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Water Research X

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN2589-9147eISSN2589-9147

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

2.231

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.689

Total Works

503

Total Citations

8,174

2yr Mean Citedness

3.12

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on water quality, water treatment, and aquatic ecosystem health. It covers topics such as contaminant detection and removal (including PFAS, antibiotic resistance genes, and pathogens), water resource management, and the impact of human activities on aquatic environments. The journal also explores advanced monitoring techniques, ecological responses to stressors, and the development of innovative water treatment technologies.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 102 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications503

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~15 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, 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

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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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?

2589-9147 / 2589-9147

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

Portico, PMC, 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

Times cited

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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.

Ecological ModelingQ1

PollutionQ1

Waste Management and DisposalQ1

Water Science and TechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, EnvironmentalEnvironmental SciencesWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalWater Science and TechnologyEcological ModelingPollution

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalWater Treatment and DisinfectionMembrane Separation TechnologiesWastewater Treatment and ReuseWater Systems and OptimizationFecal contamination and water qualityPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyConstructed Wetlands for Wastewater TreatmentPhosphorus and nutrient management