ask ecological questions by linking natural and social processes at various spatio-temporal scales.Ecological Complexity will publish research into the following areas: • Ecosystems and the biosphere as complex adaptive systems • Self-organization of spatially extended ecosystems • Emergent properties and structures of complex ecosystems • Ecological pattern formation in space and time • The role of biophysical constraints and evolutionary attractors on species assemblages • Ecological scaling (scale invariance, scale covariance and dynamics across scales), allometry, and hierarchy theory • Ecological topology and networks • Studies towards an ecology of complex systems • Approaches to complex systems for the study of dynamic human-environment interactions • Using knowledge of nonlinear phenomena to better guide policy development for adaptation strategies and mitigation to environmental change • New tools and methods for studying ecological complexityThe papers that should appear in this journal are characterized by: • Biocomplexity related to the environment and vice versa • Inter disciplinarity (e.g. biology, ecology, environmental science, mathematics, modelling) • Integration of natural and social processes (esp. over time)
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  • Journal of Cultural Heritage

    • ISSN: 1296-2074
    A Multidisciplinary Journal of Science and Technology for Conservation and Awareness.The Journal of Cultural Heritage (JCH) is a multidisciplinary journal for studying problems concerning the conservation and awareness of cultural heritage in a wide framework. The main purpose of JCH is to publish original papers which comprise previously unpublished data and present innovative methods concerning all scientific aspects related to heritage science.The journal aims to offer a venue to scientists from different disciplines whose common objective is developing and applying scientific methods to improve the research and knowledge on cultural heritage, in particular in the following fields: Safeguarding, conservation and exploitation of cultural heritage; Heritage management and economic analyses; Computer sciences in cultural heritage;Sustainable development and cultural heritage; Impact of climate change on cultural heritage and management of the change.Specifically, papers should deal with the following topics:1. Analysis, knowledge and conservation of heritage assets, developing: Novel methodologies or analytical methods for studying the composition, provenance, dating, conservation state; New materials and methods for the preservation of objects and their assessment; Evaluation of degradation mechanisms and prediction of possible decay processes.2. Conservation of Built Heritage (historical buildings, monuments and archaeological sites, modern and industrial buildings): Analysis of historical materials and construction techniques; Novel inspection, testing and monitoring techniques; Novel or multidisciplinary analyses of materials and structures; Energy efficiency and refurbishment.3. Innovative studies on the interaction between heritage items and the environment (climate, microclimate, light, pollution, VOC, …), including the impact of climate change, risk assessment of cultural heritage and mitigation.4. Digital technologies for knowledge, conservation and restoration, in particular: Multimodal digitization (3D scanning, photogrammetry, multispectral imaging, X-ray, terahertz imaging, …), and data fusion; Heterogenous data analysis, modelling, interlinking and browsing; Semantic-aware representation of multi-dimensional digital artefacts; Virtual, augmented and mixed reality environments; Digital continuum (from digitization to fabrication); Long-term preservation of digital assets.5. Economic studies about the Economy and Management of heritage assets and cultural organizations; articles must use scientific research methods (e.g., econometric and statistical analysis, economic modelling, …) and report innovative research to address economic issues and problems in the field.6. Museum conservation and technologies for the management and improvement of museum collections.The studies should be multidisciplinary, and ideally interdisciplinary, possibly spanning across some of the categories listed above.The Journal of Cultural Heritage is interested in papers: Reporting significant advances in scientific methods and techniques; Presenting multidisciplinary research; Dealing with issues of wide/global interest; Review papers dealing with specific topics in which an up-to-date "state of the art" is presented.The articles must be suitable and considered of great interest for a wide audience; thus, it is foreseen that the number of articles dealing with case studies will be reduced, in order to favor original articles. The journal is not interested in papers related to one well established technique applied to shed light on questions of local interest, nor in papers based on subjective observations or descriptive approaches. Reports on restoration/conserva... activities should be avoided unless they present a specific technical or scientific novelty.Occasionally... thematic issues are published as ordinary issues or supplements.
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  • Ecological Modelling

    • ISSN: 0304-3800
    International Journal on Ecological Modelling and Systems EcologyEcological Modelling publishes new mathematical models and systems analysis for describing ecological processes, and novel applications of models for environmental management. We welcome research on process-based models embedded in theory with explicit causative agents and innovative applications of existing models. And because applications can help refine models and propose new directions for research, the journal publishes both to help foster reproducibility and utility.Human activity and well-being are dependent on and integrated with the functioning of ecosystems and the services they provide. We aim to understand these basic ecosystem functions using mathematical and conceptual modelling, systems analysis, thermodynamics, computer simulations, and ecological theory, and look to a wide spectrum of applications ranging from basic ecology to human ecology to socio-ecological systems. The journal welcomes original research articles, review articles, viewpoint articles and short communications.The journal also supports the activities of the International Society of Ecological Modelling (ISEM).
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  • Next Research

    • ISSN: 3050-4759
    Next Research is a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal, publishing research spanning all scientific technical and medical communities.The journal is part of the Next family, a new suite of multidisciplinary journals from Elsevier spanning all branches of science. Managed by our dedicated team of in-house Editors, Next Research offers authors speed, consistency, innovation, flexibility, and ease of submission.Next Research is an inclusive venue for scientifically accurate manuscripts that meet the ethical and scientific publishing standards. It publishes all research topics across the fields of health sciences, physical sciences, life sciences and social sciences. Next Research publishes experimental, computational, and theoretical work, in traditional formats such as Original Research Articles, Communications and Reviews, as well as novel formats and video content.The journal provides authors with rigorous peer review ensuring articles adhere to a high technical standard, with rapid decisions and a highly visible platform for scientists to share their research.We believe that all rigorous research should be shared.
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  • Waste Management

    • ISSN: 0956-053X
    International Journal of Integrated Waste Management, Science and TechnologyWaste Management is devoted to the presentation and discussion of information on solid waste generation, characterization, minimization, collection, separation, treatment, and disposal, as well as manuscripts that address waste management policy, education, and economic and environmental assessments. The journal addresses various types of solid wastes including municipal (e.g., residential, institutional, and commercial), agricultural, and special (e.g., hazardous household, hazardous and non-hazardous industrial, construction and demolition, sewage sludge, healthcare and medical) wastes. Mining, metallurgical and radioactive wastes are not in the scope of the journal. Waste Management does not accept manuscripts focusing primarily on social or behavioural science aspects. The journal welcomes both fundamental and applied research that can be related to problems of interest to solid waste researchers, practitioners and/or policy makers. Well documented case studies will be considered but they must describe results that can be applied beyond the specific location of the case study. Manuscripts that focus on the use of a waste material in a new product are often more suitable for a journal that focuses on the material properties of the product. In considering whether a manuscript is suitable for publication in Waste Management, consider whether the information is of potential use to solid waste researchers, practitioners and/or policymakers.The following are some of the major areas in which papers are solicited:Generation and characterizationMini... and reuseStorage, collection, transport, and transferTreatment (mechanical, biological, chemical, thermal, other)Landfill disposalEnvironmenta... assessments (including LCA and S-LCA)Economic analysis (including LCC)Policy and regulationsPlanningN... and emerging issues and technologiesWaste Management will not be accepting proposals for new Special Issues (SI) anymore. The new Special Issue topics and contents will be arranged and announced by the editorial team of WM. Interested authors are welcome to contribute articles.
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