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Looking back, looking forward: 20 Years SETAC GLB

SETAC EUROPE - German-Language Branch (SETAC GLB) is a regional branch of SETAC Europe, representing the interests of SETAC in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. SETAC GLB provides an open forum for scientists and institutions engaged in the study of environmental problems, management and regulation of natural resources, education, research and development, and manufacturing.

The aim of this collection is to provide an overview of the current state of ecotoxicology and environmental chemistry in German-speaking countries and of the main developments and key topics within SETAC GLB.

Submission Instructions

Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure you have carefully read the submission guidelines for Environmental Sciences Europe. The complete manuscript should be submitted through the Environmental Sciences Europe submission system. To ensure that you submit to the correct article collection please select the appropriate thematic series in the drop-down menu upon submission. In addition, indicate within your cover letter that you wish your manuscript to be considered as part of the article collection '20 Years SETAC GLB'. All submissions will undergo rigorous peer review and accepted articles will be published within the journal as a collection.

Deadline for submissions: 15 September 2018

Lead Guest Editor

Henner Hollert, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Guest Editors

Jochen Zubrod, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
Anja Kehrer, Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Bettina Hitzfeld, BAFU, Switzerland
Peter Ebke, Mesocosm GMBH, Germany
Nadine Ruchter, Universitat Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Tobias Frische, Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Rolf Düring, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Germany


Submissions will also benefit from the usual advantages of open access publication:

  • Rapid publication: Online submission, electronic peer review and production make the process of publishing your article simple and efficient
  • High visibility and international readership in your field: Open access publication ensures high visibility and maximum exposure for your work - anyone with online access can read your article
  • No space constraints: Publishing online means unlimited space for figures, extensive data and video footage
  • Authors retain copyright, licensing the article under a Creative Commons license: articles can be freely redistributed and reused as long as the article is correctly attributed

For editorial enquiries please contact renuka.nidhi@springer.com.

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Annual Journal Metrics

  • 2022 Citation Impact
    5.9 - 2-year Impact Factor
    6.6 - 5-year Impact Factor
    1.574 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
    1.227 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

    2023 Speed
    9 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
    93 days submission to accept (Median)

    2023 Usage
    1,456,609 downloads
    1,355 Altmetric mentions