Climate Policy

Aims & Scope

Climate Policy is a leading international peer-reviewed academic journal, publishing high quality research and analysis on all aspects of climate change policy, including adaptation and mitigation, governance and negotiations, policy design, implementation and impact, and the full range of economic, social and political issues at stake in responding to climate change.

A particular focus is analysis of the implementation of policies, strategies and approaches aimed at achieving a low-carbon and climate-resilient transformation in different jurisdictions throughout the world, and lessons that can be learnt from these.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.2
2024	5.30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1132

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2363

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.275

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	93

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Why different interpretations of vulnerability matter in climate change discourses

  Citation: 760

  Authors: KAREN, SIRI, LYNN P., ANE

• What explains public support for climate policies? A review of empirical and experimental studies

  Citation: 665

  Authors: Stefan, Jeroen C.J.M.

• Public participation and climate change adaptation: avoiding the illusion of inclusion

  Citation: 496

  Authors: ROGER, KATRINA, EMMA L.

• The nexus approach to water–energy–food security: an option for adaptation to climate change

  Citation: 491

  Authors: Golam, Bikash

• Climate change and extreme weather events: can developing countries adapt?

  Citation: 487

  Authors: M. Monirul Qader

• The threat to climate change mitigation posed by the abundance of fossil fuels

  Citation: 425

  Authors: Filip, Jan, Johan

• From impacts assessment to adaptation priorities: the shaping of adaptation policy

  Citation: 421

  Authors: Ian, Saleemul, Bo, Olga, Emma Lisa

• Does climate adaptation policy need probabilities?

  Citation: 378

  Authors: Suraje, Mike

• Carbon pricing in practice: a review of existing emissions trading systems

  Citation: 342

  Authors: Easwaran, Kelly S., Stefan, Julio Rivera

• Perceived fairness and public acceptability of carbon pricing: a review of the literature

  Citation: 309

  Authors: Sara, Stefan, Jeroen

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