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WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #4,202Diamond OAHybrid

Chinese Journal of Population Resources and Environment

Identifier (ISSN):1004-2857(Print)/2325-4262(Online)
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Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
4.7↓ -0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Chinese Journal of Population Resources and Environment

WoS Q2
259129.320233.920244.820254.72026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4.7
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.097
#4,202

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
29

29 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2
Self-Citation Rate2.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
0articles/year
96.9% Gold OA•95% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Chinese Journal of Population, Resources and Environment (CJPRE) is an international journal that publishes original research in the fields of economic, population, resource and environment studies as they pertain to sustainable development. More specifically, CJPRE aims to address and evaluate the field’s theoretical frameworks, capability building initiatives, strategic goals, ethical values, empirical research, methodologies and techniques. Since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, the field of sustainable development has developed rapidly. Although it remains an emerging field of research, it has proven influential and continues to provide new angles for understanding how current events may impact society. While CJPRE originally focused on assessing Chinese advances in the field of sustainable development, the journal now looks toward sharing global developments from both developed and developing countries. The journal welcomes manuscripts on: sustainable development goals global environmental governance ecological civilization construction environmental economics green development sustainable resource utilization recycling development climate change economics green energy transformation low-carbon development population-resources-environment nexus.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics86.4%Biology81.3%Geography80.7%Political science78.7%Law78%Ecology77.5%History66.8%Archaeology66.7%Business60.8%Computer science50.1%Environmental science49.7%Engineering47.4%China45.2%Mathematics38.3%Philosophy37.5%Sociology32.2%Physics28.6%Geology28.1%Natural resource economics26.1%Economic growth25.3%Medicine24.9%Sustainable development21.6%Environmental resource management20.6%Statistics20.1%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Q2
Rank56/202
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Q2
Rank69/202
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

6 year
2026Latest
IF4.7
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2025
IF4.8
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2024
IF3.9
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2023
IF9.3
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2008
IF—
Articles / Year25
Total Citations400

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,202Scopus Q1Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1992, 2004-2013, 2015-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental SciencePharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.097

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.03

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations621
3-Year Documents119
Citable Documents119

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 Rate34.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

DemographyQ1
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1
ToxicologyQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 2.6%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Environmental Science & Ecology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Chinese Journal of Population Resources and Environment (ISSN: 1004-2857) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, published by Taylor & Francis in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.70, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.097 (Q1), an H-index of 29.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 0 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with Diamond Open Access (100% free of author APC charges). It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-30