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Desalination and Water Treatment

Elsevier B.V. · United States · Est. 1998

ISSN1944-3994eISSN1944-3986

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total52

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

0.247

H-Index

103

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.255

Total Works

19,752

Total Citations

228,253

2yr Mean Citedness

6.71

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on water treatment and desalination technologies. Articles focus on improving the efficiency and sustainability of processes like solar desalination, reverse osmosis, and advanced oxidation. Topics include the removal of contaminants such as heavy metals, microplastics, and organic pollutants, as well as the management and reuse of industrial wastewater and desalination brine.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 837 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications19,752

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2023

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~11 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

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?

1944-3994 / 1944-3986

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 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

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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.

Ocean EngineeringQ3

Water Science and TechnologyQ3

PollutionQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, ChemicalWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Ocean EngineeringWater Science and TechnologyPollution

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Membrane Separation TechnologiesAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalMembrane-based Ion Separation TechniquesWater Quality Monitoring and AnalysisNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsAdvanced oxidation water treatmentSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsExtraction and Separation ProcessesWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques