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River Research and Applications

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2002

ISSN1535-1459eISSN1535-1467

SJR Q2✓ 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?

216

days submission → published

measured · last 15 articles · accept 191d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.651

H-Indexi

117

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.822

Total Worksi

3,418

Total Citationsi

86,633

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Sciences; Water Resources; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Science (miscellaneous); Water Science and Technology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

FrequencyTen No. A Year, 2005-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,418

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

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?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1535-1459 / 1535-1467

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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

194

3.4k

2019

200

3.3k

2020

168

1.6k

2021

183

1.2k

2022

148

769

2023

189

644

2024

174

139

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.

Environmental ChemistryQ2

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Water Science and TechnologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Water Science and TechnologyEnvironmental Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fish Ecology and Management StudiesHydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesSoil erosion and sediment transportFreshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementFish Biology and Ecology StudiesSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsFish biology, ecology, and behavior

Frequently asked questions about River Research and Applications

Is River Research and Applications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for River Research and Applications: 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 River Research and Applications?

River Research and Applications 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 1.59.

Is River Research and Applications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

River Research and Applications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of River Research and Applications?