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WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #7,592Gold OA

Air Soil and Water Research

Identifier (ISSN):1178-6221(Print)
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Publisher:SAGE Publishing
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.9↑ +0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Air Soil and Water Research

WoS Q3
12453.820233.520242.820252.92026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.9
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.747
#7,592

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
32

32 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3
Self-Citation Rate2.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
29articles/year
100% Gold OA•95.12% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Air, Soil & Water Research is an open access, peer reviewed international journal covering all areas of research into soil, air and water. The journal looks at each aspect individually, as well as how they interact, with each other and different components of the environment. This includes properties (including physical, chemical, biochemical and biological), analysis, microbiology, chemicals and pollution, consequences for plants and crops, soil hydrology, changes and consequences of change, social issues, and more. The journal welcomes readerships from all fields, but hopes to be particularly profitable to analytical and water chemists and geologists as well as chemical, environmental, petrochemical, water treatment, geophysics and geological engineers. The journal has a multi-disciplinary approach and includes research, results, theory, models, analysis, applications and reviews. Work in lab or field is applicable. Of particular interest are manuscripts relating to environmental concerns. Other possible topics include, but are not limited to: Properties and analysis covering all areas of research into soil, air and water individually as well as how they interact with each other and different components of the environment Soil hydrology and microbiology Changes and consequences of environmental change, chemicals and pollution.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology89.2%Environmental science84.2%Ecology80.5%Geology70.1%Engineering68.9%Geography60.6%Chemistry55.2%Organic chemistry46.1%Physics45.2%Computer science35.3%Geotechnical engineering33.2%History31.1%Archaeology30.3%Hydrology (agriculture)29%Paleontology27.8%Materials science27.8%Environmental engineering27%Mathematics26.1%Medicine25.3%Oceanography24.5%Quantum mechanics23.7%Agronomy22.8%Waste management22.4%Soil science20.7%Meteorology20.7%Soil water20.3%Environmental chemistry20.3%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Q3
Rank238/395
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Q3
Rank282/395
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.9
Articles / Year16
Total Citations5
2025
IF2.8
Articles / Year37
Total Citations98
2024
IF3.5
Articles / Year33
Total Citations154
2023
IF3.8
Articles / Year28
Total Citations331
2022
IF—
Articles / Year42
Total Citations648

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #7,592Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2008-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.747

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.62

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,137 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations399
3-Year Documents95
Citable Documents93

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate24.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 2.9%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Environmental Science & Ecology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Air Soil and Water Research (ISSN: 1178-6221) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, published by SAGE Publishing in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.90, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.747 (Q2), an H-index of 32.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 29 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $3,137 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Gold OA
Publisher
SAGE Publishing
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusDOAJPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01