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Desalination and Water Treatment

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

ISSN1944-3994eISSN1944-3986

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.52

H-Indexi

103

SNIPi

0.255

Total Worksi

19,752

Total Citationsi

228,253

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.71

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Chemical; Water Resources; Ocean Engineering; Pollution; Water Science and Technology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

FrequencyWeekly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications19,752

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2023

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.5k

16k

2019

1.6k

13k

2020

1.4k

10k

2021

1.1k

5.8k

2022

993

4.4k

2023

936

12k

2024

638

2025

288

159

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.

Ocean EngineeringQ2

PollutionQ2

Water Science and TechnologyQ2

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

Frequently asked questions about Desalination and Water Treatment

Is Desalination and Water Treatment a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Desalination and Water Treatment: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Desalination and Water Treatment?

Desalination and Water Treatment 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 6.71.

Is Desalination and Water Treatment indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Desalination and Water Treatment is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Desalination and Water Treatment?