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WoS ESCI Q4Scopus Q1SCImago #11,327CAS 3区Hybrid

Climate Law

Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.525•SCImago Rank: #11,327•Identifier (ISSN):1878-6553(Print)/1878-6561(Online)•Articles / Year: 10•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,787 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.2
↑ +0.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
27

27 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ4
Self-Citation Rate11.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
10articles/year
39.29% 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: 1.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.9)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1)
🔵 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

Climate Law is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q4 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science96.4%Law92.4%Biology78.2%Ecology73.6%Economics71.6%Geology67%Oceanography63%International law61.7%Climate change58.4%Business52.5%Sociology47.9%Philosophy38%Geography36.6%Computer science35.6%Physics29%Law and economics28.4%Greenhouse gas27.4%Mathematics26.7%Finance25.1%History24.8%Engineering24.1%Archaeology23.8%Psychology23.8%Programming language21.1%Environmental science20.5%Politics20.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #11,327Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2010-2012, 2014-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:EnergyEnvironmental ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.525

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
27

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.67

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,787 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations57
3-Year Documents29
Citable Documents28

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 Rate53.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

LawQ1
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ3

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
Brill
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
JCRESCI
170/202Q4
LAW
JCRESCI
135/443Q2
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
JCIESCI
91/202Q2
LAW
JCIESCI
172/443Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—100
20250.6242
20240.91339
202311322
2022—1051
2021—1478
2020—1481
2019—20184
2018—21131
2017—1694
2016—26615
2015—14160
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Climate Law

WoS Q4
01122023202420250.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 11.1%

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: b031b1d6-afe3-45fc-9e88-74959ac13a2a
Database Updated: 2026-10-01