22 free-to-publish Scopus journals in Environmental Engineering
22 peer-reviewed journals in the SCImago category Environmental Engineering charge no APC and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. The quartile shown is the journal’s quartile in this category (not its best one elsewhere): 5 are Q1 and 3 Q2 here. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 45% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 16 weeks. Most are published in Iran (4), Spain (2) and Singapore (2). 91% accept manuscripts in English and 23% accept at least one other language.
All 22 free-to-publish journals in Environmental Engineering
Sorted by best SCImago quartile, then SJR. Click a column header to sort by it; click a second column to add a tiebreak. The search box narrows the list. Time to publish is the journal’s own DOAJ figure (average weeks from submission to publication).
| # | Journal | Quartile | SJR | H-index | Publisher | Country | Time to publish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biofuel Research Journal 2292-8782 | Q1 | 1.485 | 54 | Alpha Creation Enterprise | Malaysia | 8 wk |
| 2 | Smart Construction and Sustainable Cities 2731-9032 | Q1 | 1.361 | 14 | Springer | Singapore | 15 wk |
| 3 | Solar Energy and Sustainable Development 2411-9636 · 2414-6013 | Q1 | 0.902 | 12 | Libyan Center for Solar Energy REsearch and Studies | Libya | 20 wk |
| 4 | Clean Energy 2515-396X | Q1 | 0.878 | 35 | Oxford University Press | United Kingdom | 10 wk |
| 5 | Low-Carbon Materials and Green Construction 2731-6319 | Q1 | 0.868 | 11 | Springer | Singapore | 12 wk |
| 6 | International Journal of Fluid Engineering 2994-9009 · 2994-9017 | Q2 | 0.816 | 8 | AIP Publishing LLC | United States | 16 wk |
| 7 | Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences 1018-3639 · 2213-1558 | Q2 | 0.601 | 65 | Springer | Switzerland | 18 wk |
| 8 | UCL Open Environment 2632-0886 | Q2 | 0.472 | 11 | UCL Press | United Kingdom | 25 wk |
| 9 | Acque Sotterranee 1828-454X · 2280-6458 | Q3 | 0.327 | 12 | PAGEPress Publications | Italy | 8 wk |
| 10 | Journal of Water and Environment Technology 1348-2165 | Q3 | 0.316 | 16 | Japan Society on Water Environment | Japan | 43 wk |
| 11 | Geomatics and Environmental Engineering 1898-1135 · 2300-7095 | Q3 | 0.307 | 13 | AGH University of Science and Technology Press | Poland | 6 wk |
| 12 | Heritage and Sustainable Development 2712-0554 | Q3 | 0.271 | 12 | Research and Development Academy | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 14 wk |
| 13 | Advances in Civil and Architectural Engineering 2975-3848 | Q3 | 0.245 | 7 | Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture Osijek | Croatia | 24 wk |
| 14 | Advances in Environmental Technology 2476-6674 · 2476-4779 | Q3 | 0.236 | 15 | Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST) | Iran | 16 wk |
| 15 | Informes de la Construccion 0020-0883 · 1988-3234 | Q3 | 0.234 | 24 | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Spain | 48 wk |
| 16 | Avicenna Journal of Environmental Health Engineering 2423-4583 | Q4 | 0.227 | 8 | Hamadan University of Medical Sciences | Iran | 24 wk |
| 17 | Journal of Environmental Health and Sustainable Development 2476-6267 · 2476-7433 | Q4 | 0.208 | 15 | Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences | Iran | 9 wk |
| 18 | Revista Politécnica 1390-0129 · 2477-8990 | Q4 | 0.196 | 7 | Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN) | Ecuador | 15 wk |
| 19 | Geofocus 1578-5157 | Q4 | 0.17 | 4 | Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles, Sistemas de Información Geográfica y Teledetección | Spain | 12 wk |
| 20 | Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum 2581-1037 · 2549-5925 | Q4 | 0.153 | 3 | Universitas Gadjah Mada | Indonesia | 15 wk |
| 21 | Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering 1982-3932 | Q4 | 0.145 | 22 | University of Paraiba | Brazil | 24 wk |
| 22 | Environmental Resources Research 2783-4832 · 2783-4670 | Q4 | 0.12 | 5 | Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | Iran | 24 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top countries of publication
Top publishers
- Springer 3
- AGH University of Science and Technology Press 1
- AIP Publishing LLC 1
- Alpha Creation Enterprise 1
- Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles, Sistemas de Información Geográfica y Teledetección 1
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 1
About this list
Diamond open access (also called Platinum) means the journal is free to read and free to publish in: the DOAJ records it with “APC: no” and “other fees: no”. Quartiles come from the latest SCImago edition: Q1 is the top 25% of journals in a subject category, Q4 the bottom 25%; the lists show a journal’s best quartile. Read more in our open access guide.
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