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Grundwasser

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1996

ISSN1432-1165

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

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 Scorei

0.319

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.598

Total Worksi

1,140

Total Citationsi

3,997

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on groundwater, examining its temperature, quality, and ecosystems. It investigates nutrient fluxes, particularly nitrogen, into surface and groundwater, and the transport of contaminants like microcystins. The journal also covers the use of groundwater for thermal energy storage and heat pumps, as well as the impact of climate change on groundwater resources and management strategies.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,140

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1432-1165

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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

2019

105

2020

128

2021

140

2022

2023

2024

2025

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 TechnologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Water Science and Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Groundwater flow and contamination studiesKarst Systems and HydrogeologyGroundwater and Isotope GeochemistryHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science and Water ManagementSoil and Unsaturated FlowCivil and Structural Engineering ResearchGeothermal Energy Systems and ApplicationsHuman auditory perception and evaluationMine drainage and remediation techniques

Frequently asked questions about Grundwasser

Is Grundwasser a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for Grundwasser. It is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus and has a PubScope Trust Score of 37/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Grundwasser?

Grundwasser is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (in the Journal Citation Reports). 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 1.06.

Is Grundwasser indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Grundwasser is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.