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Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Institution of Chemical Engineers · United Kingdom · Est. 1983

ISSN1744-3598

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

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

1.473

H-Index

183

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.709

Total Works

20,158

Total Citations

504,425

2yr Mean Citedness

6.37

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Process Safety and Environmental Protection aims to be the principal international journal for publication of high quality, original papers in the branches of engineering concerned with the safety of industrial processes and the protection of the environment. Its scope includes Engineering and Environmental Engineering, and Chemical Engineering.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

FrequencySix No. A Year, 1999-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications20,158

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

Institution of Chemical Engineers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1744-3598

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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

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.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Environmental ChemistryQ1

Environmental EngineeringQ1

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, ChemicalEngineering, Environmental

Scopus Categories

Environmental EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Environmental Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Process Optimization and IntegrationRisk and Safety AnalysisFluid Dynamics and MixingMembrane Separation TechnologiesAdvanced Control Systems OptimizationCombustion and Detonation ProcessesAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceExtraction and Separation ProcessesCarbon Dioxide Capture Technologies