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Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0341-8162eISSN1872-6887

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.759

H-Indexi

205

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.643

Total Worksi

10,470

Total Citationsi

389,602

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Soil Science; Water Resources; Earth-Surface Processes.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, <2010->

StatusActive

Total Publications10,470

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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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?

0341-8162 / 1872-6887

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

497

23k

2019

615

25k

2020

781

25k

2021

800

20k

2022

798

15k

2023

811

8.5k

2024

978

3.4k

2025

542

144

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.

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, MultidisciplinarySoil ScienceWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface Processes

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Soil erosion and sediment transportSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchHydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesHydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Frequently asked questions about Catena

Is Catena a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Catena: 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 Catena?

Catena 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 4.55.

Is Catena indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Catena is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Catena?