Environmental Science & Policy

Environmental Science & Policy is a bimonthly journal published by Elsevier since 1998 that advances policy-relevant interdisciplinary research on environmental issues, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 5.5.《环境科学与政策》（Environmental Science & Policy）由（Elsevier）出版，1998 年创办，为双月刊，推动具有政策相关性的环境议题跨学科研究，2025 年影响因子为 5.5。

Scope

• The journal promotes communication between government, industry, academia and non-governmental organisations on environmental problems.本刊推动政府、工商界、学术界与非政府组织就环境问题展开交流。
• Climate change, its impacts and the design of responses are a central theme.气候变化及其影响与应对设计是其中心主题。
• Biodiversity, ecosystem services and conservation policy are covered.生物多样性、生态系统服务与保护政策均有收录。
• Environmental pollution, waste and contamination, and their management, are treated at length.环境污染、废物与污损及其管理受到重点讨论。
• Renewable and non-renewable natural resources and their governance are published.可再生与不可再生自然资源及其治理均予发表。
• Sustainability transitions and the assessment of policy instruments are within scope.可持续转型与政策工具的评估均在其范围之内。
• The journal emphasises the links between environmental issues and social and economic factors such as production, consumption, health and well-being.本刊强调环境议题与生产、消费、健康与福祉等社会经济因素之间的联系。

History

• Environmental Science & Policy was established in 1998 by Elsevier as a journal linking environmental research to policy.《环境科学与政策》由（Elsevier）于 1998 年创办，旨在把环境研究与政策连接起来。
• It has been issued every two months for most of its history.本刊在其大部分历史上按双月出版。
• The journal was created to give policy-relevant environmental research a dedicated outlet at a time when such work was scattered.其创办意在为此前分散各处的政策相关环境研究提供专门出口。
• It is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Scopus.本刊被（Science Citation Index Expanded）与（Scopus）收录。
• Its impact factor reached 6.424 in 2022 before settling at 5.5 in 2025.其影响因子在 2022 年达到 6.424，2025 年为 5.5。
• Roughly two thirds of its recent articles have been published open access.其近年文章约有三分之二以开放获取方式发表。

Editors

• The editorial board is interdisciplinary, combining environmental scientists with specialists in policy analysis, economics and governance.编委会为跨学科构成，把环境科学家与政策分析、经济学与治理方面的专家结合在一起。
• Manuscripts are peer reviewed, and the journal publishes research papers and state-of-the-art reviews.稿件经同行评审，本刊发表研究论文与前沿综述。
• The journal operates a hybrid model, so authors may choose open access publication or the subscription route.本刊采用混合模式，作者可选择开放获取发表或走订阅路径。
• Reported review times are slow relative to the field, typically between twelve and twenty-four weeks.公布的审稿周期相对较慢，通常为十二至二十四周。
• Papers are expected to make their policy relevance explicit rather than leaving it implicit.本刊要求论文明确交代其政策相关性，而非含而不露。
• Special issues are organised around themes such as climate governance and the sustainability of food and water systems.专刊围绕气候治理、粮食与水系统可持续性等主题组织。