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Climate Policy

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2001

ISSN1469-3062eISSN1752-7457

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

298

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 280d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.971

H-Indexi

129

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.957

Total Worksi

2,321

Total Citationsi

82,354

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Climate Policy aims to advance an effective response to climate change by publishing rigorous, evidence-based research and analysis. It makes complex, policy-related analysis of climate change issues accessible to a wide policy audience and facilitates debate between diverse constituencies involved in climate policy development. The journal provides a platform for new ideas, innovative approaches, and research-based insights that can help advance climate policy in practice.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyEight Issues Per Year, 2016-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,321

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

1469-3062 / 1752-7457

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

5.9k

2019

5.6k

2020

4.6k

2021

113

3.4k

2022

107

2.1k

2023

123

1.2k

2024

153

469

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.

Atmospheric ScienceQ1

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Global and Planetary ChangeQ1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental StudiesPublic Administration

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawGlobal and Planetary Change

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEnergy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesEnvironmental Impact and SustainabilitySustainability and Climate Change GovernanceGlobal Energy and Sustainability ResearchEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthClimate Change, Adaptation, MigrationClimate Change and GeoengineeringAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Climate Policy

Is Climate Policy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Climate Policy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Climate Policy?

Climate Policy 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 4.21.

Is Climate Policy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Climate Policy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.