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Water Science

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2013

ISSN2357-0008

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

202

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 124d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.507

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.707

Total Worksi

293

Total Citationsi

4,744

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.90

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Water Science and Technology; Pollution.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 42 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications293

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2025

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, 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

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2357-0008

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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

321

2019

401

2020

179

2021

137

2022

260

2023

189

2024

2025

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.

EcologyQ2

Water Science and TechnologyQ2

PollutionQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Water Science and TechnologyEcologyPollution

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentGroundwater and Isotope GeochemistryGroundwater and Watershed AnalysisHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesHydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesHydraulic flow and structuresFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementWater resources management and optimizationHeavy metals in environmentGroundwater flow and contamination studies

Frequently asked questions about Water Science

Is Water Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Water Science: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Water Science?

Water Science is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.507.

Is Water Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Water Science is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Water Science?