Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Journal of Human Rights and the Environment
ISSN 1759-7188 · eISSN 1759-7196 · Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Journal of Human Rights and the Environment: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Human Rights and the Environment is published by Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Environmental law and policy, Human Rights and Development and Climate Change and Geoengineering, together about 46.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Human Rights and the Environment (JHRE) is an interdisciplinary annual law and theory journal covering the links and tensions between human rights and environmental issues as well as human and more-than-human relations. The journal is widely recognised by international scholars for its intellectual quality, relevance and for the depth of its contribution to the vital search for new ways of negotiating the human-environment interface. While the journal has published works by notable leading scholars in its field, the JHRE welcomes submissions from early career researchers. As noted above, some of the journal publications have been referred to by courts and human rights treaty bodies: for example, in the European Court of Human Rights’ 2022 judgments on the environment Pavlov and Others v. Russia and Kotov and Others v. Russia, Judge Serghides, concurring, made extensive references to the Strasbourg Principles and to various articles from the Human Rights and the Planet special issue.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Matilda ArvidssonPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental law and policySocial Sciences28.7%
- Human Rights and DevelopmentSocial Sciences10.6%
- Climate Change and GeoengineeringEnvironmental Science7.3%
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesEnvironmental Science5.7%
- International Environmental Law and PoliciesEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Climate Change, Adaptation, MigrationSocial Sciences4.4%
- Water Governance and InfrastructureSocial Sciences3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | 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 | Law | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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 (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 343 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 16 | 5 | 11 |
| 2024 | 16 | 4 | 46 |
| 2023 | 17 | 5 | 105 |
| 2022 | 34 | 13 | 299 |
| 2021 | 30 | 14 | 158 |
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
- 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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Peer review
- AI use Permitted Uses of AI Tools
AI tools may be used in limited, clearly defined ways, including:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship and Accountability
AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors. Authorship entails responsibilities - such as the design of research, interpretation of results, and accountability for the integrity of the work - that only humans can fulfil. The use of AI does not reduce or redistribute these responsibilities.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Enhanced Disclosure Requirements
Any use of AI tools beyond minor language or formatting support must be transparently disclosed in the submitted manuscript. Authors are required to:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review Process
All submissions are first internally reviewed by members of the JHRE editorial team. Only those submissions that meet the high standards of depth, imagination and attention to detail that the JHRE seeks are then processed for double-blind peer review.
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
- Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
- ISSN
- 1759-7188
- Electronic ISSN
- 1759-7196
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Human Rights and the Environment
What CAS zone is Journal of Human Rights and the Environment in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Human Rights and the Environment is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Environmental Studies / Law. 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 Journal of Human Rights and the Environment?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.6, h-index 32.
Which databases index Journal of Human Rights and the Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Human Rights and the Environment is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Human Rights and the Environment open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Human Rights and the Environment is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .