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Environmental Challenges Template

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About the Environmental Challenges format

Environmental Challenges is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleNumbered (Elsevier)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Environmental Challenges 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inLand Use and Ecosystem Services Flood Risk Assessment and Management Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Heavy metals in environment
ISSN2667-0100
Citation impact (2-yr)4.9
h-index70
i10-index719
Total citations29,137
Article processing charge$1,800
Open accessYes
Top institutions publishing hereAddis Ababa University
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in Environmental Challenges per year

47
2000
20
2020
406
2021
237
2022
153
2023
243
2024
321
2025

Citation impact of Environmental Challenges by publication year

543
2000
1.3K
2020
13.6K
2021
6.3K
2022
3.4K
2023
2.5K
2024
900
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Environmental Challenges

Eutrophication: Causes, consequences, physical, chemical and biological techniques for mitigation strategies

Solomon Oluwaseun Akinnawo · 17 May 2023

Eutrophication is reckoned as an ecological challenge that exhibits adverse effects on the aquatic ecosystem as well as the sustenance of portable water required by humans for their unremitting survival on the earth. There has been a range of techniques for the prevention of eutrophication, consequent on the need for the provision of portable water…

Environmental challenges induced by extensive use of face masks during COVID-19: A review and potential solutions

Kajanan Selvaranjan, Satheeskumar Navaratnam, Pathmanathan Rajeev et al. · 10 Feb 2021

The ongoing COVID-19 disease significantly affects not only human health, it also affects the wealth of country' economy and everyday routine of human life. To control the spread of the virus, face mask is used as primary personal protective equipment (PPE). Thus, the production and usage of face masks significantly increase as the COVID-19 pandemic…

Recent advances in the concrete industry to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions

Adeyemi Adesina · 30 Nov 2020

Increasing sustainability awareness has put the concrete industry in the spotlight to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions. Most of the carbon dioxide emission from the concrete industry is from the production of Portland cement which is the main binder in concrete, and the transportation of materials. Also, the production of other components in concrete such…

Microplastics with adsorbed contaminants: Mechanisms and Treatment

Sung Hee Joo, Yejin Liang, Minbeom Kim et al. · 9 Feb 2021

Plastic pollution has been a significant and widespread global issue, and the recent COVID-19 pandemic has been attributed to its worsening effect as plastics have been contaminated with the deadly infectious virus. Microplastics (MPs) may have played a role as a vector that carries hazardous microbes such as emerging bacterial threats (i.e. antibiotic resistant bacteria)…

Environmental waste management strategies and vermi transformation for sustainable development

Younis Ahmad Hajam, Rajesh Kumar, Ajay Kumar · 17 Jul 2023

The world population is increasing at an alarming rate and tremendous quantity of waste is getting produced due to urbanization, industrialization, increase in human population, and various anthropogenic activities that cause serious problems of disposal and management. In developing countries, the most common practice of waste processing and management includes (i) land-filling (ii) incineration (iii)…

Environmental Challenges template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Environmental Challenges format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Environmental Challenges template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Elsevier format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Environmental Challenges use?
Environmental Challenges uses Numbered (Elsevier) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Environmental Challenges 12 (2023) 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Environmental Challenges?
No. DocuGuru generates the elsarticle LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Elsevier-ready Environmental Challenges document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Who publishes Environmental Challenges?
Environmental Challenges is a multidisciplinary journal published by Elsevier. DocuGuru's Environmental Challenges template matches Elsevier's official submission format.
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