Environmental Science-Nano

Environmental Science: Nano is a hybrid journal published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, launched with its inaugural issue in January 2014 as the first society journal devoted solely to environmental science and nanotechnology, covering nanoscale materials and processes in the environment, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 5.6.《环境科学：纳米》（Environmental Science: Nano）由（Royal Society of Chemistry）出版，2014 年 1 月推出创刊号，是全球第一家只专注于环境科学与纳米技术的学会期刊，聚焦环境中的纳米尺度材料与过程，2025 年期刊影响因子为 5.6。

Scope

• The journal is a comprehensive, high-impact title focused on nanoscale materials and processes in the environment, spanning beneficial uses and adverse impacts of engineered, natural and incidental nanomaterials.本刊是聚焦环境中纳米尺度材料与过程的综合性高影响力刊物，涵盖工程、天然与偶发纳米材料的有益用途与不利影响。
• Its remit covers air, water, soil and environmentally relevant systems.其研究范围覆盖空气、水、土壤及环境相关系统。
• Topic areas include innovative nanoscale applications for water, air, soil, food, climate and energy sustainability.主题方向包括面向水、空气、土壤、食品、气候与能源可持续性的创新纳米尺度应用。
• Safe and sustainable by design principles are named, covering rational nanomaterial design, life cycle assessment and risk-benefit analyses.刊物明确列出安全与可持续设计原则，涵盖理性纳米材料设计、生命周期评估与风险收益分析。
• Environmentally relevant interactions of nanomaterials with biological systems and nanotoxicology sit alongside their environmental fate, reactivity and transformations, including nanoplastics and ultrafine atmospheric particles.纳米材料与生物系统的环境相关相互作用及纳米毒理学，与其环境归趋、反应性与转化并列，涵盖纳米塑料与超细大气颗粒物。
• Analytical methods for characterising nanoscale processes and materials, and the development and testing of nanoscale sensors for environmental deployment, complete the scope.纳米尺度过程与材料的分析表征方法，以及面向环境部署的纳米传感器研制与测试，构成范围的其余部分。
• The scope statement was refreshed for the tenth anniversary in 2024 to highlight nanoplastics, ultrafine atmospheric particles and nanoscale sensors.2024 年十周年之际刊物更新了范围声明，突出纳米塑料、超细大气颗粒物与纳米传感器。
• Article types run from communications and full papers to perspectives, critical and frontier reviews, tutorial reviews, comments and replies.文章类型从研究快讯、全文论文到观点文章、批评性与前沿综述、教程综述以及评论与回复。

History

• RSC announced the journal on 28 May 2013, appointing Vicki Grassian of the University of Iowa as founding editor-in-chief, and the inaugural issue appeared in January 2014.（RSC）于 2013 年 5 月 28 日宣布创办本刊，任命（University of Iowa）的（Vicki Grassian）为首任主编，创刊号于 2014 年 1 月出版。
• It was the first society journal devoted solely to environmental science and nanotechnology.这是全球第一家只专注于环境科学与纳米技术的学会期刊。
• Publication grew from a few issues a year to twelve issues a year from 2017.出版频率由创刊初的每年数期提高到 2017 年起的每年 12 期。
• Peter Vikesland of Virginia Tech took over as editor-in-chief in 2018 and still holds the post.（Virginia Tech）的（Peter Vikesland）于 2018 年接任主编，至今在任。
• The journal runs a hybrid model with no submission or page charges, and authors choosing gold open access pay an article processing charge of 3,100 pounds.本刊实行混合出版模式，不收投稿费与版面费，选择金色开放获取的作者需缴纳 3,100 英镑文章处理费。
• All content published in 2014 and 2015 was made free to access on registration, and the journal is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Scopus.2014 与 2015 年发表的全部内容曾注册后免费开放，本刊现被（Science Citation Index Expanded）与（Scopus）收录。
• The 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 5.6, against 5.1 in 2024, with a first decision in 11 days for all submissions and 49 days for peer-reviewed ones.2025 年期刊影响因子为 5.6，2024 年为 5.1；全部投稿的首次决定时间为 11 天，经同行评审者为 49 天。

Editors

• Peter Vikesland, Pryor Professor of Engineering at Virginia Tech, is editor-in-chief.（Virginia Tech）工程学（Pryor）讲席教授（Peter Vikesland）任主编。
• Kathryn Gempf of the Royal Society of Chemistry serves as executive editor.（Royal Society of Chemistry）的（Kathryn Gempf）任执行编辑。
• Five associate editors handle peer review: Leanne Gilbertson of Duke University, Susana Loureiro of the University of Aveiro, Kevin James Wilkinson of the Universite de Montreal, Bintian Zhang of the Southern University of Science and Technology and Tong Zhang of Nankai University.五位副主编负责同行评审，分别是（Duke University）的（Leanne Gilbertson）、（University of Aveiro）的（Susana Loureiro）、（Universite de Montreal）的（Kevin James Wilkinson）、（Southern University of Science and Technology）的（Bintian Zhang）与（Nankai University）的（Tong Zhang）。
• Six editorial board members include Iseult Lynch of the University of Birmingham, John Fortner of Yale University and Wendel Wohlleben of the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.六位编委包括（University of Birmingham）的（Iseult Lynch）、（Yale University）的（John Fortner）与（Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health）的（Wendel Wohlleben）。
• An advisory board of 33 scientists spans 13 countries and regions, from Harvard and Brown to Eawag and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.由 33 位科学家组成的顾问委员会覆盖 13 个国家与地区，从（Harvard）、（Brown）到（Eawag）与（Chinese Academy of Sciences）。
• Submissions are first assessed by the editorial office and then handled through peer review by the associate editors, with the editorial board driving scientific development.稿件先由编辑办公室初筛，再交副主编组织同行评审，编委会负责把握学术发展方向。