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Ecology Law Quarterly

University of California Boalt Law Business · United States

ISSN0046-1121eISSN0046-1121
SJR Q4WOS SSCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.137
H-Indexi
31
Total Worksi
1,197
Total Citationsi
5,658
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Studies; Law; Environmental Science (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 11 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications1,197
Publisher OrgUC Berkeley School of Law
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of California Boalt Law Business
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0046-1121 / 0046-1121
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
28
18
2014
33
122
2015
8
28
2016
49
84
2017
29
107
2018
26
30
2019
5
14
2020
3
2
2021

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q4
LawQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental StudiesLaw

Scopus Categories

LawEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Environmental law and policyProperty Rights and Legal DoctrineLegal Systems and Judicial ProcessesInternational Environmental Law and PoliciesAmerican Environmental and Regional HistoryLegal and Constitutional StudiesInternational Maritime Law IssuesEnvironmental Justice and Health DisparitiesClimate Change Policy and EconomicsRegulation and Compliance Studies

Frequently asked questions about Ecology Law Quarterly

Is Ecology Law Quarterly a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ecology Law Quarterly: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ecology Law Quarterly?

Ecology Law Quarterly is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is Ecology Law Quarterly indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ecology Law Quarterly is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Ecology Law Quarterly?

Subject areas: Environmental Studies; Law; Environmental Science (miscellaneous).

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref