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Water Science and Engineering

Editorial Office of Water Science and Engineering · China · Est. 1970

ISSN1674-2370eISSN2405-8106

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

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

0.938

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.706

Total Works

665

Total Citations

8,980

2yr Mean Citedness

2.29

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Water Science and Engineering publishes research on water resource management, pollution control, and hydraulic engineering. Articles cover topics such as streamflow forecasting, contaminant removal from wastewater and groundwater, water distribution network modeling, and the hydrodynamics of water bodies. The journal also addresses the environmental impacts of water treatment processes and the development of novel materials and technologies for water purification and remediation.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Annual Volume~ 46 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications665

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~50 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

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Editorial Office of Water Science and Engineering

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1674-2370 / 2405-8106

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ1

Ocean EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Water Resources

Scopus Categories

Ocean EngineeringCivil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesHydraulic flow and structuresHydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementDam Engineering and SafetyCoastal and Marine DynamicsHydrology and Drought AnalysisHydrological Forecasting Using AISoil erosion and sediment transportLandslides and related hazards