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Journal of Environmental Quality

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States

ISSN0047-2425eISSN1537-2537

SJR Q2✓ 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?

188

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 146d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.74

H-Indexi

257

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.888

Total Worksi

11,035

Total Citationsi

529,283

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Sciences; Environmental Engineering; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law; Pollution; Waste Management and Disposal; Water Science and Technology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, 1994-

StatusActive

Total Publications11,035

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0047-2425 / 1537-2537

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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

178

5.1k

2019

190

3.4k

2020

130

1.9k

2021

130

1.2k

2022

2023

133

644

2024

158

199

2025

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.

Environmental EngineeringQ2

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2

PollutionQ2

Waste Management and DisposalQ2

Water Science and TechnologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalWater Science and TechnologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEnvironmental EngineeringPollution

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Soil and Water Nutrient DynamicsSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPesticide and Herbicide Environmental StudiesHeavy metals in environmentHydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Environmental Quality

Is Journal of Environmental Quality a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Environmental Quality: 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 Journal of Environmental Quality?

Journal of Environmental Quality 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 1.98.

Is Journal of Environmental Quality indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Environmental Quality is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Environmental Quality?