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Adsorption Science and Technology

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0263-6174eISSN2048-4038

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total65

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.734

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.915

Total Works

2,527

Total Citations

36,542

2yr Mean Citedness

1.46

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the science and technology of adsorption, particularly concerning the removal of pollutants from water and air. It investigates the use of various materials, including activated carbons, biochars, composites, and metal-organic frameworks, as adsorbents. Research also explores the adsorption of gases like CO2 and CH4, and the recovery of valuable materials such as gold.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications2,527

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0263-6174 / 2048-4038

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Surfaces and InterfacesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, AppliedChemistry, PhysicalEngineering, Chemical

Scopus Categories

Surfaces and InterfacesChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMesoporous Materials and CatalysisZeolite Catalysis and SynthesisAnalytical chemistry methods development