Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Environmental Law Review
ISSN 1461-4529 · eISSN 1740-5564 · SAGE
Environmental Law Review: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,400; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Law Review is published by SAGE. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Environmental law and policy, International Environmental Law and Policies and Administrative Law and Governance, together about 55% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (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
- Environmental law and policySocial Sciences30.3%
- International Environmental Law and PoliciesEnvironmental Science17.5%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences7.2%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine4.3%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Energy Law and PolicyDecision Sciences3.7%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences3.5%
- Regulation and Compliance StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting3.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q2 | 361/1162 | 68th |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q2 | 427/876 | 51st |
| Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | Q3 | 274/432 | 36th |
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
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
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.34OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 876 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 15 | 179 |
| 2025 | 18 | 17 | 257 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 250 |
| 2023 | 26 | 20 | 238 |
| 2022 | 24 | 8 | 175 |
| 2021 | 27 | 6 | 183 |
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,400 / GBP 2,493 | — | — |
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
- 1461-4529
- Electronic ISSN
- 1740-5564
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Law Review
Which databases index Environmental Law Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Law Review is indexed in Scopus.
Is Environmental Law Review open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Law Review is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,400.
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: .