Environmental Science and Policy

Aims & Scope

Environmental Science & Policy advances research in the intersections between environmental science, policy and society.

The journal invites scholarship within this broad thematic that fits with one or more of the following four focal areas: 1) Studies of the relationship between the production and use of knowledge in decision making; 2) Studies of the relation between science and other forms of environmental knowledge, including practical, local and indigenous knowledge; 3) Analyses of decision making practices in government, civil society, and businesses and the ways that they engage environmental knowledge; or 4) Studies that present actionable environmental research with a clear description of how it responds to specific policy directives and the pathways by which this research is informing (or could inform) decision-making.

Research can address a wide number of environmental issues, such as climate change, food systems, biodiversity loss, human and ecological well-being, resource use- and extraction, land use change, and sustainability more generally.

The journal aspires to achieve an appropriate balance between perspectives from the global North as well as the global South and welcomes discussions of (environmental) justice, equity and inclusion.

The journal is particularly interested in cutting edge developments in inter- and transdisciplinary work on co-production; arts-based research; integrated nexus and landscape approaches; the trade-offs and synergies between environmental issues and policies; innovations in integrated assessment, monitoring and evaluation; and transitions and transformative change.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.2
2024	4.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1877

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5546

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.715

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	160

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
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• Web of Science
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Environmental Science and Social Sciences, 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.

• The new assessment of soil loss by water erosion in Europe

  Citation: 985

  Authors: Panos, Pasquale, Jean, Cristiano, Emanuele, Katrin, Luca, Christine

• A framework for assessing and implementing the co-benefits of nature-based solutions in urban areas

  Citation: 941

  Authors: Christopher M., Niki, Nadja, Pam, Margaretha, Mihai Razvan, Davide, Carlo

• Adaptation to climate change in Ethiopia and South Africa: options and constraints

  Citation: 851

  Authors: Elizabeth, Temesgen T., Glwadys A., Claudia

• How science makes environmental controversies worse

  Citation: 798

  Authors: Daniel

• Sustainable development and the water–energy–food nexus: A perspective on livelihoods

  Citation: 712

  Authors: Eloise M., Eleanor, Bryan, John M.A., Julia, Natasha, Kellie, Andreas, Floris, Jayne, Billy, Stephanie, Yukihiro

• Agriculture, pesticides, food security and food safety

  Citation: 700

  Authors: Fernando P.

• Core principles for successfully implementing and upscaling Nature-based Solutions

  Citation: 670

  Authors: Emmanuelle, Angela, James, Nigel, Mike, Chetan, Stewart, Simone, Cara R., Fabrice G., Rebecca, Gretchen

• Reconciling the supply of scientific information with user demands: an analysis of the problem and review of the literature

  Citation: 662

  Authors: Elizabeth C.

• Seven lessons for planning nature-based solutions in cities

  Citation: 591

  Authors: Niki

• The Adaptive Capacity Wheel: a method to assess the inherent characteristics of institutions to enable the adaptive capacity of society

  Citation: 586

  Authors: Joyeeta, Catrien, Judith, Sander, Margo, Pieter, Sibout, Emmy

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