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Harvard Environmental Law Review

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.262•SCImago Rank: #18,670•Identifier (ISSN):0147-8257(Print)•Articles / Year: 13•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,659 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.1
↑ +1.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
35

35 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
13articles/year
0% Gold OA•100% 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(IF: 1.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.1)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.7)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.385)
🔵 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

The Harvard Environmental Law Review is published semiannually by Harvard Law School students. Views expressed in the Review are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of HELR members. Editorial Policy: HELR has adopted a broad view of environmental affairs to include such areas as land use and property rights; air, water, and noise regula-tion; toxic substances control; radiation control; energy use; workplace pollution; science and technology control; and resource use and regulation. HELR is interested in developments on the local, state, federal, foreign, or international levels.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science90.7%Law77.3%Economics74.2%Biology62.9%Philosophy61.9%Business60.8%Ecology57.7%Sociology56.7%Geography43.3%Computer science35.1%Law and economics34%Epistemology34%Engineering34%Mathematics32%History27.8%Archaeology27.8%Politics26.8%Public administration25.8%Environmental science24.7%Finance23.7%Social science22.7%Microeconomics21.6%Environmental planning20.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #18,670Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1979-1983, 1987, 1989, 1996-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.262

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
35

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.35

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,659 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations32
3-Year Documents29
Citable Documents27

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate27.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

LawQ2
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q3
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4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
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
JCRSSCI
173/202Q4
LAW
JCRSSCI
144/443Q2
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
JCISSCI
142/202Q3
LAW
JCISSCI
240/443Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

14 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20240.7——
20231.3——
20221.385——
2019—114
2017—28
2014—111
2012—13
2010—19
2009—12
2001—279
1996—21
1995—13
1984—27
1980—117
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Harvard Environmental Law Review

WoS Q4
01122022202320240.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2024:0.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

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

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 69d45edb-1ad6-4874-a886-46be8449583b
Database Updated: 2026-09-30