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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

/ 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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.52

H-Indexi

103

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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

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

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

15k

2019

1.4k

12k

2020

1.3k

9.7k

2021

5.3k

2022

939

4.1k

2023

936

11k

2024

638

2.4k

2025

223

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. 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 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?