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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #9,621CAS 3区Hybrid

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Abbreviation (ISO):IMPACT ASSESS. PROJECT APPRAISAL
Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.612•SCImago Rank: #9,621•Identifier (ISSN):1461-5517(Print)/1471-5465(Online)•Articles / Year: 37•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,930 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
2.4
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
66

66 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate27.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
37articles/year
18.26% Gold OA•97.87% 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 Q3(IF: 2.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.4)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.16)
🔵 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

This is the international, peer-reviewed journal of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA). It covers environmental, social, health and other impact assessments, cost-benefit analysis, technology assessment, and other approaches to anticipating and managing impacts. It has readers in universities, government and public agencies, consultancies, NGOs and elsewhere in over 100 countries. It has editorials, main articles, book reviews, and a professional practice section.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Environmental science81.9%Geography80.5%Environmental planning74.8%Economics73.9%Political science72.1%Biology66.1%Law64.1%Ecology62.1%Environmental resource management61.9%Computer science49.2%Business48%Environmental impact assessment39.6%Engineering32.6%Philosophy23.5%Public administration23.1%History21.9%Geology21.2%Archaeology21%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #9,621Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1998-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.612

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
66

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.88

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,930 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations307
3-Year Documents151
Citable Documents117

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 Rate55.2%

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 DevelopmentQ2
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
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
128/202Q3
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
JCISSCI
142/202Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—4039
20251.950114
20241.850228
20232.239271
20222.1658486
2021—43508
2020—42509
2019—661,271
2018—611,008
2017—471,298
2016—42763
2015—30550
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

WoS Q3
122320222023202420251.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 27.8%

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: 69f0bc98-9ce7-4eb6-b009-a00e133a1f50
Database Updated: 2026-10-01