Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law (JERL) of the International Bar Association’s (IBA) Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law (SEERIL) is the leading refereed journal in the field of energy and natural resources law.

Featuring contributions from some of the finest academic minds and most successful practitioners in this area of study, JERL offers global coverage of energy and natural resources issues, research and commentary.

JERL features articles that illuminate legal problems or issues currently faced by governments, companies and international organisations by setting them within their general legal, economic or political context.

Areas covered include: oil and gas law; mineral law (covering legal questions relating to minerals, including non-fuel minerals and the nuclear fuel cycle); coal law; water law; and renewable energy law (including legal aspects of matters such as hydro and geothermal power, solar, tidal, wind and ocean energy, and timber and agricultural waste use).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	1.60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11759

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	144

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.491

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	19

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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 Energy 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: 176

  Authors: Annalisa

• Climate change caused by human activities is happening and it already has major consequences

  Citation: 146

  Authors: Kevin E

• Potential environmental impacts of lithium mining

  Citation: 129

  Authors: Rennie B

• The UN's new sustainable development agenda and renewable energy: the challenge to reach SDG7 while achieving energy justice

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Paola, Romain

• Reflections on the 20th anniversary of the term ‘social licence’

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Jim

• Extreme weather event attribution science and climate change litigation: an essential step in the causal chain?

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Sophie, Lindene

• The Marine Strategy Framework Directive: A New European Approach to the Regulation of the Marine Environment, Marine Natural Resources and Marine Ecological Services

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Ronán

• Renewable and citizen energy communities in the European Union: how (not) to regulate community energy in national laws and policies

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Maciej M

• The importance of lithium for achieving a low-carbon future: overview of the lithium extraction in the ‘Lithium Triangle’

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Florencia, Agostina L, Valentina

• Poverty in the Midst of Plenty: Aboriginal People, the ‘Resource Curse’ and Australia’s Mining Boom

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Marcia, Odette

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