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International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 2000

ISSN1567-9764eISSN1573-1553

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?

199

days submission → published

measured · last 9 articles · accept 187d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.091

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.242

Total Worksi

855

Total Citationsi

22,901

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.49

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

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.

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1567-9764 / 1573-1553

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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

813

2019

1.1k

2020

704

2021

471

2022

370

2023

212

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.

Economics and EconometricsQ1

LawQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

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

Frequently asked questions about International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics

Is International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics: 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 International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics?

International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics 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 2.49.

Is International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.