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Water and Environment Journal

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1987

ISSN1747-6585eISSN1747-6593

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?

359

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 327d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.508

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.565

Total Worksi

3,221

Total Citationsi

32,050

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Sciences; Limnology; Water Resources; Environmental Engineering; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law; Water Science and Technology; Pollution.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

FrequencyQuarterly, 2005-<Mar. 2006>

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,221

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1747-6585 / 1747-6593

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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

1.3k

2019

142

1.8k

2020

766

2021

528

2022

405

2023

121

2024

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.

Environmental EngineeringQ2

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2

Water Science and TechnologyQ2

PollutionQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesLimnologyWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Water Science and TechnologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEnvironmental EngineeringPollution

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Water resources management and optimizationHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesWater Quality and Pollution AssessmentWastewater Treatment and ReuseWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalUrban Stormwater Management SolutionsConstructed Wetlands for Wastewater TreatmentWater Systems and OptimizationFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes

Frequently asked questions about Water and Environment Journal

Is Water and Environment Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Water and Environment 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 Water and Environment Journal?

Water and Environment 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 1.06.

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

Water and Environment Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Water and Environment Journal?