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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

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.398

H-Indexi

183

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.709

Total Worksi

20,158

Total Citationsi

504,425

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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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—

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?

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

Citations received

943

36k

2019

38k

2020

1.1k

33k

2021

1.6k

40k

2022

1.7k

33k

2023

2.2k

29k

2024

2.1k

8.6k

2025

1.1k

431

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Is Process Safety and Environmental Protection a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Process Safety and Environmental Protection: 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 Process Safety and Environmental Protection?

Process Safety and Environmental Protection 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 6.37.

Is Process Safety and Environmental Protection indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Process Safety and Environmental Protection is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.