| Title | Global Environmental Change |
| Abbreviation | Glob. Environ. Change |
| Publication Type | Journal |
| Subject Area, Categories, Scope | Ecology (Q1); Geography, Planning and Development (Q1); Global and Planetary Change (Q1); Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (Q1) |
| h-index | 242 |
| Overall Rank/Ranking | 594 |
| SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) | 3.355 |
| Impact Score | 10.68 |
| Publisher | Elsevier Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| ISSN | 09593780, 18729495 |
| Best Quartile | Q1 |
| Coverage History | 1990-2025 |
Global Environmental Change: Human and Policy Dimensions is an international, interdisciplinary journal spanning the social and natural sciences. It publishes high-quality original theoretical and applied research and review articles across the entire field of global environmental change. Areas include biodiversity and ecosystem services, water resources, climate change, international agreements, North-South relations, land use and cover change, institutions and governance. The journal interprets global environmental change to mean the outcome of processes that are manifest in localities, but with consequences at multiple spatial, temporal and socio-political scales.
Global Environmental Change is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Ecology (Q1); Geography, Planning and Development (Q1); Global and Planetary Change (Q1); Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (Q1). It is published by Elsevier Ltd. The overall rank of Global Environmental Change is 594. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 3.355. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 242. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.
The ISSN of Global Environmental Change journal is 09593780, 18729495. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Global Environmental Change is cited by a total of 4711 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).
The Impact IF 2024 of Global Environmental Change is 10.68, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Global Environmental Change IF is increased by a factor of 1.67 and approximate percentage change is 18.53% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a rising trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.
Impact IF 2024 of Global Environmental Change is 10.68. If the same upward trend persists, Impact IF may rise in 2025 as well.
| Year | Impact IF |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 10.68 |
| 2023 | 9.01 |
| 2022 | 9.30 |
| 2021 | 10.56 |
| 2020 | 9.68 |
| 2019 | 11.83 |
| 2018 | 11.64 |
| 2017 | 7.08 |
| 2016 | 7.67 |
| 2015 | 7.53 |
| 2014 | 6.89 |
Global Environmental Change has an h-index of 242. It means 242 articles of this journal have more than 242 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.
The ISSN of Global Environmental Change is 09593780, 18729495. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.
An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.
The overall rank of Global Environmental Change is 594. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 3.355. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.
| Year | SJR |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 3.355 |
| 2023 | 2.996 |
| 2022 | 2.945 |
| 2021 | 3.154 |
| 2020 | 4.659 |
| 2019 | 4.304 |
| 2018 | 4.381 |
| 2017 | 3.720 |
| 2016 | 3.632 |
| 2015 | 3.504 |
| 2014 | 3.453 |
| Year | Ranking |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 594 |
| 2023 | 667 |
| 2022 | 641 |
| 2021 | 544 |
| 2020 | 319 |
| 2019 | 340 |
| 2018 | 354 |
| 2017 | 459 |
| 2016 | 470 |
| 2015 | 487 |
| 2014 | 508 |
Global Environmental Change is published by Elsevier Ltd. It's publishing house is located in United Kingdom. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1990-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.
Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.
The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Global Environmental Change is Glob. Environ. Change. This abbreviation ('Glob. Environ. Change') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.
ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.
If your research field is/are related to Ecology (Q1); Geography, Planning and Development (Q1); Global and Planetary Change (Q1); Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (Q1), then please visit the official website of this journal.
The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.
It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.
The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.
Global Environmental Change latest impact IF is 10.68. It's evaluated in the year 2024. The highest and the lowest impact IF or impact score of this journal are 11.83 (2019) and 6.89 (2014), respectively, in the last 11 years. Moreover, its average IS is 9.26 in the previous 11 years.
The Global Environmental Change has an SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) of 3.355, according to the latest data. It is computed in the year 2025. In the past 11 years, this journal has recorded a range of SJR, with the highest being 4.659 in 2020 and the lowest being 2.945 in 2022. Furthermore, the average SJR of the Global Environmental Change over the previous 11-year period stands at 9.26.
The latest h-index of the Global Environmental Change is 242.
The Global Environmental Change is published by the Elsevier Ltd, with its country of publication being the United Kingdom.
The Global Environmental Change is currently ranked 594 out of 27955 Journals, Conferences, and Book Series in the latest ranking. Over the course of the last 11 years, this journal has experienced varying rankings, reaching its highest position of 319 in 2020 and its lowest position of 667 in 2023.
The standard ISO4 abbreviation for the Global Environmental Change is Glob. Environ. Change.
Global Environmental Change is classified as a journal that the Elsevier Ltd publishes.
The Global Environmental Change encompasses the following areas:
For a more comprehensive understanding of its scope, check the official website of this journal.
The Global Environmental Change is assigned the following International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN): 09593780, 18729495.
The best quartile for the Global Environmental Change is Q1 (2024).
The Global Environmental Change coverage history can be summarized as follows: 1990-2025.
| Journal/Conference/Workshop/Book Title | Type | Ranking | Publisher | h-index | Impact Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo | conference and proceedings | 17577 | 54 | 0.00 | |
| Clinical Medicine and Research | journal | 14921 | Marshfield Clinic | 64 | 1.25 |
| Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy | journal | 8686 | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. | 53 | 1.55 |
| Current Sociology | journal | 5151 | SAGE Publications Ltd | 86 | 3.02 |
| Criminal Justice Review | journal | 10284 | SAGE Publications Inc. | 46 | 1.91 |
| British Journal of Special Education | journal | 14055 | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 45 | 1.43 |
| Statistica | journal | 18529 | University of Bologna | 9 | 0.38 |
| Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies | journal | 7357 | Routledge | 39 | 2.17 |
| Poljoprivreda | journal | 17375 | Faculty of Agriculture in Osijek | 16 | 1.31 |
| International Journal of Press/Politics | journal | 833 | SAGE Publications Inc. | 87 | 8.82 |
| Year | Impact Score (IS) |
|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | Coming Soon |
| 2024 | 10.68 |
| 2023 | 9.01 |
| 2022 | 9.30 |
| 2021 | 10.56 |
| 2020 | 9.68 |
| 2019 | 11.83 |
| 2018 | 11.64 |
| 2017 | 7.08 |
| 2016 | 7.67 |
| 2015 | 7.53 |
| 2014 | 6.89 |
