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Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1998

ISSN1461-5517eISSN1471-5465

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.414

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.761

Total Worksi

1,189

Total Citationsi

27,689

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal focuses on the practice, effectiveness, and evolution of impact assessment (IA) and environmental impact assessment (EIA). It examines challenges and opportunities in IA, including mine closure, the use of artificial intelligence, and the concept of social license to operate.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 46 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,189

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1461-5517 / 1471-5465

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.2k

2019

472

2020

463

2021

423

2022

221

2023

168

2024

2025

2026

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental Studies

Scopus Categories

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Environmental and Social Impact AssessmentsMining and Resource ManagementEvaluation and Performance AssessmentSustainable Building Design and AssessmentOccupational Health and Safety ResearchHydropower, Displacement, Environmental ImpactRisk Perception and ManagementInternational Environmental Law and PoliciesCommunity Development and Social ImpactSustainable Development and Environmental Policy

Frequently asked questions about Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Is Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal. It is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus and has a PubScope Trust Score of 43/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal?

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (in the Journal Citation Reports). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.95.

Is Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.