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Advances in Water Resources

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0309-1708eISSN1872-9657

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.024

H-Indexi

206

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.324

Total Worksi

5,613

Total Citationsi

269,939

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Advances in Water Resources provides a forum for the presentation of fundamental scientific advances in the understanding of water resources systems. The journal aims to foster research in mechanics, hydrology, porous medium, geotechnical engineering, and aquifer.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency12 No. A Year, 2002-

StatusActive

Total Publications5,613

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0309-1708 / 1872-9657

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

215

2019

256

8.4k

2020

191

4.2k

2021

166

3.6k

2022

163

1.8k

2023

195

1.4k

2024

237

526

2025

147

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.

Water Science and TechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Water Resources

Scopus Categories

Water Science and Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Groundwater flow and contamination studiesHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesSoil and Unsaturated FlowHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Advances in Water Resources

Is Advances in Water Resources a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Advances in Water Resources: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Advances in Water Resources?

Advances in Water Resources 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 3.09.

Is Advances in Water Resources indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Advances in Water Resources is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.