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Journal of Hazardous Materials

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1880

ISSN1873-3336

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 (3 more)+18

Total96

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.621

H-Indexi

421

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.105

Total Worksi

42,096

Total Citationsi

2,432,416

2yr Mean Citednessi

8.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Hazardous Materials publishes articles in the areas of Environmental Science and Engineering. It advances research by improving the understanding of hazards and the impact of hazardous materials on the environment.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1880

FrequencyTwenty Seven No. A Year, 2002-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications42,096

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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-3336

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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

1.8k

145k

2019

2.8k

231k

2020

205k

2021

2.4k

112k

2022

2.6k

86k

2023

3.6k

65k

2024

25k

2025

1.9k

918

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 ChemistryQ1

Environmental EngineeringQ1

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ1

PollutionQ1

Waste Management and DisposalQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, EnvironmentalEnvironmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalEnvironmental EngineeringPollutionEnvironmental ChemistryHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalAdvanced oxidation water treatmentMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsHeavy metals in environmentEnvironmental remediation with nanomaterialsToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesArsenic contamination and mitigation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Hazardous Materials

Is Journal of Hazardous Materials a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Hazardous Materials: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Hazardous Materials?

Journal of Hazardous Materials 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 8.52.

Is Journal of Hazardous Materials indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Hazardous Materials is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.