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Last updated: January 4, 2002

Environmental Journals: Information for Prospective Contributors

The primary purpose of this list is to provide prospective contributors to scholarly environmental journals with an overview of potential publication outlets for environmental articles. The compendium of journals below represents peer-reviewed law and policy publications that are either devoted solely to environmental issues, or which frequently publish pieces with environmental policy and law themes.

This will remain a work in progress; we anticipate ultimately honing our subjects list more and adding some descriptive text for each journal. Suggestions for additions or corrections to the list should be directed to either of the list's creators, William Burns of the American Society of International Law - Wildlife Interest Group, and or Kate O'Neill, University of California-Berkeley. Many thanks to everyone who has provided suggestions for the list.

Key for Relevant Subjects:

  • CC = Climate Change
  • E = Environmental General
  • EB = Environment/Business
  • EJ = Environmental Justice
  • G= Globalization
  • IE = International Environmental: General
  • W = Water
Relevant Topic(s)Journal TitleFrequency of PublicationContributor Guidelines
IE, GAmbio4 issues/yr.5,000 words
IEAsia Pacific Journal on Environment & Development2 issues/yr.2,000-5,000 words
For additional information, contact Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad, 33, Road 4, Dhanmondi R.A, PO Box 5007, Dhaka 1205 Bangladesh, bup@citechco.net
IE, E, G, EJAlternatives Journal4 issues/yr.4,000 words
IEAustralian Journal of International Affairs3 issues/yr.5,000-7,000 words
IEBiotechnology and Development Monitor4 issues/yr.2,500 words
EBuffalo Environmental Law Journal2 issues/yr. 
EBBusiness and Politics3 issues/yr. 
EBBusiness Strategy and the Environment4 issues/yr.4,000-7,000 words
IE, EB (focus is on Turkey, but some regional pieces also in past issues)Bogazi Journal - Review of Social, Economic and Administrative Studies2 issues/yr.12,000 words
IECambridge Review of International Affairs3 issues/yearNot specified
IEColorado Journal of International Environmental Law & Policy2 issues/year35-75 pages;
manuscripts over 125 pages not considered
IE, GContemporary Politics4 issues/yearNot specified
IE, GDemocracy & Nature3 issues/year10,000 words
IE, GDevelopment4 issues/yr.4,000 words for main articles 2,000 words dialogue on-line
E, IEDuke Environmental Law & Policy Forum2 issues/yr.No limit.
E, IEEcology Law Quarterly4 issues/yearSee site.
E, IEEcomeme (online journal)OngoingSee site.
E, IE, CCEnergy & Environment6 issues/yearNot specified
IE, E, EJE: The Environmental Magazine6 issues/yr.2,400-4,000 words
EBEco-Management & Auditing4 issues/yr.2,000-3,500 words
IE, CC, GEcopolitics: Thoughts & Action  
E, IEEnvironmentMonthly2,000-4,000 words for Main Articles; 1,000-1,700 for Departments section
IEEnvironment and Sustainable Development4 issues/yr.Not specified
IE, E, EJEnvironmental Ethics4 issues/yr.20 pages
EEnvironmental Law (Lewis & Clark Law School)4 issues/yr.20 pages
EB, E, IEEnvironmental Management8 issues/yr.Maximum 10,000 words, most pieces 4,000-6,000
E, IEEnvironmental Management and Health5 issues/yr.3,000-6,000 words
E, IEEnvironmental Politics4 issues/yr.Not specified (articles, profiles, reviews)
E, IE, EB, GEnvironmental Practice4 issues/yr.Research articles (systematic study): 5,000 words; Environmental reviews (summaries of diffused research literature): 6,000 words; Commentaries (focus on particular topic): 2,500 words
CC, E, IEEnvironmental Science & Policy6 issues/yr.Contributor guidelines
IE, E, EJEnvironmental Values4 issues/yr. 
E, IE, GEthics and International Affairs4 issues/yr.Not specified
E, IE, EBEthics in Science and Environmental PoliticsOnline journal, copyflow based on submissions, see this. 10-25 pages
EEthics, Place and Environment3 issues/yr.8,000 words
E (regional)European Environment: The Journal of European Environmental Policy 6,000 words
For guidelines, contact the Editor-in-Chief: a.gouldson@lse.ac.uk
IEEuropean Journal of International Law4 issues/yr.3,000-10,000 words
IEGeorgetown International Environmental Law Review3 issues/yr.See site
IE, EBGlobal Environmental Politics4 issues/yr.Current debates articles: 2,000-3,000 words; Research articles: 7,000-9,000 words
IE, CC, GGlobal Governance4 issues/yr.7,000 words
IE, GGlobal Networks4 issues/yr.5,000-8,000 words
IE, GGlobal Society4 issues/year8,000-10,000 words
IE, GGreen Globe Yearbook1 issue/yr.Not specified (articles by solicitation, but editors open to suggestions)
EB, GGreener Management International4 issues/yr.4,000-6,000 words
EB, G, IEIndiana Journal of Global Legal Studies2 issues/yr. 
IE, GInternational Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics4 issues/yr.Not specified
GInternational Journal of Economic Development3 issues/yr.None specified
EBInternational Journal of Environmental Technology & Management4 issues/yearNot specified
Contact the Editor in Chief at: ijetm@inderscienc.com
IEInternational Journal of Global Environmental Issues4 issues/yr. 
IE, E, W, GInternational Journal of Regulation and Governance2 issues/year6,000 words
EBInternational Journal of Risk Assessment & Management4 issues/yr. 
EBInternational Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education3 issues/yr.See home page.
W, IEInternational Journal of Water Resources Development4 issues/yr.6,000 words or less
IEInternational Organization4 issues/yr.16,000 words or less
IEInternational Security4 issues/yr.Not specified
IEInternational Studies Quarterly4 issues/yr.Not more than 50 pages (double spaced)
IEInternational Studies Review3 issues/yr.8,000-10,000 words
GInternationale Politik4 issues/yr. 
IE, EJournal of Comparative Policy Analysis3 issues/yr.20-40 double spaced pages
IEJournal of Environment & Development4 issues/yr.5,000-10,000 words, shorter pieces for Policy Analysis and Regional Reports sections.
EBJournal of Corporate Citizenship4 issues/yr.4,000-6,000 words
EB, EJournal of Environmental Assessment Policy & Management
email: wspc@wspc.com.sg
4 issues/yr.5,000-7,000 words, though longer pieces considered
E, IEJournal of Environmental Law2 issues/yr.5,000 words
EBJournal of Environmental Planning and Management3 issues/yr.8,000 words
E, IEJournal of Environmental Policy and Planning4 issues/yr.8,000 words
E, EJ, G

