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Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2020

ISSN2666-9110eISSN2666-9110

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

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

1.969

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.707

Total Works

175

Total Citations

3,790

2yr Mean Citedness

7.29

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the detection, remediation, and environmental impact of hazardous materials. Articles focus on contaminants such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), heavy metals, microplastics, and emerging pollutants. Studies investigate their interactions with biological systems, development of analytical and treatment methods, and their fate and transport in the environment.

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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 / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications175

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~11 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-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

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2666-9110 / 2666-9110

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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?

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

Times cited

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 ChemistryQ1

Environmental EngineeringQ1

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ1

PollutionQ1

Waste Management and DisposalQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, EnvironmentalEnvironmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalEnvironmental EngineeringPollutionEnvironmental ChemistryHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances researchToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalAdvanced oxidation water treatmentArsenic contamination and mitigationAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques