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Soil and Sediment Contamination

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1998

ISSN1549-7887

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.442

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.584

Total Works

1,700

Total Citations

23,320

2yr Mean Citedness

1.84

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal publishes research on assessing and mitigating contaminated soils and sediments. It explores topics including heavy metals, waste management, environmental engineering, sludge, petrochemicals, hydrocarbons, and pesticides, as well as their health effects, hazards, and regulatory/legal issues.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 102 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,700

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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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?

1549-7887

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Soil ScienceQ2

Environmental ChemistryQ3

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ3

PollutionQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Soil SciencePollutionEnvironmental ChemistryHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Heavy metals in environmentMicrobial bioremediation and biosurfactantsGeochemistry and Geologic MappingToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactRadioactivity and Radon MeasurementsPesticide and Herbicide Environmental StudiesElectrokinetic Soil Remediation TechniquesGroundwater flow and contamination studiesMine drainage and remediation techniquesChromium effects and bioremediation