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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #7,457Hybrid

Environment and Development Economics

Identifier (ISSN):1355-770X(Print)/1469-4395(Online)
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Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
3↑ +1.5
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Environment and Development Economics

WoS Q1
12342.3820222.120232.220241.5202532026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.757
#7,457

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
80

80 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate4.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
47articles/year
43.43% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Environment and Development Economics is positioned at the intersection of environmental, resource and development economics. The Editor and Associate Editors, supported by a distinguished panel of advisors from around the world, aim to encourage submissions from researchers in the field in both developed and developing countries. The Journal is divided into two main sections, Theory and Applications, which includes regular academic papers and Policy Options, which includes papers that may be of interest to the wider policy community. Environment and Development Economics also publishes occasional Policy Fora (discussions based on a focal paper). From time to time the journal publishes special issues based on a particular theme.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics84.2%Biology68.8%Ecology65%Geography61.2%Political science52.6%Law51.3%Natural resource economics48.8%Business48%Environmental science41.5%Engineering38.1%History38.1%Archaeology36.4%Computer science35.8%Physics34.4%Microeconomics34.4%Geology32.3%Mathematics31%Sociology27.4%Philosophy25.6%Macroeconomics25.4%Quantum mechanics24.4%Economic growth24%Oceanography23.7%Market economy23.3%Thermodynamics20.5%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q1
Rank145/626
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Q3
Rank113/202
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q2
Rank243/627
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Q3
Rank114/202
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF3
Articles / Year33
Total Citations12
2025
IF1.5
Articles / Year58
Total Citations83
2024
IF2.2
Articles / Year26
Total Citations167
2023
IF2.1
Articles / Year16
Total Citations125
2022
IF2.383
Articles / Year40
Total Citations278

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #7,457Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1996-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEnvironmental ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.757

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.19

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,145 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations273
3-Year Documents87
Citable Documents87

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 Rate27.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

DevelopmentQ1
Economics and EconometricsQ2
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2
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: 4.5%

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):
4区 (Zone 4)Economics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区ECONOMICS
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

Environment and Development Economics (ISSN: 1355-770X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Cambridge University Press in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.00, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.757 (Q1), an H-index of 80.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 47 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,145 USD. 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
Cambridge University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28