Journal of Political Ecology  
IE, G, EJLaw, Social Justice and Global Development3 issues/yr.3,000-8,000 words
IEMillennium: Journal of International Studies3 issues/yr.7,000-9,000 words
EMissouri Environmental Law & Policy Review2 issues/yr. 
IE, GNatural Resources Forum4 issues/yr.6,000-8,000 word
E, G, IENew Political Science4 issues/year40 pages
EB, G, E, IEOrganization & Environment4 issues/yr.8,000 words
IE, GPacifica Review: Peace, Security & Global Change3 issues/yr.10,000 words
IEPeace Review4 issues/yr.2,500-3,500 words
IE, GProgress in Development Studies4 issues/yr.Review articles: 5000-7000 words Progress reports: 2000 words
ERes Communes: Vermont's Journal of the EnvironmentRolling basis 
IEReview of European Community & International Environmental Law3 issues/yr.Not specified
IEReview of International Political Economy4 issues/yr.Not specified
E, EJSociety and Natural Resources10 issues/yr.25 pages or less
IE, GSustainable Development4 issues/year3500-6000 words
WThe Environmentalist4 issues/yr.3,000-7,000 words, including references
IE, E, GThird World Quarterly3 issues/year5,000-7,000 words
IE, GTransnational Associations6 issues/yr.2-15 A4 pages
IE, GWorld Politics4 issues/yr.10,000 words or less
IE, CCWorld Resources Review4 issues/yr.20 pages, double-spaced