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Water Science and Technology

IWA Publishing · United Kingdom

ISSN0273-1223eISSN1996-9732

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

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

0.637

H-Index

190

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.731

Total Works

29,689

Total Citations

639,478

2yr Mean Citedness

3.28

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the treatment of various types of wastewater, including industrial, municipal, and agricultural sources. It covers the removal of contaminants such as microplastics, heavy metals, and nutrients using diverse methods like photocatalysis, biochar, membrane filtration, and biological processes. The journal also addresses challenges in water management, including stormwater drainage, desalination, and the impact of climate change on water resources.

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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 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 339 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications29,689

Publisher OrgPergamon Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~17 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

IWA Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0273-1223 / 1996-9732

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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?

LOCKSS, 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

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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.

Environmental EngineeringQ2

Water Science and TechnologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, EnvironmentalEnvironmental SciencesWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Water Science and TechnologyEnvironmental Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalConstructed Wetlands for Wastewater TreatmentUrban Stormwater Management SolutionsMembrane Separation TechnologiesWastewater Treatment and Reuse