Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy
ISSN 2160-6544 · eISSN 2160-6552 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.7 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 406 days to acceptance (39 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 3% (journal website); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Economic and Environmental Valuation, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth and Climate Change Policy and Economics, together about 40.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy (JEEP) publishes original papers on applied environmental economics and economic evaluation of environmental policy. Our aim is to publish environmental economics research that is of high policy relevance and provides clear policy recommendations. We encourage submissions on environmental issues relating to all economic sectors and human health and wellbeing and all economic analyses. The following are some examples: Issues including air quality, climate change mitigation and adaptation, the energy transition, water-energy-food nexus, sustainable development and transitions, natural resources, ecosystem services, nature’s contributions to people, environment and human health, biodiversity, and wildlife and habitat management, restoration and conservation. Economic analyses including policy appraisal & evaluation, integrated economic-ecological modelling, market and non-market valuation, , value (benefit) transfer and meta-analyses, behavioural experiments, cost-benefit analysis, natural capital accounting; all with the purpose of informing environmental policy (instrument) design, implementation and evaluation. We encourage submissions from practitioners that fit our aims and scope as well as standard research quality criteria. We do not publish studies that are not based on environmental economic methods and theory, limited to engineering analyses, local case studies that are not of broader relevance, theoretical analyses, or studies without clear policy relevance. All submissions should add Key Policy Highlights and should be understandable for a policy-focused audience. Highly technical details are advised to be included in the supplemental online materials.JEEP is the official journal of the UK Network of Environmental Economists Peer Review Statement Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy is an international, peer-reviewed journal which publishes original applied research contributions to scientific knowledge and research that contributes to environmental policy knowledge and implementation. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Marije SchaafsmaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 4, Netherlands 2, Sweden 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance23.3%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.6%
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesEnergy7.4%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences4%
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science4%
- Environmental Impact and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.62Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.74Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 158OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 43,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 374 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 4 | 5 |
| 2025 | 14 | 9 | 11 |
| 2024 | 13 | 4 | 61 |
| 2023 | 30 | 11 | 135 |
| 2022 | 31 | 10 | 295 |
| 2021 | 33 | 13 | 522 |
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
406 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 274 days – 650 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (39 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 413 days
- Sample
- 39 articles with submission and acceptance dates (43 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)
- 3%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 131 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 accepted1
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 18 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Submissions must include Key Policy Highlights and be understandable for a policy-focused audience. Model summary
All submissions should add Key Policy Highlights and should be understandable for a policy-focused audience.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Open Select); open access publishing optional. Model summary
Journal of Environmental Economics and 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 t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
Double anonymized peer review; online submission via ScholarOne. Model summary
Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy is an international, peer-reviewed journal which publishes original applied research contributions to scientific knowledge and research that contributes to environmental policy knowledge and implementation.
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
- 2160-6544
- Electronic ISSN
- 2160-6552
- Society / sponsor
- UK Network of Environmental Economists
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy
What CAS zone is Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy?
Based on the dates recorded on 39 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 406 days (interquartile range 274–650 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 3%. 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 Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (4), Netherlands (2) and Sweden (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Environmental Economics and 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .