Journal Information

Communications Earth & Environment is an open access journal from Nature Portfolio publishing high-quality research, reviews and commentary in all areas of the Earth, environmental and planetary sciences. Research papers published by the journal represent significant advances that bring new insight to a specialized area in Earth science, planetary science or environmental science. Communications Earth & Environment complements the other Nature Portfolio journals by providing a high-quality open access option for the Earth, environmental and planetary sciences while applying somewhat less stringent criteria for impact and significance than the Nature-branded journals, including Nature Communications.

Communications Earth & Environment has a 2-year impact factor of 8.9 (2024 Journal Citation Reports®). Articles published in the journal in 2023 were downloaded 2,422,017 times. Median time from submission to the first editorial decision is 8 days.

Communications Earth & Environment publishes primary research Articles, Reviews, Perspectives, Comments, and Matters Arising. A guide to our content types can be found here.

All Nature Portfolio journals, including Communications Earth & Environment, apply the same criteria for technical validity and adherence to ethical standards. More information about editorial policies at Nature Portfolio can be found here.

Visit the pages in this section for specific information about our aims and scope, the Communications Earth & Environment editors and editorial board and the benefits of open access publishing.

Supporting the Sustainable Developmental Goals

We are proud to acknowledge that over 50% of the articles published in Communications Earth & Environment in 2024 were related to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Springer Nature supports the SDGs through a dedicated SDG Programme and is a signatory of the SDG Publishers Compact.

 

Why publish in Communications Earth & Environment ?

• Publishing significant advances across the earth, environmental, and planetary sciences.
• Committed to rapid dissemination of primary research, reviews, and comments.
• Bringing high visibility through open access and a global reach.

Abstracting and indexing

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Abbreviation

The correct abbreviation for abstracting and indexing purposes is Commun. Earth Environ.

Press releases

Communications Earth & Environment articles that are deemed especially newsworthy may be press released, to a registered list, by our press office. Journalists wishing to receive press releases while papers are still under embargo should contact press@nature.com for further information.

Disclaimer
Nature Portfolio journals occasionally use internal Springer Nature-developed artificial intelligence tools to support the generation of accessory content, such as summary points. These are always edited and fact-checked by the author and/or editor to meet Nature Portfolio publication standards. Any substantive use of artificial intelligence beyond accessory content will be declared on an individual article basis.