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Water Research

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0043-1354eISSN1879-2448

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

3.701

H-Indexi

453

SNIPi

2.363

Total Worksi

31,012

Total Citationsi

2,229,420

2yr Mean Citednessi

10.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Browse through a wide range of high-quality academic journals offered by Elsevier, including open access options, to enrich your research journey.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwenty No. A Year, 2002-

StatusActive

Total Publications31,012

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0043-1354 / 1879-2448

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.1k

98k

2019

1.2k

101k

2020

1.1k

71k

2021

1.3k

75k

2022

1.4k

56k

2023

1.8k

45k

2024

20k

2025

1.4k

1.5k

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.

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ1

Ecological ModelingQ1

Environmental EngineeringQ1

PollutionQ1

Waste Management and DisposalQ1

Water Science and TechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, EnvironmentalEnvironmental SciencesWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalWater Science and TechnologyEcological ModelingEnvironmental EngineeringPollutionCivil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalWater Treatment and DisinfectionMembrane Separation TechnologiesPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsAdvanced oxidation water treatment

Frequently asked questions about Water Research

Is Water Research a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Water Research?

Water Research 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 10.33.

Is Water Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Water Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Water Research?