Journal for European Environmental and Planning Law

Aims & Scope

As climate change is happening and mankind is likely to increase its burden on the environment, European environmental politics and its legal implementation across an enlarged EU is becoming ever more important.

The Journal for European Environmental and Planning Law provides a unique intellectual forum for debating and analysing European environmental policies and law.

Its aim is to facilitate an enhanced Community wide common understanding of how European environmental policy and law are regulated, transposed and implemented in different Member States.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1
2024	1.20

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	13

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16438

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	57

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.306

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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 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 Paris Agreement: A New Beginning

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Charlotte, Paul, Moritz

• The European Carbon Market in Action: Lessons from the First Trading Period

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Denny, Frank, Christian

• Green and Just? An Update on the ‘European Green Deal’

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Ruven C., Romain

• Towards Adaptive Spatial Planning for Climate Change: Balancing Between Robustness and Flexibility

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Arwin, Peter P.J., Marleen, Piet, Willem, Tejo, Geert

• Planning for Climate and the Environment: the EU Green Deal

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Ludwig

• Rights of Nature: Why it Might Not Save the Entire World

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Julien

• The Aarhus Convention: a Driving Force for Environmental Democracy

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Jeremy

• 'Gold plating' of European Environmental Measures?

  Citation: 20

  Authors:

• Environmental Services of General Interest in the WTO: no love at first sight

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Markus

• Deadlocks of International Climate Policy—An Assessment of the Copenhagen Climate Summit

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Frederic, Rie, Christof, Dagmar, Hanna, Sylvia, Florian, Wolfgang, Urda

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