Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Climate Law
ISSN 1878-6553 · eISSN 1878-6561 · Brill
Climate Law: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Climate Law is published by Brill and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Environmental Law and Policies, Environmental law and policy and Climate Change Policy and Economics, together about 61.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Environmental Law and PoliciesEnvironmental Science24%
- Environmental law and policySocial Sciences19.1%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance18.2%
- Energy Law and PolicyDecision Sciences6.5%
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science3.5%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences2.9%
- Climate Change and Sustainable DevelopmentEnvironmental Science2.6%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 39.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 322 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 13 | 178 |
| 2025 | 24 | 13 | 285 |
| 2024 | 13 | 7 | 243 |
| 2023 | 13 | 11 | 280 |
| 2022 | 10 | 6 | 277 |
| 2021 | 14 | 6 | 224 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Brill
- ISSN
- 1878-6553
- Electronic ISSN
- 1878-6561
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Climate Law
What CAS zone is Climate Law in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Climate Law is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Studies / Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Climate Law?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Climate Law is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Climate Law open access, and what is the APC?
Climate Law is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .