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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,379CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

Resources Policy

Abbreviation (ISO):RESOUR. POLICY
Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.05•SCImago Rank: #1,379•Identifier (ISSN):0301-4207(Print)/1873-7641(Online)•Articles / Year: 587•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,771 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (Hirsch Index)
154

154 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
587articles/year
8.23% Gold OA•98.33% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20251.50đ
WoS Q2
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 10.2)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 8.222)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Resources Policy is an international journal devoted to minerals policy and economics, aimed at economists and decision makers in academia, government, and industry. Submissions are invited that analyze issues of public policy, economics, and business in the areas of mining, minerals, metals, and materials. Topics include, among others, resource availability, exploration and development, production, consumption, markets and price formation, international trade, environmental policy and management, taxation, investment, and finance.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics84%Business75%Political science48%Biology45.1%Law44.8%Computer science43.8%Mathematics36.6%Geography35.8%Ecology34.7%Engineering34.2%Natural resource economics33.2%History31%Finance29.5%Archaeology27.6%Geology24.9%Macroeconomics24.8%Philosophy24.4%Chemistry22.8%Physics22.6%Materials science21.1%Microeconomics20.9%Econometrics20.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #1,379Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1974-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEnvironmental ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.05

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
154

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
9.31

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,771 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations24,946
3-Year Documents2,647
Citable Documents2,644

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)10

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate29.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Economics and EconometricsQ1
LawQ1
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Economics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—16478
2025—2851,319
2024—76811,323
202310.21,21136,942
20228.22266430,112
2021—50727,043
2020—35122,479
2019—24614,526
2018—19910,326
2017—1608,081
2016—1308,316
2015—974,834
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Resources Policy

WoS Q1
5710122022202310.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2023:10.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01