Discover how ACS Publications helps your environmental research drive real‑world change and elevates your research career.
In this Article:
A Closer Look at Our Impactful Portfolio
Understanding the Environmental Science Portfolio
Reasons for Publishing with Us
Finding the Right Fit for Your Research
A Closer Look at Our Impactful Portfolio
As an environmental researcher, you want to ensure that your work is read, discussed, and cited by your peers. Finding the right journal is key to making that happen, but with tight timelines and a rapidly expanding publishing landscape, choosing the best fit can feel overwhelming.
ACS Publications helps make that decision clearer and more strategic.
With 12 environmental journals spanning chemistry, engineering, sustainability, and health, you have plenty of options. Whether you’re sharing foundational science, applied breakthroughs, or insights that shape policy and practice, you can use our infographic to help you match your research to a publication that aligns with your publishing goals.
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Understanding the Environmental Science Portfolio
To help you find the right home for your manuscript, the ACS Environmental Science journals can be grouped into these key categories:
Topical Environmental Science Fields: Specialized environmental science research is well suited to journals like ACS ES&T Engineering, ACS ES&T Water, and ACS ES&T Air.
Broad-Scope & Multidisciplinary Platforms: Environmental work with broad scope or multidisciplinary relevance is well-suited to Environmental Science & Technology and ACS Environmental Au.
Human Health & Environmental Impacts: Research examining toxicology, exposure science, or the influence of environmental conditions on human wellbeing fits strongly with Chemical Research in Toxicology, Environment & Health, and Environmental Health Perspectives.
Earth & Space Systems: Investigations into the chemical processes shaping Earth and planetary environments can be published in ACS Earth and Space Chemistry.
Rapid Communications: Environmental Science & Technology Letters is an excellent choice for sharing concise, high‑impact findings on an accelerated publication timeline.
Fully Gold Open Access Options: Researchers seeking fully gold Open Access options can publish in Environmental Health Perspectives, ACS Environmental Au and Environment & Health, each offering quick & unrestricted access.
Journals for Sustainability Research: Work focused on sustainable chemistry, circularity, or resource stewardship is well aligned with ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering and ACS Sustainable Resource Management.
Reasons for Publishing with Us
Here’s what makes ACS Publications the preferred choice for world‑class researchers:
- Wide readership: Readers downloaded full-text articles over 346 million times in 2025.
- Guidance from expert Editors-in-Chief: They and the team of editors handling your manuscript are all active, practicing researchers in your field.
- Rigorous peer review: Thorough evaluation of manuscripts ensures that ACS journals are among the most trusted in their fields and helps enhance your research with expert advice.
- Rapid processing times: Editorial teams leverage technology to streamline workflows, making sure you can communicate your latest findings to the most relevant audiences, faster.
- Extensive discoverability: ACS journals are included in world-leading abstracting and indexing services, including Web of Science™, Scopus, CAS, EBSCOhost and PubMed.
- Flexible publishing choices: With open access options in all ACS journals, including fully open access publications.
Hear directly from our expert editors about what makes ACS the right choice for your research:
“ACS Earth and Space Chemistry provides an excellent platform for the publication of manuscripts focusing on providing the fundamental theoretical basis of topics, which are needed to enhance the understanding of subsequent experimental results and applications. The ACS Publications process is highly efficient, and you can be assured that your manuscript will be handled with professionalism and integrity by experts in the field.”
Patricia Forbes, Editor-in-Chief, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
“I continue to be impressed by ACS’s commitment to facilitate publication of high quality basic and translational research findings. Each day we are fortunate to witness how ACS staff work together with editors, reviewers and authors, who are defining mechanisms, understanding challenges, and designing sustainable solutions for people and the planet. More recently, ACS’ new sustainability initiatives to support the global community, particularly the development of early career scholars, are quite inspiring. We welcome your important and timely contributions.”
Bryan W. Brooks, Editor-in-Chief, Environmental Science & Technology Letters
Finding the Right Fit For Your Research
Whether your work focuses on environmental chemistry, sustainability, human health, or Earth systems, our Environmental Science portfolio offers a journal tailored to your research.
Explore the full portfolio and discover the ideal home for your next publication.
