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Nature Water

Springer Nature · Netherlands · Est. 2023

ISSN2731-6084eISSN2731-6084

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

5.735

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

618

Total Citationsi

13,684

2yr Mean Citednessi

14.32

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Nature Water publishes interdisciplinary research on the evolving relationship between water and society, engineering, the environment, and SDGs goals. The journal aims to publish studies impacting fundamental understanding, practical technological applications, and policy implementation in these areas.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2023

Annual Volume~ 185 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications618

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2731-6084 / 2731-6084

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

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

174

8.5k

2023

186

5.6k

2024

195

3.5k

2025

139

340

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.

Environmental EngineeringQ1

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Water Science and TechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Water Science and TechnologyEnvironmental Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Membrane Separation TechnologiesWater-Energy-Food Nexus StudiesHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesWater resources management and optimizationMembrane-based Ion Separation TechniquesSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsChild Nutrition and Water AccessWastewater Treatment and ReuseFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementTransboundary Water Resource Management

Frequently asked questions about Nature Water

Is Nature Water a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nature Water: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Nature Water?

Nature Water is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 14.32.

Is Nature Water indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nature Water is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.