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Earth System Governance

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2012

ISSN2589-8116eISSN2589-8116

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

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

1.539

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.522

Total Works

293

Total Citations

4,878

2yr Mean Citedness

2.19

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the governance of Earth systems, examining how environmental challenges are addressed through legal, institutional, and policy frameworks at various scales. Articles explore themes such as climate change adaptation and mitigation, biodiversity loss, pollution, and resource management, often analyzing the effectiveness of governance structures, the role of different actors, and the integration of scientific knowledge into policy.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 46 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications293

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~35 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2589-8116 / 2589-8116

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2019

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2021

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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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Global and Planetary ChangeQ1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental StudiesInternational RelationsPolitical SciencePublic Administration

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International RelationsGlobal and Planetary Change

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceClimate Change and GeoengineeringClimate Change Policy and EconomicsInternational Development and AidConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental law and policyCoastal and Marine ManagementTransboundary Water Resource ManagementClimate Change, Adaptation, MigrationHuman Rights and Development