Environmental Chemistry Journal (IJEC): Scope, CAS Indexing and How to Publish in 2027

Yes, IJEC is indexed in Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), along with Index Copernicus, SCILIT, Genamics and SJIF. It is a peer-reviewed, hybrid open access environmental chemistry journal publishing since 2015, with two issues a year and a DOI on every article. Its Index Copernicus Value for 2024 is 65.57. It is not indexed in Scopus or Web of Science.

Environmental chemistry does not sit neatly in any one department. A study on soil contaminant mobility is part geochemistry. Atmospheric particulate analysis is part physics. Sour water desulphurisation is process engineering. Each of those papers gets returned by a journal that defines itself too narrowly.

The International Journal of Environmental Chemistry (IJEC) was launched to take the whole field — atmospheric, aquatic and soil chemistry — as an interdisciplinary science concerned with chemical processes in the environment affected by human activity.

What IJEC Covers

This environmental chemistry journal aims to serve as a platform for research across the entire area of environmental chemistry, with a stated focus on atmospheric, aquatic and soil chemistry.

Eleven years of publication, and every article receives a DOI. The full Focus and Scope is on the journal page.

Indexing: Why CAS Matters for Environmental Work

This environmental chemistry journal is indexed in Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), Index Copernicus, Scientific Literature (SCILIT), Genamics and SJIF.

CAS matters here more than in most fields. Environmental chemistry papers are usually defined by a substance — a specific pollutant, a degradation product, a treatment reagent. CAS indexes by substance and reaction rather than by title keywords, so a researcher searching for work on that compound finds your paper regardless of how you titled it. Few journals at this tier carry CAS coverage.

Index Copernicus Value: 65.57 in 2024 — a current figure, and the highest among STM Journals’ chemistry titles.

SJIF, which has risen across five years:

A metric moving upward is a better signal than a higher static number.

Said plainly: This environmental chemistry journal is not indexed in Scopus or Web of Science. If your institution requires either, confirm your rules before submitting anywhere. SJIF is also not the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

Research Areas

This environmental chemistry journal’s stated scope covers five areas.

Aquatic and Water Chemistry

Surface and groundwater chemistry, contaminant transport, treatment chemistry, and the behaviour of pollutants in aquatic systems. Published work includes modelling of stripper and absorber effectiveness in sour water desulphurisation and deammonisation.

Soil Chemistry and Land Processes

Soil contamination, nutrient cycling, erosion chemistry, and the chemical consequences of land use change.

Atmospheric Chemistry

Air quality, particulate composition, emission chemistry and atmospheric transformation processes.

Environmental Impact and Ecosystem Chemistry

Deforestation, habitat change, and the chemical dimensions of ecosystem disruption. Published work includes an analysis of deforestation causes and consequences covering erosion, climate change and wildlife impact.

Environmental Hydraulics and Transport

Flow behaviour, vegetation resistance and transport processes in open channels — the physical side of how contaminants move. Recent work examines flow velocity resistance in non-submerged woody plants.

Published Work

Modeling and Simulation of Effectiveness of Stripper and Absorber in the Desulphurization and Deammonization of Sour Water — Enajedu Christopher presents models for stripper and absorber effectiveness in removing sulphur and ammonia compounds from sour water. Open access.

Determination of the Flow Velocity Resistance in Non-Submerged Woody Plants — Almontasir and Alshlem examine how riparian vegetation affects resistance, velocity distribution and turbulence in open channels. Open access.

Deforestation: Causes and Consequences of the Global Crisis — Manoj Kumar reviews deforestation against erosion, climate change and wildlife impact. Open access.

Note that several of the journal’s articles are published open access rather than under subscription, which is unusual for this publisher’s titles and worth knowing if open access matters for your funder.

Who Runs the Journal

The Editor-in-Chief is Prof. R. Ramesh Raju, Professor at Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.

His institutional profile is published and verifiable on the university’s own chemistry department page — which is worth noting, because many journals at this tier list editors without any traceable affiliation link. The full editorial board lists practising researchers.

Is This the Right Journal for Your Paper?

Probably a good fit if:

• Your work is environmental chemistry with measured data — soil, water or air
• Your paper centres on a specific contaminant or compound, where CAS discoverability helps
• Your study crosses disciplines — environmental hydraulics, process chemistry, geochemistry
• You want the option of publishing open access
• A current Index Copernicus Value is useful for your institutional reporting

Look elsewhere if:

• Your institution requires Scopus or Web of Science indexing
• You need a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor for a promotion file
• You need rapid publication — the journal runs two issues a year
• Your work has no chemical component, only ecology or policy

How to Submit

Check the scope carefully. Chemistry must be central to the environmental question. A paper on environmental policy, or on manufacturing safety, belongs elsewhere.

Follow the guidelines. Author Guidelines and Instructions for Authors cover structure, references and figures.

Submit through the portal. Upload via the manuscript submission system.

Decide your publishing route. As a hybrid journal, IJEC offers both subscription and open access. See the Article Processing Charges page for open access fees.

What Reviewers Will Look For

Environmental chemistry manuscripts come back for a predictable set of reasons.

• Sampling design stated in full. Locations, coordinates, dates, depth, replicates, preservation and transport conditions.
• Standard methods cited. APHA, ISO, EPA or BIS designation for each parameter, not just the parameter name.
• Detection limits reported. LOD and LOQ for every analyte, with the instrument and calibration range.
• Control or background site included. A contaminated site without an unimpacted comparison proves little.
• Speciation addressed where it matters. Total metal concentration is not the same as bioavailable fraction.
• Seasonal variation acknowledged. Environmental parameters shift sharply between seasons in most Indian and tropical settings.
• Replicates and uncertainty. Number of samples, standard deviation, propagated error.
• Regulatory context given. Compare your figures against the applicable national or WHO limit so the reader knows what the number means.
• Current references. Contaminant chemistry and remediation both move quickly.

Verifying This Journal Yourself

Since the UGC CARE list was discontinued, researchers verify journals independently. For IJEC, CAS coverage can be checked on the CAS Source Index, the Index Copernicus Value for 2024 is published with a verifiable link, the Editor-in-Chief’s affiliation is traceable to his university department page, DOIs are assigned under the prefix 10.37628/IJEC, and the ISSN 2456-5245 is registered.

Check the journal’s current publication activity in the archive before submitting, so you know what the recent output looks like.

For the full verification process, see our guide on how to verify a journal after UGC CARE.

Conclusion

IJEC is a small environmental chemistry journal with a specific set of credentials: CAS indexing, which matters when your paper centres on a compound; an Index Copernicus Value of 65.57 for 2024, the highest among this publisher’s chemistry titles; an SJIF that has risen since 2020; an Editor-in-Chief with a verifiable university affiliation; and open access publication available as a route rather than only in principle.

It is not a Scopus or Web of Science venue, and it publishes twice a year rather than continuously. If either of those is a requirement for you, that decides it early.

For a soil or water contamination study with proper sampling, an atmospheric chemistry paper, or applied process chemistry with an environmental endpoint, it is a realistic option. Researchers working specifically on water treatment may also want to look at the water pollution journal JoWPPR, which is also CAS indexed.

If that fits your work, read the author guidelines, work through the checklist above, and submit your manuscript.

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