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Desalination

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0011-9164eISSN1873-4464

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.635

H-Indexi

278

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.612

Total Worksi

20,706

Total Citationsi

868,909

2yr Mean Citednessi

8.74

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Desalination is an inter-disciplinary journal publishing high quality papers on desalination materials, processes and related technologies. It is dedicated to research and application of desalination technology, environment and energy considerations, integrated water management, water reuse, wastewater and related topics.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications20,706

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0011-9164 / 1873-4464

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

349

21k

2019

472

26k

2020

439

19k

2021

681

24k

2022

738

20k

2023

19k

2024

1.1k

7.1k

2025

561

313

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Water Science and TechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, ChemicalWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Water Science and TechnologyMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)Mechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Membrane Separation TechnologiesMembrane-based Ion Separation TechniquesSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsFuel Cells and Related MaterialsMembrane Separation and Gas Transport

Frequently asked questions about Desalination

Is Desalination a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Desalination: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Desalination?

Desalination is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 8.74.

Is Desalination indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Desalination is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.