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Urban Water Journal

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1744-9006

SJR Q2✓ 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?

265

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 236d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.5

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.602

Total Worksi

1,499

Total Citationsi

31,465

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Urban Water Journal provides a forum for research and professional communities dealing with water systems in the urban environment. It focuses on water-related infrastructure and sustainable urban water management, encouraging integrated approaches and contributing to sustainable development.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 100 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,499

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1744-9006

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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

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

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

1.7k

2019

2020

103

1.1k

2021

125

922

2022

629

2023

253

2024

122

148

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Water Science and TechnologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Water Resources

Scopus Categories

Water Science and TechnologyGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban Stormwater Management SolutionsWater Systems and OptimizationFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementWater resources management and optimizationHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesWater Treatment and DisinfectionWastewater Treatment and ReuseWater-Energy-Food Nexus StudiesUrban Heat Island MitigationChild Nutrition and Water Access

Frequently asked questions about Urban Water Journal

Is Urban Water Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Urban Water Journal: 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 Urban Water Journal?

Urban Water 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 1.29.

Is Urban Water Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Urban Water Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.