What is the Impact Factor of Clean-Soil Air Water?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Clean-Soil Air Water is 2.00, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Clean-Soil Air Water indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Clean-Soil Air Water is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q4 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.435 (Q3) and an H-index of 86.

Who publishes Clean-Soil Air Water and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Clean-Soil Air Water is published by Wiley-VCH Verlag. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $2,842 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of Clean-Soil Air Water?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of Clean-Soil Air Water is "CLEAN-SOIL AIR WATER" with common acronym "clean". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #13,343Hybrid

Clean-Soil Air Water

Acronym:clean

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Abbreviation (ISO):CLEAN-SOIL AIR WATER

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Identifier (ISSN):1863-0650(Print)

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Publisher:Wiley-VCH Verlag

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Clarivate IF (2026)

2↑ +0.6

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

WoS SCIEJCR Quartile

Clarivate WoS JCR

WoS Categories↓

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Clean-Soil Air Water

WoS Q4

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):2

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3

0.435

#13,343

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

86 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4

Self-Citation Rate6.7%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

57articles/year

12.21% Gold OA•89.23% Original Research

Aims & Scope

CLEAN covers all aspects of Sustainability and Environmental Safety. The journal focuses on organ/human--environment interactions giving interdisciplinary insights on a broad range of topics including air pollution, waste management, the water cycle, and environmental conservation. With a 2019 Journal Impact Factor of 1.603 (Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2020), the journal publishes an attractive mixture of peer-reviewed scientific reviews, research papers, and short communications. Papers dealing with environmental sustainability issues from such fields as agriculture, biological sciences, energy, food sciences, geography, geology, meteorology, nutrition, soil and water sciences, etc., are welcome.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

ChemistryEnvironmental ScienceEngineeringBiologyOrganic ChemistryPhysicsGeologyEcologyWaste ManagementMaterials ScienceEnvironmental ChemistryComputer ScienceQuantum MechanicsBiochemistryPhysical ChemistryGeographyGeotechnical EngineeringMetallurgy

Primary Research Areas

Rank101/132

IndexSCIE

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES	JCRSCIE	309/395	Q4
GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY	JCRSCIE	100/114	Q4
MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY	JCRSCIE	55/124	Q2
WATER RESOURCES	JCRSCIE	91/132	Q3
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES	JCISCIE	325/395	Q4
GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY	JCISCIE	96/114	Q4
MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY	JCISCIE	90/124	Q3
WATER RESOURCES	JCISCIE	101/132	Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF2

Articles / Year201

Total Citations71

2025

IF1.4

Articles / Year103

Total Citations82

2024

IF1.5

Articles / Year97

Total Citations347

2023

IF1.7

Articles / Year106

Total Citations333

2022

IF2.404

Articles / Year104

Total Citations469

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	2	201	71
2025	1.4	103	82
2024	1.5	97	347
2023	1.7	106	333
2022	2.404	104	469
2021	1.77	91	471
2020	1.603	66	523
2019	1.512	99	1,034
2018	1.338	121	1,384
2017	—	154	2,092
2016	—	225	2,808
2015	—	184	2,501

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #13,343Scopus Q3SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2007-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental Science

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3

0.435

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

Quartile: Scopus Q3

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.29

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$2,842 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations399

3-Year Documents196

Citable Documents188

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 Rate33.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Environmental ChemistryQ3

PollutionQ3

Water Science and TechnologyQ3

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: 6.7%

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GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

Clean-Soil Air Water (acronym: clean, abbr: CLEAN-SOIL AIR WATER, ISSN: 1863-0650) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Environmental Science, published by Wiley-VCH Verlag in Germany. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.00, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.435 (Q3), an H-index of 86.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 57 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,842 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.