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Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences

Salahaddin University - Erbil · Iraq · Est. 2014

ISSN2412-3986

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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 ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.179

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.198

Total Worksi

1,137

Total Citationsi

1,664

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences is an international, multi-disciplinary, peer-reviewed journal that publishes research in all fields of basic and applied sciences. Its scope includes environmental science, agriculture, engineering, information technology, molecular biology, and chemistry.

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General Information

Country / RegionIraq

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 97 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,137

Publisher OrgSalahaddin University

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Salahaddin University - Erbil

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2412-3986

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PKP PN

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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

177

429

2019

119

170

2020

103

202

2021

103

121

2022

147

142

2023

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q4

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Engineering (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentAgricultural Science and FertilizationSynthesis and biological activityRadioactivity and Radon MeasurementsCrop Yield and Soil FertilityAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaStructural Behavior of Reinforced ConcretePlant Growth Enhancement TechniquesHeavy metals in environmentInsect Pest Control Strategies

Frequently asked questions about Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences

Is Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences?

Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.179.

Is Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.