Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal ( IAPA) is an international refereed journal and is the official publication of the International Association for Impact Assessment ( www.iaia.org). The editors welcome a diverse range of papers, including multi-author and interdisciplinary papers, that focus on the environmental, social, health, sustainability, and/or other assessments of projects, programmes, plans and policies. IAPA is aimed at readers in universities, government and public agencies, consultancies, NGOs and community groups.
Published six times a year, IAPA contains a variety of peer-reviewed research articles, letters, and book reviews of recently published titles. IAPA provides a one-source link to the latest ideas in the wide-ranging field of impact assessment.
Peer Review Statement
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal is an international, peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge.
All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.
All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via Editorial Manager.
Journal metrics
Usage
448K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.8 (2023) Impact Factor
2.1 (2023) 5 year IF
4.6 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.806 (2023) SNIP
0.576 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
6 days avg. from submission to first
decision
70 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
12 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
27% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
EDITOR: Urmila Jha-Thakur, University of Liverpool, UK
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Thomas Fischer, University of Liverpool, UK
BOOK REVIEW EDITORS:
Luis Sánchez, Brazil Sam Hayes, UK – England
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Jos Arts, The Netherlands Berit Balfors, Sweden Sara Bice, Australia Jill Blakley, Canada Matthew Cashmore, Denmark Ana Maria Esteves, The Netherlands Philip Fearnside, Brazil Daniel Franks, Belgium Gesa Geissler, Germany Davide Geneletti, Italy Ainhoa Gonzalez, Ireland/Spain Kevin Hanna, Canada Ben Harris-Roxas, Australia Carlos Iglesias-Merchan, Spain Alexandra Jiricka, Austria Elsa João, UK – Scotland Deanna Kemp, Australia Lone Koernoev, Denmark Marcelo Montano, Brazil Angus Morrison-Saunders, Australia Bram Noble, Canada Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh, Australia Marla Orenstein, Canada Maria Rosário Partidário, Portugal Francois Retief, South Africa Riki Therivel, UK – England Frank Vanclay, The Netherlands
Abstracting and indexing
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal is abstracted and indexed in the following places (taken via www.ulrichsweb.com):
•CABI Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases AgBiotechNet Agricultural Engineering Abstracts CAB Abstracts Crop Science Database Environmental Impact Forest Science Database Forestry Abstracts Global Health Horticultural Science Database Maize Abstracts (Online) Plant Breeding Abstracts (Online) Plant Genetics and Breeding Database Rural Development Abstracts Soil Science Database Soils and Fertilizers (Online) TropAg & Rural Tropical Diseases Bulletin World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts
•CSA CSA Engineering Research Database CSA Sustainability Science Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts), Priority CSA Technology Research Database CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts), Selective Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, Priority International Bibliography of the Social Sciences PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service), vol.22, no.4, 2004-vol.28, no.3, 2010 Sociological Abstracts (Online), vol.27, no.3, 2009-vol.27, no.3, 2009
•De Gruyter Saur Dietrich's Index Philosophicus IBZ - Internationale Bibliographie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur Internationale Bibliographie der Rezensionen Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlicher Literatur
•EBSCOhost Academic Search Alumni Edition, 4/1/2003- Academic Search Complete, 4/1/2003- Academic Search Premier, 4/1/2003- Business Source Alumni Edition, 4/1/2003- Business Source Complete, 4/1/2003- Business Source Corporate, 4/1/2003- Business Source Premier, 4/1/2003- Current Abstracts, 4/1/2003- Energy & Power Source, 9/1/2003- GeoRef Political Science Complete, 4/1/2003- Public Affairs Index, 6/1/2003- TOC Premier (Table of Contents), 4/1/2003-
•Elsevier BV GEOBASE Scopus, 1986-1997
•OCLC ABI/INFORM (American Business Information), vol.22, no.4, 2004-vol.28, no.4, 2010 ArticleFirst, vol.9, no.1, 1994-vol.12, no.4, 1997 Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, Priority PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service), vol.22, no.4, 2004-vol.28, no.3, 2010 Sociological Abstracts (Online), vol.27, no.3, 2009-vol.27, no.3, 2009
•Ovid GeoRef
•ProQuest ABI/INFORM Complete, 06/01/2004- ABI/INFORM Global (American Business Information), 06/01/2004- GeoRef Professional ABI/INFORM Complete, 06/01/2004- Professional ProQuest Central, 06/01/2004- ProQuest 5000, 06/01/2004- ProQuest 5000 International, 06/01/2004- ProQuest Central, 06/01/2004- ProQuest Natural Science Journals, 06/01/2004- ProQuest SciTech Journals, 06/01/2004-
Open access
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
The International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) is the leading global network on impact assessment.
Impact assessment, simply defined, is the process of identifying the future consequences of a current or proposed action. IAIA is the leading global network on best practice in the use of impact assessment for informed decision making regarding policies, programs, plans and projects. Members of IAIA believe that impact assessment is a practical tool for helping meet today's needs without compromising the opportunities for future generations.
Members of IAIA come from 100+ countries and are united in the belief that impact assessment is a practical tool for helping make informed decisions regarding policies, programs, plans and projects without compromising the opportunities of future generations.
For more information about IAIA or how to join the international network, visit http://www.iaia.org/.
IAIA - Promoting the practice of impact assessment since 1981.
Print ISSN:
1461-5517
Online ISSN:
1471-5465
6 issues per year
Continued as:
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal
(1998 - current)
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