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Journal of Water Process Engineering

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2014

ISSN2214-7144eISSN2214-7144

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 (2 more)+12

Total90

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.229

H-Indexi

137

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.221

Total Worksi

9,985

Total Citationsi

190,459

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Water Process Engineering (JWPE) is an international platform for research on the sustainable engineering of water and wastewater treatment processes. It publishes articles in the areas of Chemistry and Environmental science.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 1,977 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,985

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 Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2214-7144 / 2214-7144

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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

389

21k

2019

748

32k

2020

642

23k

2021

931

27k

2022

1.3k

25k

2023

2.2k

27k

2024

2.5k

12k

2025

1.1k

433

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.

BiotechnologyQ1

Process Chemistry and TechnologyQ1

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ1

Waste Management and DisposalQ1

Water Science and TechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, ChemicalEngineering, EnvironmentalWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalBiotechnologyWater Science and TechnologyProcess Chemistry and TechnologySafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Membrane Separation TechnologiesAdvanced oxidation water treatmentAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalConstructed Wetlands for Wastewater TreatmentWater Treatment and DisinfectionEnvironmental remediation with nanomaterialsNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsPhosphorus and nutrient management

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Water Process Engineering

Is Journal of Water Process Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Water Process Engineering: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Water Process Engineering?

Journal of Water Process Engineering 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 6.10.

Is Journal of Water Process Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Water Process Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.