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Watershed Ecology and the Environment

KeAi Communications Co. · China · Est. 2019

ISSN2589-4714

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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

0.952

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.764

Total Worksi

138

Total Citationsi

1,327

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Environmental Science (miscellaneous); Water Science and Technology.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2019

Annual Volume~ 30 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications138

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 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

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

KeAi Communications Co.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2589-4714

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 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

154

2019

140

2020

111

2021

391

2022

344

2023

230

2024

129

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.

EcologyQ1

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Water Science and TechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Water Science and TechnologyEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementHeavy metals in environmentWater Quality and Pollution AssessmentAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsGroundwater and Watershed AnalysisSoil erosion and sediment transportEnvironmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

Frequently asked questions about Watershed Ecology and the Environment

Is Watershed Ecology and the Environment a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Watershed Ecology and the Environment: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Watershed Ecology and the Environment?

Watershed Ecology and the Environment is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.952.

Is Watershed Ecology and the Environment indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Watershed Ecology and the Environment is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Watershed Ecology and the Environment?