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Journal of Arid Environments

Academic Press · United States

ISSN0140-1963eISSN1095-922X

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 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

0.705

H-Indexi

174

SNIPi

0.968

Total Worksi

7,129

Total Citationsi

232,271

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Arid Environments is an international journal publishing original scientific and technical research articles on the physical, biological, and cultural aspects of arid, semi-arid, and desert environments. It covers topics such as land use, conservation, land degradation and rehabilitation, environmental monitoring and management, agroforestry, desertification, physical geography, and precipitation.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly, 2004-

StatusActive

Total Publications7,129

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

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?

Academic Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0140-1963 / 1095-922X

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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

177

3.2k

2019

244

4.3k

2020

226

3.1k

2021

142

1.7k

2022

129

2023

150

689

2024

197

483

2025

149

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.

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

EcologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyEnvironmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface ProcessesEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesRangeland Management and Livestock EcologyRangeland and Wildlife ManagementPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsWildlife Ecology and Conservation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Arid Environments

Is Journal of Arid Environments a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Arid Environments: 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 Journal of Arid Environments?

Journal of Arid Environments 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 2.00.

Is Journal of Arid Environments indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Arid Environments is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.