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H2Open Journal

IWA Publishing · United Kingdom · Est. 2017

ISSN2616-6518eISSN2616-6518
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total43
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
0.471
H-Index
20
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.642
Total Works
258
Total Citations
2,066
2yr Mean Citedness
2.62
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

H2Open Journal publishes research on water resources, focusing on hydrological processes, water quality, and water management. Articles investigate factors influencing water quality indicators like nutrients and dissolved oxygen, and explore methods for water treatment and nutrient recovery. The journal also covers groundwater assessment, recharge, and salinization, as well as the impacts of climate variability and land use on water availability and drought. Additionally, research addresses soil erosion, flood impacts, and the development of sustainability indices for hydrological systems.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
19
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2017
Annual Volume~ 32 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications258
Publisher OrgIWA Publishing
OA Since2017
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~19 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
LOCKSSCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
IWA Publishing
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2616-6518 / 2616-6518
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
LOCKSS, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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.

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2
Water Science and TechnologyQ2
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Water Resources

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Water Science and TechnologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementWater resources management and optimizationChild Nutrition and Water AccessHydrological Forecasting Using AIGroundwater and Watershed AnalysisWastewater Treatment and ReuseHydrology and Drought AnalysisWater Quality and Pollution AssessmentWater-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref