Journal profile · Environmental Science-Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Environmental Claims Journal
ISSN 1040-6026 · eISSN 1547-657X · Taylor & Francis
Environmental Claims Journal: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 40 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 21% (journal website); 45 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Claims Journal is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Environmental law and policy, Insurance and Financial Risk Management and Legal Cases and Commentary, together about 45% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Environmental Claims Journal is a quarterly journal that focuses on the many types of claims and liabilities that result from environmental exposures. The ECJ considers environmental claims under older business insurance policies, coverage and claims under more recent environmental insurance policies, as well as toxic tort claims. Exposures and claims from all environmental media are considered: air, drinking water, groundwater, soil, chemicals in commerce and naturally occurring chemicals. The journal also considers the laws, regulations, and case law that form the basis for claims. The journal would be of interest to environmental and insurance attorneys, insurance professionals, claims professionals, and environmental consultants. Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Editor-in-chief Robert MichaelsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental law and policySocial Sciences17.2%
- Insurance and Financial Risk ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine12.9%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences9.4%
- Regulation and Compliance StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting8.4%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- International Environmental Law and PoliciesEnvironmental Science4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | Q4 | 339/432 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsGeoRefPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, CABI, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV, Gale, Ovid, World Ceramics Abstracts (Online)
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2024
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.21Publisher website ·
- SJR (publisher) 2024
- 0.25Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.27Publisher website ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2024
- 0.93Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 20,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,256 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 258 |
| 2025 | 45 | 1 | 238 |
| 2024 | 31 | 3 | 229 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 193 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 179 |
| 2021 | 15 | 2 | 163 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
40 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 24 daysPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
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
- 1040-6026
- Electronic ISSN
- 1547-657X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Claims Journal
How long does peer review take at Environmental Claims Journal?
The publisher reports about 40 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 21%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Environmental Claims Journal based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Environmental Claims Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Claims Journal is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts and GeoRef; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Environmental Claims Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Claims Journal is a subscription journal. 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: .