Regional Environmental Change

pISSN: 1436-3798eISSN: 1436-378X• JCR: REG ENVIRON CHANGESpringer Science+Business MediaGermany
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2026 Impact Factor

4.2

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.6 (+16.7%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    4.2
  2. Metric year 2024

    3.6

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCESSCIEQ2
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIESSSCIQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

Regional Environmental Change current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Environmental Science

Ranked #535 in Environmental Science by impact factor and #71 among Q2 Environmental Science journals. This context helps compare Regional Environmental Change against journals publishing in the same field.

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Regional Environmental Change publication trend

Published 701 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 4.2.

2026 vs 2025: -60
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Journal Details

Total Articles
2,639
H-Index
126
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$3,590 USD
Subject Areas
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGlobal and Planetary ChangeGlobal and Planetary ChangeSociology and Political Science

Article Volume

2022
152
2023
152
2024
181
2025
138
2026
78
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