Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Journal of Political Ecology
ISSN 1073-0451 · University of Arizona Libraries · United States
Journal of Political Ecology: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 17 weeks (community reports); 74 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Political Ecology is published by University of Arizona Libraries 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 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development and Water Governance and Infrastructure, together about 31.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science11.3%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
- Water Governance and InfrastructureSocial Sciences10%
- Intellectual Property LawSocial Sciences7%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences6.9%
- Mining and Resource ManagementEngineering6.6%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science4.1%
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impactBusiness, Management and Accounting3.7%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 353OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,081 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 45 | 7 |
| 2025 | 74 | 74 | 51 |
| 2024 | 71 | 71 | 315 |
| 2023 | 74 | 74 | 498 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | 477 |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | 715 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- University of Arizona Libraries
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish, French
- ISSN
- 1073-0451
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Political Ecology
What CAS zone is Journal of Political Ecology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Political Ecology is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Political Ecology?
Authors report an average review time of about 17 weeks. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Political Ecology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Political Ecology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Political Ecology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Political Ecology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .