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Desalination

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0011-9164eISSN1873-4464

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.721

H-Index

278

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.612

Total Works

20,706

Total Citations

868,909

2yr Mean Citedness

8.74

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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.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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