Global Policy

Aims & Scope

Global Policy is an innovative and interdisciplinary journal bringing together world class academics and leading practitioners to analyse both public and private solutions to global problems and issues.

It focuses on understanding globally relevant risks and collective action problems; policy challenges that have global impact; and competing and converging discourses about global risks and policy responses.

It also includes case studies of policy with clear lessons for other countries and regions; how policy responses, politics and institutions interrelate at the global level; and the conceptual, theoretical and methodological innovations needed to explain and develop policy in these areas.

Global Policy will be invaluable to those working in economics, global politics, government, international law, international relations, international political economy, and many other disciplines that contribute to developing global policy.

The journal is also designed to inform and engage senior policymakers, private and public corporations, non-governmental organisations, and international bodies.

The overall objective is to stimulate deep policy learning, relevant for the academy and for governments and key non-governmental players.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	2.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9148

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	950

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.631

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	52

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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 Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 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.

• Existential Risk Prevention as Global Priority

  Citation: 326

  Authors: Nick

• Soil Security: Solving the Global Soil Crisis

  Citation: 270

  Authors: Andrea, Alex, Mark, Damien, Robert, John, Budiman, Rattan, Lynette, Anthony, Denis, Jeffrey, Edward, Dan, William, Diana H., Michael, Johan, Claire, Cornelia Butler, Keith, Sabine, Jon, Julie, Johannes, Klaus, Cristine L., Charles W., David, Iain, Michael

• Knowledge and Politics in Setting and Measuring the <scp>SDG</scp>s: Introduction to Special Issue

  Citation: 208

  Authors: Sakiko, Desmond

• The Framing of Sustainable Consumption and Production in <scp>SDG</scp> 12

  Citation: 169

  Authors: Des, Amod, Sunil

• The Hollowing and Backsliding of Democracy in East Central Europe

  Citation: 165

  Authors: Béla

• The Many Meanings of Quality Education: Politics of Targets and Indicators in <scp>SDG</scp>4

  Citation: 161

  Authors: Elaine

• Global Income Inequality in Numbers: in History and Now

  Citation: 160

  Authors: Branko

• Reinvigorating International Climate Policy: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Nonstate Action

  Citation: 145

  Authors: Sander, Harro, Thomas, Kenneth W., Marianne, Matthew, Brendan, Niklas, Angel, Philipp, Pieter, Céline, Oscar

• International Climate Policy after Copenhagen: Towards a ‘Building Blocks’ Approach

  Citation: 135

  Authors: Robert, Hannes, John

• The Global Economy’s Shifting Centre of Gravity

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Danny

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