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Science of the Total Environment

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0048-9697

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

2.043

H-Indexi

482

SNIPi

1.835

Total Worksi

83,656

Total Citationsi

3,917,072

2yr Mean Citednessi

9.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Science of the Total Environment is an international multi-disciplinary natural science journal for publication of original research on the total environment, which includes the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and anthroposphere. It covers environmental science and its relationship with humankind.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyWeekly, 2019-

StatusActive

Total Publications83,656

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

5/11 · 45%

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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?

0048-9697

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

✅

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?

N/A

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

6.1k

409k

2019

7.8k

535k

2020

7.8k

384k

2021

304k

2022

8.4k

221k

2023

8.5k

128k

2024

15k

2025

936

411

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 ChemistryQ1

Environmental EngineeringQ1

PollutionQ1

Waste Management and DisposalQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalEnvironmental EngineeringPollutionEnvironmental Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Air Quality and Health ImpactsHeavy metals in environmentToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Frequently asked questions about Science of the Total Environment

Is Science of the Total Environment a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Science of the Total Environment: it is indexed in 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 Science of the Total Environment?

Science of the Total Environment is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 2.043.

Is Science of the Total Environment indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Science of the Total Environment is indexed in Scopus.