Environmental Pollution

Environmental Pollution is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier that has appeared since 1970 through Applied Science Publishers and its successors, covering every aspect of pollution in the environment and its effects on ecosystems and human health, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 7.2.《环境污染》（Environmental Pollution）是（Elsevier）出版的同行评议期刊，1970 年由（Applied Science Publishers）创办，刊载环境中各类污染及其对生态系统与人类健康影响的研究，2025 年影响因子为 7.2。

Scope

• Sources and occurrences of pollutants are central when they are clearly defined and measured in environmental compartments, in food and food-related items and in human bodies.当污染物的来源与存在能够在环境介质、食品及食品相关物品和人体中被清晰界定与测量时，即属核心议题。
• The journal publishes work on the interlinks between contaminant exposure and biological, ecological and human health effects, including the effects of climate change.该刊刊载污染物暴露与生物、生态及人类健康效应之间的相互联系，包括气候变化带来的影响。
• Contaminants of emerging and re-emerging concern are a leading theme, among them pathogens, antibiotic-resistance genes, PFAS, mercury, microplastics and nanoplastics, light and noise.新出现与再出现的污染物是重点主题，包括病原体、抗生素抗性基因、PFAS、汞、微塑料与纳米塑料、光与噪声。
• Modelling of pollution processes, patterns or trends qualifies when it is of clear environmental or human health interest.对污染过程、格局或趋势的建模，只要具有明确的环境或人类健康意义，即在范围之内。
• Advanced technologies that measure environmental occurrence, transport, behaviour and effects of pollutants are welcome provided they address problems in regional or global environmental compartments.用于测量污染物环境赋存、迁移、行为与效应的先进技术亦受欢迎，前提是能解决区域或全球尺度环境介质中的问题。
• Submissions that are process-oriented, hypothesis-driven and able to contribute new knowledge are preferred over routine surveys.面向过程、由假设驱动并能贡献新知识的投稿，比常规调查更受青睐。
• Papers on wastewater treatment, remediation materials, plant physiology, biochar or purely observational human health analysis, and bibliometric reviews, are returned without review.涉及废水处理、修复材料、植物生理、生物炭或纯观察性人类健康分析的论文，以及文献计量综述，将被退回而不送审。

History

• The title began in 1970 as Environmental Pollution, published in Barking, Essex, England by Applied Science Publishers.该刊 1970 年以（Environmental Pollution）为名创办，由（Applied Science Publishers）在英格兰埃塞克斯郡巴金出版。^[1]
• With volume 21 in 1980 the journal was divided into two series, Series A on ecological and biological topics and Series B on chemical and physical topics.1980 年第 21 卷起分为两辑，即（Series A）生态与生物学辑与（Series B）化学与物理学辑。
• The two series were reunited in 1987, when volume 43 opened the present title under Elsevier Applied Science Publishers.1987 年两辑重新合并，第 43 卷起以现名出版，出版方为（Elsevier Applied Science Publishers）。
• The publishing house passed through Elsevier Applied Science and Elsevier Science Ltd to Elsevier, which issued the journal from Oxford and now from Amsterdam.出版方历经（Elsevier Applied Science）与（Elsevier Science Ltd），现由（Elsevier）出版，出版地也由牛津迁至阿姆斯特丹。
• Volume numbering is continuous and voluminous, with volumes 380 to 387 all appearing between September and December 2025.卷号连续且出版量庞大，第 380 至 387 卷均在 2025 年 9 月至 12 月间面世。
• The journal is indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded, MEDLINE and Scopus, and reports a CiteScore of 15.1.该刊被（Science Citation Index Expanded）、（MEDLINE）与（Scopus）收录，其 CiteScore 为 15.1。
• Its Journal Impact Factor moved from 8.071 in 2021 and 9.988 in 2022 to 7.3 in 2024 and 7.2 in 2025.其影响因子由 2021 年的 8.071 与 2022 年的 9.988，变为 2024 年的 7.3 和 2025 年的 7.2。
• It is a hybrid journal, offering subscription publication at no charge to authors and open access for an article publishing charge of 4120 US dollars.该刊为混合型期刊，订阅出版不向作者收费，开放获取需支付 4120 美元的文章处理费。

Editors

• The journal is led by four co-editors in chief, namely Sarah Harmon of the University of South Carolina Aiken, Thanh Huong (Helen) Nguyen of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Xavier Querol of the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research in Barcelona and Eddy Y. Zeng of the South China University of Technology.该刊由四位共同主编领导，即（University of South Carolina Aiken）的（Sarah Harmon）、（University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign）的（Thanh Huong Nguyen）、巴塞罗那（Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research）的（Xavier Querol）以及（South China University of Technology）的（Eddy Y. Zeng）。
• Their fields run from aquatic toxicology, heavy metal toxicity and water and food safety to air quality, atmospheric aerosols, source apportionment and persistent organic pollutants.他们的研究领域从水生毒理学、重金属毒性与水及食品安全，延伸到空气质量、大气气溶胶、来源解析与持久性有机污染物。
• Two managing editors, Ziyun Xu of the South China University of Technology and Hien Ngo of VinUniversity in Hanoi, run the editorial office.编辑部由两位管理编辑主持，即（South China University of Technology）的（Ziyun Xu）与河内（VinUniversity）的（Hien Ngo）。
• The editorial board numbers 97 members from 27 countries, with China contributing 29, the United States 23 and Brazil 5.编委会共有来自 27 个国家的 97 位成员，其中中国 29 位、美国 23 位、巴西 5 位。
• Handling editors include Hefa Cheng of Peking University, Maria Cristina Fossi of the University of Siena, Rainer Lohmann of the University of Rhode Island and Jung-Hwan Kwon of Korea University.处理稿件的编辑包括（Peking University）的（Hefa Cheng）、（University of Siena）的（Maria Cristina Fossi）、（University of Rhode Island）的（Rainer Lohmann）与（Korea University）的（Jung-Hwan Kwon）。
• Authors select the editor most appropriate to their field during submission, manuscripts arrive through Editorial Manager, and Elsevier reports five days to first decision and 97 days from submission to acceptance.作者投稿时需选择与其研究方向最匹配的编辑，稿件经（Editorial Manager）系统提交，（Elsevier）公布的首轮决定时间约为 5 天，从投稿到接收约为 97 天。