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Vadose Zone Journal

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 2002

ISSN1539-1663eISSN1539-1663

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

147

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 143d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.894

H-Indexi

129

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.049

Total Worksi

3,208

Total Citationsi

110,744

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.67

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Sciences; Soil Science; Water Resources.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

FrequencyQuarterly, 2003-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,208

Publisher OrgSoil Science Society of America

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~30 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1539-1663 / 1539-1663

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

Citations received

114

2.8k

2019

1.7k

2020

1.3k

2021

722

2022

474

2023

489

2024

142

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.

Soil ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesSoil ScienceWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Soil Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Soil and Unsaturated FlowGroundwater flow and contamination studiesSoil Moisture and Remote SensingHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesGeophysical Methods and ApplicationsGeophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsLandslides and related hazardsGroundwater and Isotope GeochemistryPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsSoil erosion and sediment transport

Frequently asked questions about Vadose Zone Journal

Is Vadose Zone Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Vadose Zone Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Vadose Zone Journal?

Vadose Zone Journal 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 2.67.

Is Vadose Zone Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Vadose Zone Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Vadose Zone Journal?