Journal profile · Multiple
npj Climate Action
ISSN 2731-9814 · Nature Portfolio · United Kingdom
npj Climate Action: impact factor 5.8 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,390; median 145 days to acceptance (105 articles, last 24 months); 119 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
npj Climate Action is published by Nature Portfolio. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, Climate Change Policy and Economics and Climate Change Communication and Perception, together about 43% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Find out about the journal's aims and scope. Supporting the Sustainable Developmental Goals We are proud to acknowledge that over 50% of the articles published in npj Climate Action in 2025 were related to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Springer Nature supports the SDGs through a dedicated SDG Programme and is a signatory of the SDG Publishers Compact.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science15.6%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14.1%
- Climate Change Communication and PerceptionSocial Sciences13.2%
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science6.6%
- Climate Change, Adaptation, MigrationSocial Sciences6.4%
- Climate Change and GeoengineeringEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Environmental Impact and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science3.9%
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesEnergy3.4%
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.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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) 2025
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 93LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,120,246Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 391 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 103 | 103 | 46 |
| 2025 | 119 | 119 | 566 |
| 2024 | 119 | 119 | 1,373 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 847 |
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
145 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 102 days – 241 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (105 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 172 days
- Sample
- 105 articles with submission and acceptance dates (258 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,190 / USD 1,390 / GBP 990 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,340 / EUR 1,140 / GBP 940 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 890 / USD 1,290 / EUR 1,090 | Yes | — |
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
- Open access Open Access
npj Climate Action is a fully open access journal. More on Creative Commons Attribution licenses and the benefits of publishing open access can be found in this section.
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
- Nature Portfolio
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2731-9814
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about npj Climate Action
What is the impact factor of npj Climate Action?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at npj Climate Action?
Based on the dates recorded on 105 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 145 days (interquartile range 102–241 days); 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 npj Climate Action?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, npj Climate Action is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is npj Climate Action open access, and what is the APC?
npj Climate Action is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,390.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .