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Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0169-7722eISSN1873-6009

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.335

H-Indexi

140

SNIPi

1.1

Total Worksi

4,389

Total Citationsi

146,890

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.13

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology covers surface and subsurface hydrology as it relates to contamination. The journal's scope includes legacy and emerging pollutants, nutrients, nanoparticles, microorganisms, microplastics, and constituents associated with energy production. It also embraces experimental and computational investigations of contaminant sorption, diffusion, biological and chemical transformation, volatilization, and transport, as well as aquifer research, hydraulic conductivity, plume, and pollution.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwenty Eight No. A Year, <2001->

StatusActive

Total Publications4,389

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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0169-7722 / 1873-6009

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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

2.7k

2019

113

2.9k

2020

130

2.3k

2021

133

2.5k

2022

104

1.5k

2023

146

1.8k

2024

288

1.2k

2025

200

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

Water Science and TechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesGeosciences, MultidisciplinaryWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Water Science and TechnologyEnvironmental Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Groundwater flow and contamination studiesSoil and Unsaturated FlowGroundwater and Isotope GeochemistryHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Is Journal of Contaminant Hydrology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Contaminant Hydrology: 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 Contaminant Hydrology?

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 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 4.13.

Is Journal of Contaminant Hydrology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.