Journal profile · Multiple
Climate Policy
ISSN 1469-3062 · eISSN 1752-7457 · Taylor & Francis
Climate Policy: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.51; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 275 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 8% (journal website); 152 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Climate Policy is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Climate Change Policy and Economics, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies and Environmental Impact and Sustainability, together about 48.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Climate Policy is a world-leading peer-reviewed academic journal, publishing high quality research and analysis on all aspects of climate policy, including both mitigation and adaptation. Climate Policy aims to make high-quality research accessible and relevant to academics, and also to policymakers and practitioners. Our objective is to provide a platform for new ideas, innovative approaches and research-based insights that can help advance an effective response to climate change in practice. To do so, the journal particularly seeks to highlight the policy implications of emergent research and analysis. As an interdisciplinary journal, Climate Policy encourages submissions from all academic fields, but with a requirement that papers are written in an accessible style. Climate Policy welcomes submissions across a broad range of areas, including:
· Mitigation and adaptation (beyond a focus on climate impacts alone) to climate change, loss and damage, climate change laws, technologies and innovations, institutions and governance at different scales, and climate finance
· Design of climate-relevant policies and policy packages, implementation and evaluation of their impact on the ground, especially ex-post empirical assessment.
· International climate negotiations and related international processes relevant to global climate governance, including linkages to geopolitics, trade and finance
· Linkages to broader processes of structural change and transformation at regional, national and local levels, including low-emissions and climate-resilient development, sectoral transitions, and just transitions.
· Please also look at the more detailed substantive criteria for consideration by Climate Policy. The senior editorial team and reviewers look for manuscripts that score high on these criteria To promote independent commentary and debate, Climate Policy publishes papers in the following formats, all of which are peer reviewed and eligible for open access (see more information here):
· Research articles present the latest research on all aspects of climate change policy (7,000 words)
· Synthesis articles review the state of knowledge in key areas of interest (8,000 words).
· Policy Analysis articles put forward evidence-based objective analysis of particular policy approaches (5,000 words)
· Viewpoint articles offer rigorous insights and commentary on contemporary climate debates, including from practitioners and policymakers (3,000 words) Information on submittin
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Navroz K. DubashPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 25%); most named United Kingdom 5, Mainland China 2, Netherlands 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance29%
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesEnergy10.2%
- Environmental Impact and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science9.5%
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Global Energy and Sustainability ResearchEnergy4%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.3%
- Climate Change, Adaptation, MigrationSocial Sciences3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsEconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, CNKI, Agricultural Economics Database, CNKI China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Environment Index™, Environmental Science Database, European Sources Online, Geobase, Global Health, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS), International Political Science Abstracts, Zetoc
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor
- 5.51LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 12.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.97LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.97Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.92LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.92Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 134OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,429OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.24%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 145LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 917,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,372 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 88 | 44 | 51 |
| 2025 | 152 | 80 | 672 |
| 2024 | 123 | 74 | 1,449 |
| 2023 | 109 | 75 | 2,350 |
| 2022 | 113 | 60 | 3,630 |
| 2021 | 87 | 54 | 4,857 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
275 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 228 days – 342 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 289 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (281 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 144 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- commentarynt articles offer rigorous insights and commentary on contemporary climate debates, including from practitioners and policymakers (3,000 words) Information on s…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- policy analysis articlesPolicy Analysis articles put forward evidence-based objective analysis of particular policy approaches (5,000 words)Length not stated
- research articlen access (see more information here): · Research articles present the latest research on all aspects of climate change policy (7,000 words) · Synthesis articles…main text ≤ 7,000 words
- research articlesResearch articles present the latest research on all aspects of climate change policy (7,000 words)Length not stated
- reviewlicy (7,000 words) · Synthesis articles review the state of knowledge in key areas of interest (8,000 words). · Policy Analysis articles put forward evidence-ba…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- synthesis articlesSynthesis articles review the state of knowledge in key areas of interest (8,000 words).Length not stated
- viewpoint articlesViewpoint articles offer rigorous insights and commentary on contemporary climate debates, including from practitioners and policymakers (3,000 words)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Climate Policy is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readersh…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1469-3062
- Electronic ISSN
- 1752-7457
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 8 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Climate Policy
What CAS zone is Climate Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Climate Policy is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Environmental Studies / Public Administration. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Climate Policy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.51; CiteScore 12.6, h-index 134.
How long does peer review take at Climate Policy?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 275 days (interquartile range 228–342 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What JCR quartile is Climate Policy in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of Climate Policy based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (5), Mainland China (2) and Netherlands (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Climate Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Climate Policy is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Climate Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Climate Policy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .