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Environment and Planning E-Nature and Space
ISSN 2514-8486 · eISSN 2514-8494 · SAGE
Environment and Planning E-Nature and Space: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.19; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 127 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environment and Planning E-Nature and Space is published by SAGE 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 Geographies of human-animal interactions, Water Governance and Infrastructure and Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development, together about 43.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space is an interdisciplinary journal of nature-society scholarship. International in scope, the journal wel...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences20%
- Water Governance and InfrastructureSocial Sciences18.4%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science5%
- Mining and Resource ManagementEngineering4.8%
- Environmental Justice and Health DisparitiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences3.7%
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 | Geography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 3.19LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.59LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 342OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 57.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 125LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 865 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 132 | 85 | 22 |
| 2025 | 127 | 95 | 225 |
| 2024 | 79 | 61 | 514 |
| 2023 | 73 | 45 | 517 |
| 2022 | 113 | 68 | 1,552 |
| 2021 | 104 | 59 | 2,295 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 2514-8486
- Electronic ISSN
- 2514-8494
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environment and Planning E-Nature and Space
What CAS zone is Environment and Planning E-Nature and Space in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environment and Planning E-Nature and Space is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Environmental Studies / Geography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Environment and Planning E-Nature and Space?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.19; CiteScore 8.5, h-index 51.
Which databases index Environment and Planning E-Nature and Space?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environment and Planning E-Nature and Space is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Environment and Planning E-Nature and Space open access, and what is the APC?
Environment and Planning E-Nature and Space is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .