Environmental Systems Research
The Official Journal of the PEOPLE Network
Environmental Systems Research (ESR) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal publishing interdisciplinary research in environmental science, engineering, and management. The journal provides a platform for advancing understanding of environmental challenges and developing sustainable solutions.
5.1
2025 Impact Factor
Q2
Environmental Sciences
Open Access
Published by Springer Nature
Research that connects disciplines
ESR publishes research addressing complex environmental systems through interdisciplinary approaches. Its scope aligns with PEOPLE Network’s mission to advance research, training, and collaboration on persistent, emerging, and organic pollutants in the environment.
Emerging Contaminants
Research on persistent and emerging pollutants, PFAS, microplastics, contaminant fate, transport, and environmental effects.
Water Quality and Treatment
Water quality assessment, contaminant removal, treatment technologies, and sustainable water resource management.
Climate and Environmental Systems
Climate impacts, environmental modelling, ecosystem responses, and interconnected environmental processes.
Sustainable Technologies and Management
Innovative approaches to pollution control, resource recovery, environmental management, and sustainability.
2025 Editors’ Choice
The 2025 Editors’ Choice collection features 15 selected articles spanning environmental research topics, from emerging contaminants and water quality to climate resilience and sustainable solutions. Explore the selected research and discover work relevant to PEOPLE Network members, trainees, and collaborators.
A publishing platform for the PEOPLE Network community
Turning environmental research into impact
Environmental Systems Research offers a publication venue for researchers working across environmental science, engineering, and management. As the official journal of the PEOPLE Network, ESR provides a natural connection between the Network’s research community and the wider international environmental research community.
PEOPLE Network members, trainees, and collaborators are encouraged to explore the journal’s scope, discover relevant publications, and review its manuscript submission guidance.
