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Global Environmental Change Template

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About the Global Environmental Change format

Global Environmental Change is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Climate Change Policy and Economics.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Global Environmental Change, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inSustainability and Climate Change Governance Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Climate Change Policy and Economics Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Climate Change Communication and Perception
ISSN0959-3780
Citation impact (2-yr)8.22
h-index297
i10-index2,494
Total citations416,863
Article processing charge$5,150
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of East Anglia
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Global Environmental Change per year

261
2014
155
2015
130
2016
111
2017
132
2018
128
2019
139
2020
185
2021
138
2022
118
2023
120
2024
104
2025

Citation impact of Global Environmental Change by publication year

33.9K
2014
25.1K
2015
26.8K
2016
14.7K
2017
13.7K
2018
12.8K
2019
11.3K
2020
11.2K
2021
6.3K
2022
3.8K
2023
1.8K
2024
521
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Global Environmental Change

The Shared Socioeconomic Pathways and their energy, land use, and greenhouse gas emissions implications: An overview

Keywan Riahi, Detlef P. van Vuuren, Elmar Kriegler et al. · 13 Sep 2016

This paper presents the overview of the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) and their energy, land use, and emissions implications. The SSPs are part of a new scenario framework, established by the climate change research community in order to facilitate the integrated analysis of future climate impacts, vulnerabilities, adaptation, and mitigation. The pathways were developed over…

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Global Environmental Change template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Global Environmental Change format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Global Environmental Change template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Elsevier format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Global Environmental Change use?
Global Environmental Change uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Global Environmental Change, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Global Environmental Change?
No. DocuGuru generates the elsarticle LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Elsevier-ready Global Environmental Change document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Global Environmental Change template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Global Environmental Change format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Global Environmental Change?
Global Environmental Change is a multidisciplinary journal published by Elsevier. DocuGuru's Global Environmental Change template matches Elsevier's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Global Environmental Change PDF?
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