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| Climatic Change (journal) | |
|---|---|
| Title | Climatic Change |
| Discipline | Climate science |
| Abbreviation | Climatic Change |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Country | United States |
| History | 1978–present |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Impact | 5.3 |
| Impact-year | 2023 |
| Issn | 0165-0009 |
| Eissn | 1573-1480 |
Climatic Change (journal) is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal covering research on anthropogenic and natural factors affecting climate, mitigation, adaptation, and policy responses. Established in 1978 and published by Springer Nature, the journal serves audiences across physical sciences, social sciences, engineering, and law, engaging scholars affiliated with institutions such as National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and universities worldwide. The title has been cited in reports by organizations like World Bank, International Energy Agency, United Nations Environment Programme, and European Commission.
Climatic Change was founded amid rising attention following events such as the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, the 1979 World Climate Conference, and the formation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Early editors commissioned work connected to research centers including Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Max Planck Institute for Meteorology. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s the journal published studies linked to programs like the Global Climate Observing System, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations culminating in the Kyoto Protocol, and modeling advances from groups at Met Office Hadley Centre, National Center for Atmospheric Research, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. In the 21st century Climatic Change expanded to include work intersecting with the Paris Agreement, European Green Deal, and major assessments by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The journal aims to bridge contributions from researchers affiliated with California Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, ETH Zurich, Peking University, Indian Institute of Science, and policy bodies such as Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations, and World Health Organization. Its scope covers paleoclimate analyses tied to Greenland ice cores, Antarctic research stations and projects like International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, contemporary observations from Argo (oceanography), NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, and model intercomparisons such as Coupled Model Intercomparison Project. It solicits work on adaptation strategies relevant to case studies in Bangladesh, Netherlands, Small Island Developing States, and mitigation pathways addressing energy systems including research from International Renewable Energy Agency, BP, Shell plc, and integrative assessments used by United Nations Environment Programme.
The editorial board comprises scholars and practitioners with affiliations to institutions such as Princeton University, Stanford University, Yale University, Columbia University, Australian National University, University of Tokyo, King's College London, Tsinghua University, and policy organizations like World Resources Institute and Rocky Mountain Institute. Manuscripts undergo peer review by referees drawn from networks including American Geophysical Union, European Geosciences Union, Royal Society, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and specialist centers such as Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. The journal accepts original research articles, reviews, commentaries, and policy analyses, with editorial decisions informed by ethical guidelines similar to those of Committee on Publication Ethics and archival standards used by Digital Object Identifier registries and repositories like arXiv and institutional archives at Harvard Dataverse.
Climatic Change is indexed in major services including Science Citation Index, Scopus, PubMed Central for select content, EBSCOhost, ProQuest, Geobase, and specialized aggregators used by libraries at Library of Congress, British Library, and Bibliothèque nationale de France. Its metadata is harvested via protocols endorsed by CrossRef and cataloged in databases maintained by Clarivate and Elsevier.
The journal has influenced policy debates in venues such as the United Nations General Assembly, briefings to the United States Congress, and assessments by the European Parliament. High-citation articles have been referenced by reports from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, World Bank, International Energy Agency, and courts adjudicating climate-related litigation such as cases in the European Court of Human Rights and national supreme courts. Citation metrics reported by Journal Citation Reports and alternative metrics from Altmetric highlight impact across academia and media outlets including coverage by The New York Times, The Guardian, Nature (journal), and Science (journal).
Notable contributions include interdisciplinary syntheses involving authors from Princeton Program on Science and Global Security, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, and Stockholm Environment Institute, plus special issues addressing topics tied to events like the UNFCCC COP21, the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, and thematic collections on carbon budget research influencing studies by Global Carbon Project and scenario work associated with Shared Socioeconomic Pathways. Landmark papers have engaged scholars from Cornell University, University of California, Berkeley, Imperial College London, and organizations such as World Meteorological Organization.
The journal has faced debate over editorial decisions that intersect with polarized public controversies similar to disputes around reporting in outlets like The Wall Street Journal and political responses in legislatures such as United States Congress committees. Criticism has occasionally referenced contested peer-review outcomes involving authors affiliated with fossil fuel companies like ExxonMobil and think tanks comparable to Heartland Institute, prompting discussion among members of Union of Concerned Scientists, Friends of the Earth, and scholarly societies including American Association for the Advancement of Science about transparency, conflicts of interest, and the handling of contrarian submissions.
Category:Climate change journals