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Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0272-3646eISSN1930-0557

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.443

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.654

Total Works

1,441

Total Citations

29,385

2yr Mean Citedness

1.16

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on hydrological and erosional responses to environmental changes, including the impacts of deadwood cover in mountain forests, paleolimnological analysis of sediment profiles in landslide-formed lakes, soil salinity risk assessment under climate and socioeconomic change scenarios, and hydroclimatic change projections for river basins.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,441

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0272-3646 / 1930-0557

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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

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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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Atmospheric ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesGeography, PhysicalGeosciences, MultidisciplinaryMeteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Climate variability and modelsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchSoil erosion and sediment transportHydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesHydrology and Watershed Management Studies