UCL Open Environment

Welcome to UCL Open Environment

UCL Open Environment is a fully open access, non-commercial journal committed to solving environmental challenges through collaborative, inclusive and interdisciplinary research. We connect academics, practitioners, policymakers and community groups worldwide – united by a shared commitment to equity, transparency and scientific progress.

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At UCL Open Environment, we believe that openness drives change. By removing barriers and encouraging cross-disciplinary dialogue, we help researchers tackle complex environmental issues that affect us all.

**Why publish with UCL Open Environment?**

Open from start to finish
Our open science approach includes immediate preprint publication, transparent peer review and fully accessible professionally typeset and copyedited articles – all published under the CC BY licence.

Supportive and fair
We provide hands-on editorial guidance and make it free to publish, ensuring equitable access to high-quality publishing for authors from all backgrounds and sectors.

Community-led and global
Join a vibrant, multidisciplinary network committed to advancing real-world environmental solutions – crossing conventional boundaries beyond disciplines and many different kinds of communities in the academic, business and social spheres.

Multidisciplinary and methodologically diverse
We welcome submissions from across life and earth sciences, as well as medical, physical, population, engineering, and social sciences, including experimental, theoretical and practice-based research.

Indexed and visible
UCL Open Environment is globally disseminated and indexed in major databases including DOAJ, Scopus and PubMed Central, ensuring your work is discoverable and citable.

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UCL Open Environment receives first CiteScore

Posted by UCL Open Environment Editorial Office on 2026-06-18

UCL Open Environment is pleased to announce a 2025 CiteScore of 4.0 following indexing in Scopus last year. Researchers publishing in the journal will be indexed automatically in Scopus, in addition to the list of other indexers, including PMC.Scopus, a leading abstract and citation database by Elsevier, serves as a key indicator of a journal’s quality and impact within the academic community. [...]

Mariana Mayer-Pinto, Theresa M. Jones, Stephen E. Swearer, Kylie A. Robert, Damon Bolton, Anne E. Aulsebrook, Katherine A. Dafforn, Ashton L. Dickerson, Alicia M. Dimovski, Niki Hubbard, Lucy K. McLay, Kellie Pendoley, Alistair G.B. Poore, Michele Thums, Nikolas J. Willmott, Kaori Yokochi, Emily K. Fobert

Light pollution: a landscape-scale issue requiring cross-realm consideration

Tim Meek, Kate North, C. Douglas Moore, Jens-Arne Subke

Lime finishes: what's the point? Pressure difference in storm conditions in a changing climate

Henri Olak, Targo Kalamees, Paul Klõšeiko, Kristina Vilba

Degradation of mineral wool: the effect of elevated temperature and moisture content on the hygrothermal properties

Welcome to UCL Open Environment

Read articles About the Journal Sign up to Publishing alerts Calls for Papers Submit

At UCL Open Environment, we believe that openness drives change. By removing barriers and encouraging cross-disciplinary dialogue, we help researchers tackle complex environmental issues that affect us all.

Why publish with UCL Open Environment?

Open from start to finishOur open science approach includes immediate preprint publication, transparent peer review and fully accessible professionally typeset and copyedited articles – all published under the CC BY licence.

Supportive and fairWe provide hands-on editorial guidance and make it free to publish, ensuring equitable access to high-quality publishing for authors from all backgrounds and sectors.

Community-led and globalJoin a vibrant, multidisciplinary network committed to advancing real-world environmental solutions – crossing conventional boundaries beyond disciplines and many different kinds of communities in the academic, business and social spheres.

Multidisciplinary and methodologically diverseWe welcome submissions from across life and earth sciences, as well as medical, physical, population, engineering, and social sciences, including experimental, theoretical and practice-based research.

Indexed and visibleUCL Open Environment is globally disseminated and indexed in major databases including DOAJ, Scopus and PubMed Central, ensuring your work is discoverable and citable.