''Ambio: A Journal of Environment and Society'' is a monthly
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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Content
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published by
Springer Science+Business Media on behalf of the
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ( sv, Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien) is one of the Swedish Royal Academies, royal academies of Sweden. Founded on 2 June 1739, it is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special ...
. It was established in 1972. The
editor-in-chief is Bo Söderström (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences).
It covers research concerning the human environment, including
ecology,
environmental economics, geology,
geochemistry,
geophysics,
physical geography,
human geography,
paleontology,
hydrology, water resources,
oceanography
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,
Earth sciences,
meteorology, and other subjects.
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2021
impact factor of 6.943, ranking it 18th out of 54 journals in the category "Engineering, Environmental"
and 56th out of 279 journals in the category "Environmental Sciences".
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Magazines published in Stockholm
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Publications established in 1972
Environmental studies journals
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1972 establishments in Sweden