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Separation Science and Technology

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United States · Est. 1978

ISSN1520-5754

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.416

H-Indexi

115

SNIPi

0.611

Total Worksi

9,764

Total Citationsi

177,603

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.85

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Separation Science and Technology publishes research related to Chemical Engineering and Chemistry. The journal focuses on preparative separation processes and theoretical contributions to the field of separation science.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

FrequencySixteen No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,764

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1520-5754

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

380

7.1k

2019

230

3.3k

2020

158

1.9k

2021

149

1.3k

2022

148

1.2k

2023

161

790

2024

233

380

2025

163

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.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q3

Filtration and SeparationQ3

Process Chemistry and TechnologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MultidisciplinaryEngineering, Chemical

Scopus Categories

Filtration and SeparationProcess Chemistry and TechnologyChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Extraction and Separation ProcessesAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalRadioactive element chemistry and processingChemical Synthesis and CharacterizationMembrane Separation TechnologiesMinerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesMembrane Separation and Gas TransportMembrane-based Ion Separation TechniquesAnalytical chemistry methods developmentAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatography

Frequently asked questions about Separation Science and Technology

Is Separation Science and Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Separation Science and Technology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Separation Science and Technology?

Separation Science and Technology 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 1.85.

Is Separation Science and Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Separation Science and Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.