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Environmental Research Communications

ISSN 2515-7620 · IOP Publishing · GB
JTR C · 60/100 — Developing — real gaps an indexer will notice · checked 14 Nov 2026 · methodology 2026.10
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Five pillars

Identity & governance
14 / 25 · 3 unchecked
56%
Editorial integrity
18 / 25
72%
Technical standing
13 / 20 · 4 unchecked
65%
Preservation & access
2 / 15 · 6 unchecked
13%
Reach & citation
13 / 15 · 2 unchecked
87%

Every check, with its source

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Identity & governance

ISSN registered (ISSN Portal) 0/8
no record for this ISSN · source ↗
What we read on 14 Nov 2026, 09:24 IST: the ISSN Portal record (portal.issn.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 44f385c7785ab28ffd721072eed5c8a6f07f5b90f7fb5099e355c62b32c67771) — looked for the ISSN 2515-7620 — not found
ISSN key-title matches 0/3
not checked · source ↗
Journal website live and on HTTPS 3/3
HTTP 200 in 0.9s · source ↗
What we read on 14 Nov 2026, 09:24 IST: the journal's homepage (iopscience.iop.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 f3313d52a0be168272e8c7224e3c48d81c28cf20d03f973c1198c9763f5b9791) — “title: Environmental Research Communications - IOPscience”
Editorial board / editor named on the site 4/4
editorial board page or section found · source ↗
What we read on 14 Nov 2026, 09:24 IST: the journal's homepage (iopscience.iop.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 f3313d52a0be168272e8c7224e3c48d81c28cf20d03f973c1198c9763f5b9791) — “… Journal resources Submit an article About the journal Editorial board Author guidelines Review for this journal Publication charges Awards Journal collections Contact us Environmental…”
ISSN displayed on the site 3/3
ISSN appears on the homepage · source ↗
What we read on 14 Nov 2026, 09:24 IST: the journal's homepage (iopscience.iop.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 f3313d52a0be168272e8c7224e3c48d81c28cf20d03f973c1198c9763f5b9791) — “… proudly declaring that science is our only shareholder. ISSN: 2515-7620 OPEN ACCESS Environmental Research Communications rapidly publishes scientifically sound environmental research which…”
Contact address / email published 2/2
contact found · source ↗
What we read on 14 Nov 2026, 09:24 IST: the journal's homepage (iopscience.iop.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 f3313d52a0be168272e8c7224e3c48d81c28cf20d03f973c1198c9763f5b9791) — “… for this journal Publication charges Awards Journal collections Contact us Environmental Publications Environmental Research Communications Environmental Research Letters Environmental Research:…”
Publisher identified 2/2
IOP Publishing · source ↗

Editorial integrity

Peer-review policy published 7/7
peer-review policy found · source ↗
What we read on 14 Nov 2026, 09:24 IST: the journal's homepage (iopscience.iop.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 f3313d52a0be168272e8c7224e3c48d81c28cf20d03f973c1198c9763f5b9791) — “… the field. We ensure high scientific standards through rigorous peer review and inclusive practices. Part of the Environmental Research series Submit an article opens in new tab Track my article…”
Publication ethics / malpractice policy 6/6
ethics policy found · source ↗
What we read on 14 Nov 2026, 09:24 IST: the journal's homepage (iopscience.iop.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 f3313d52a0be168272e8c7224e3c48d81c28cf20d03f973c1198c9763f5b9791) — “… can help you publish your next paper with us, visit our journal scope . Building on the esteemed reputation of Environmental Research Letters , our Environmental Research series ™ is an evolving,…”
Plagiarism screening stated 0/3
no screening statement · source ↗
What we read on 14 Nov 2026, 09:24 IST: the journal's homepage (iopscience.iop.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 f3313d52a0be168272e8c7224e3c48d81c28cf20d03f973c1198c9763f5b9791) — looked for "plagiarism", "similarity", "turnitin", "ithenticate" — not found
No predatory-style red flags 5/9
self-declared impact factor · source ↗
What we read on 14 Nov 2026, 09:24 IST: the journal's homepage (iopscience.iop.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 f3313d52a0be168272e8c7224e3c48d81c28cf20d03f973c1198c9763f5b9791) — “… submission to first decision after peer review59 daysImpact factor2.7Citescore3.6Full list of journal metrics Most read Latest articles Review articles Accepted manuscripts Trending Most…”

Technical standing

Crossref member — DOIs registered 5/5
2275 DOIs on record · source ↗
Crossref metadata completeness (current articles) 6/6
abstracts 100% · licences 100% · ORCIDs 100% · references 98% · source ↗
DOIs displayed as links on the site 2/2
35 doi.org links on the homepage · source ↗
What we read on 14 Nov 2026, 09:24 IST: the journal's homepage (iopscience.iop.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 f3313d52a0be168272e8c7224e3c48d81c28cf20d03f973c1198c9763f5b9791) — “… will also be critical for reducing future deforestation. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/aeb35d The following article is Open access The relationship between data centers and the climate is a…”
OAI-PMH endpoint and Google Scholar tags 0/3
no OAI link seen · no citation_* tags on homepage · source ↗
What we read on 14 Nov 2026, 09:24 IST: the journal's homepage (iopscience.iop.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 f3313d52a0be168272e8c7224e3c48d81c28cf20d03f973c1198c9763f5b9791) — looked for "/oai" (an OAI-PMH link) and "citation_" (Google Scholar tags) — not found
Registered DOIs resolve to a live page 0/2
not checked — no DOI check has been run for this journal
Articles on the site carry a registered DOI 0/2
not checked — no DOI census has been run for this journal

Preservation & access

Preservation (Keepers Registry / archives) 0/6
not checked · source ↗
Creative Commons licence stated 0/4
no licence statement found · source ↗
What we read on 14 Nov 2026, 09:24 IST: the journal's homepage (iopscience.iop.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 f3313d52a0be168272e8c7224e3c48d81c28cf20d03f973c1198c9763f5b9791) — looked for a creativecommons.org/licenses link, "CC BY" or "Creative Commons" — not found
APC / fee transparency 0/3
no statement about fees · source ↗
What we read on 14 Nov 2026, 09:24 IST: the journal's homepage (iopscience.iop.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 f3313d52a0be168272e8c7224e3c48d81c28cf20d03f973c1198c9763f5b9791) — looked for "article processing charge", "apc", "publication fee", "no fee", "free of charge", "no charges", "no apc" — not found
Open-access statement 2/2
open access declared · source ↗
What we read on 14 Nov 2026, 09:24 IST: the journal's homepage (iopscience.iop.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 f3313d52a0be168272e8c7224e3c48d81c28cf20d03f973c1198c9763f5b9791) — “… Publishing partners Partner organisations and publications Open access IOP Publishing open access policy guide IOP Conference Series Read open access proceedings from science conferences…”

Reach & citation

Listed in DOAJ 6/6
listed · source ↗
Indexed and cited in OpenAlex 5/5
2352 works · 19632 citations · h-index 50 · source ↗
Citation depth (h-index ≥ 5) 2/2
h-index 50 · source ↗
Other verified index / registry listings 0/2
none recorded

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