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Chinese Journal of Environmental Law

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands · Est. 2017

ISSN2468-6042

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View on Clarivate Master Journal List ↗

SJR Score

0.324

H-Index

SNIP

0.769

Total Works

151

Total Citations

578

2yr Mean Citedness

0.56

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal focuses on environmental law, particularly concerning climate change, marine pollution, and ecological damage compensation. It examines legal frameworks, litigation, and policy in various jurisdictions, including China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Mongolia, India, Nigeria, and the Arab States region. The scope includes international environmental agreements, climate finance, and the intersection of environmental law with human rights.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2017

Annual Volume~ 18 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications151

Publisher OrgBrill

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

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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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Brill Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2468-6042

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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

Times cited

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

LawQ2

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental StudiesLaw

Scopus Categories

LawManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Environmental law and policyInternational Environmental Law and PoliciesInternational Maritime Law IssuesTransboundary Water Resource ManagementHuman Rights and DevelopmentArctic and Russian Policy StudiesClimate Change and GeoengineeringClimate Change Policy and EconomicsInternational Law and Human RightsIndonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies