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Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law

Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. · Australia · Est. 1996

ISSN1875-8258

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total15

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

0.113

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.035

Total Works

227

Total Citations

566

2yr Mean Citedness

0.71

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law provides in-depth and critical insights on environmental law, addressing dynamic developments in environmental law and policy in the Asia Pacific region. It publishes scholarly and current analysis of all aspects of environmental law and policy relevant to legal responses to environmental and developmental challenges in the Asia Pacific region.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 11 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications227

Publisher OrgEdward Elgar Publishing

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Submission Info

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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?

Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1875-8258

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

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2025

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.

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental StudiesLaw

Scopus Categories

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Environmental law and policyInternational Maritime Law IssuesInternational Environmental Law and PoliciesConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementClimate Change, Adaptation, MigrationClimate Change Policy and EconomicsTransboundary Water Resource ManagementHydropower, Displacement, Environmental ImpactWater Governance and InfrastructureArctic and Russian Policy Studies