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International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 2000

ISSN1567-9764eISSN1573-1553
SJR Q1WOS SSCIScopus / SJR
50
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
Total50
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 Score
0.906
H-Index
71
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.242
Total Works
855
Total Citations
22,901
2yr Mean Citedness
2.49
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Retractions
4
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics is a peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary journal that focuses on the theoretical, methodological, and practical dimensions of cooperative solutions to international environmental problems. The journal explores both formal legal agreements such as multilateral treaties, and less formal cooperative mechanisms such as ministerial declarations and producer-consumer agreements. The journal's scope encompasses a wide range of environmental and natural resource issues, including biosafety, biodiversity loss, climate change, desertification, forest conservation, ozone depletion, transboundary pollutant flows, and the management of marine and fresh-water resources. The journal provides a forum on the role of political, economic, and legal considerations in the negotiation and implementation of effective governance strategies. Examines both formal legal agreements and less formal cooperative solutions. Offers a forum on the role of political, economic, and legal considerations in negotiation and implementation of effective governance strategies. Covers a broad range of international agreements integrating political science, law, and economics.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2000
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications855
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Netherlands
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1567-9764 / 1573-1553
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

LawQ1
Political Science and International RelationsQ1
Economics and EconometricsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsEnvironmental StudiesLawPolitical Science

Scopus Categories

LawEconomics and EconometricsPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Climate Change Policy and EconomicsSustainability and Climate Change GovernanceInternational Development and AidTransboundary Water Resource ManagementEnvironmental law and policyClimate Change and GeoengineeringInternational Maritime Law IssuesInternational Environmental Law and PoliciesEnvironmental Impact and SustainabilityConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref