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WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #2,870CAS 1区Top JournalGold OA

Earth System Governance

Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 1.371•SCImago Rank: #2,870•Identifier (ISSN):2589-8116(Print)•Articles / Year: 35•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,586 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
4.7
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
29

29 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCITop Tier
Self-Citation Rate11.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
35articles/year
100% Gold OA•93.1% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.7)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.6)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.4)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.6)
🔵 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

Earth System Governance is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q2 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political ScienceEconomicsBiologyLawEcologyBusinessFinanceManagementComputer ScienceGeologySociologyGeographyOceanographyEngineeringPhilosophyPoliticsMathematicsPhysicsHistoryEnvironmental ScienceArchaeologyPaleontologyEpistemologySocial Sciences
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,870Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2019-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.371

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
29

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.72

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,586 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations504
3-Year Documents89
Citable Documents80

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)4

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate50.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1
Political Science and International RelationsQ1
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Global and Planetary ChangeQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Sociology
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
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
JCRESCI
56/202Q2
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
JCRESCI
6/173Q1
POLITICAL SCIENCE
JCRESCI
16/332Q1
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
JCRESCI
10/97Q1
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
JCIESCI
17/202Q1
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
JCIESCI
7/173Q1
POLITICAL SCIENCE
JCIESCI
27/332Q1
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
JCIESCI
8/97Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

9 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—5219
20254.673243
20244.430216
20235.635558
2022—30721
2021—34841
2020—341,796
2019—131,127
2014—235
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Earth System Governance

WoS Q2
34672023202420254.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 11.4%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28