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Air, Soil and Water Research

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN1178-6221eISSN1178-6221

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

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

0.829

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.155

Total Works

355

Total Citations

5,233

2yr Mean Citedness

1.96

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on research related to water resources, including water quality, treatment, and management. It examines the impact of various factors such as pollution, climate change, and land use on water bodies. The scope also encompasses the development and evaluation of technologies for water purification and wastewater treatment, as well as the study of soil moisture and its role in agriculture and irrigation.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 33 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications355

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~8 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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1178-6221 / 1178-6221

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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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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2021

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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.

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Soil erosion and sediment transportHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesWater Quality and Pollution AssessmentAir Quality and Health ImpactsGroundwater and Watershed AnalysisSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsHeavy metals in environmentSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsAir Quality Monitoring and ForecastingAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal