What is the Impact Factor of Desalination?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Desalination is 9.90, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Desalination indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Desalination is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 1.635 (Q1) and an H-index of 258.

Who publishes Desalination and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Desalination is published by Elsevier. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,629 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of Desalination?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of Desalination is "DESALINATION" with common acronym "des". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,079Top JournalHybrid

Desalination

Acronym:des

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Abbreviation (ISO):DESALINATION

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Identifier (ISSN):0011-9164(Print)

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Publisher:Elsevier

Official Website Submission Portal Compare

Clarivate IF (2026)

9.9↑ +0.1

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

WoS SCIETop Tier

Clarivate WoS JCR

WoS Categories↓

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Desalination

WoS Q1

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):9.9

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

1.635

#2,079

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

258

258 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier

Self-Citation Rate18.1%

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

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

476articles/year

13.67% Gold OA•95.45% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Desalination is an inter-disciplinary journal publishing high quality papers on desalination materials, processes and related technologies. Desalination welcomes submissions detailing work that is clearly connected to water desalting including applications of desalination to seawater, groundwater and waste waters, such as thermal, membrane, sorption and hybrid processes.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Engineering87.5%Chemistry86.4%Biology81.5%Biochemistry71.4%Genetics67%Membrane65.8%Organic chemistry56.4%Physics56%Environmental science53.9%Materials science46.8%Environmental engineering41.6%Waste management36.4%Chemical engineering34.9%Quantum mechanics34.1%Desalination31.3%Chromatography30.7%Ecology30.4%Thermodynamics29.8%Geology29.2%Composite material27.1%Physical chemistry22%

Primary Research Areas

Engineering & Technology Engineering: Chemical

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog Submission Portal SCImago Profile 3 Calls for Papers

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Special Issues

Calls for Papers

3 Calls for Papers · Automatically synced from ScienceDirect & publishers

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSCIE2026

ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL

Rank21/183

IndexSCIE

JCRSCIE2026

WATER RESOURCES

Rank4/132

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL

Rank9/183

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

WATER RESOURCES

Rank5/132

IndexSCIE

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL	JCRSCIE	21/183	Q1
WATER RESOURCES	JCRSCIE	4/132	Q1
ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL	JCISCIE	9/183	Q1
WATER RESOURCES	JCISCIE	5/132	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF9.9

Articles / Year866

Total Citations1,006

2025

IF9.8

Articles / Year1,102

Total Citations9,446

2024

IF8.3

Articles / Year1,037

Total Citations21,491

2023

IF9.9

Articles / Year738

Total Citations22,037

2022

IF11.211

Articles / Year685

Total Citations25,378

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	9.9	866	1,006
2025	9.8	1,102	9,446
2024	8.3	1,037	21,491
2023	9.9	738	22,037
2022	11.211	685	25,378
2021	9.501	439	19,918
2020	7.098	472	26,739
2019	6.035	349	21,635
2018	6.603	382	25,397
2017	—	643	33,477
2016	—	437	27,633
2015	—	427	30,615

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,079Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1966-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Chemical EngineeringChemistryEngineeringEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

1.635

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

10.90

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,629 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations23,981

3-Year Documents2,225

Citable Documents2,222

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate36.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Water Science and TechnologyQ1

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: 18.1%

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):

1区 (Zone 1)Engineering & Technology

Minor Category (Specific Field):

1区ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL

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

Desalination (acronym: des, abbr: DESALINATION, ISSN: 0011-9164) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by Elsevier in Netherlands since 1966. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 9.90, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.635 (Q1), an H-index of 258.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an average review speed of 4.4周, a publication frequency of Semimonthly, an annual output of approximately 476 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,629 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.