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Agricultural Water Management

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1976

ISSN1873-2283

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total65

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

1.757

H-Index

209

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.873

Total Works

10,105

Total Citations

407,689

2yr Mean Citedness

5.78

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the management of agricultural water resources, investigating methods to enhance water use efficiency, optimize irrigation strategies, and understand the impacts of water management on crop productivity and environmental sustainability. Research covers topics such as water-nitrogen co-regulation, soil moisture dynamics, drought propagation, and the effects of mulching and fertilization on water and nutrient utilization in various agricultural systems and regions.

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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 / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

FrequencyTwenty-One No. A Year, <2004->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,105

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2022

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~23 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-2283

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ1

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ1

Soil ScienceQ1

Water Science and TechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AgronomyWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceWater Science and TechnologyEarth-Surface ProcessesSoil Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Irrigation Practices and Water ManagementPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsSoil and Unsaturated FlowHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesWater resources management and optimizationRice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementClimate change impacts on agricultureSoil erosion and sediment transportWater-Energy-Food Nexus StudiesSoil Moisture and Remote Sensing