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PLOS Water

Public Library of Science · United States · Est. 2022

ISSN2767-3219eISSN2767-3219

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.779

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

397

Total Citationsi

1,995

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

PLOS Water is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality research on all aspects of water science and technology. We welcome original research articles, reviews, and commentaries that advance our understanding of water resources, water quality, water treatment, water management, and water-related environmental issues.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications397

Publisher OrgPublic Library of Science

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Public Library of Science

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2767-3219 / 2767-3219

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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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

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

734

2022

975

2023

533

2024

119

252

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.

Global and Planetary ChangeQ2

Water Science and TechnologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Water Science and TechnologyGlobal and Planetary Change

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child Nutrition and Water AccessWater resources management and optimizationFecal contamination and water qualityWater Governance and InfrastructureHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesWastewater Treatment and ReuseWater Treatment and DisinfectionFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementUrban Stormwater Management SolutionsWater-Energy-Food Nexus Studies

Frequently asked questions about PLOS Water

Is PLOS Water a predatory journal?

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

PLOS 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 2.16.

Is PLOS Water indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

PLOS Water is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.