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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

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.348

H-Index

137

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.221

Total Works

9,985

Total Citations

190,459

2yr Mean Citedness

6.10

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Retractions

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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.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 1,975 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

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

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