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Water Resources Research

Wiley-Blackwell · United States

ISSN1944-7973

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

223

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 218d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.778

H-Indexi

420

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.488

Total Worksi

23,147

Total Citationsi

1,524,095

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Sciences; Limnology; Water Resources; Water Science and Technology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications23,147

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~38 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

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1944-7973

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

630

35k

2019

734

33k

2020

684

21k

2021

669

16k

2022

589

9.4k

2023

636

8.1k

2024

735

2.8k

2025

402

182

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.

Water Science and TechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesLimnologyWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Water Science and Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Groundwater flow and contamination studiesHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesSoil and Unsaturated FlowHydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesWater resources management and optimizationFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementHydrology and Drought AnalysisGroundwater and Isotope GeochemistryHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisSoil erosion and sediment transport

Frequently asked questions about Water Resources Research

Is Water Resources Research a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Water Resources Research?

Water Resources Research 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 5.52.

Is Water Resources Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Water Resources Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Water Resources Research?