ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #18,339Hybrid

Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research

Identifier (ISSN):2324-9676(Print)
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Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1↓ -0.6
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q4
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research

WoS Q4
01231.220231.420241.6202512026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.27
#18,339

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
20

20 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ4
Self-Citation Rate7.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
35articles/year
5.97% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

JAWER’s paradigm-changing (online only) articles provide directly applicable solutions to water engineering problems within the whole hydrosphere (rivers, lakes groundwater, estuaries, coastal and marine waters) covering areas such as: integrated water resources management and catchment hydraulics hydraulic machinery and structures hydraulics applied to water supply, treatment and drainage systems (including outfalls) water quality, security and governance in an engineering context environmental monitoring maritime hydraulics ecohydraulics flood risk modelling and management water related hazards desalination and re-use.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Engineering92.9%Environmental science84%Geology75.2%Geotechnical engineering59.7%Biology50.4%Physics49.2%Geography48.7%Hydrology (agriculture)42%Computer science37.8%Mathematics37%Ecology36.1%Thermodynamics25.6%Mechanics25.2%Oceanography20.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

WATER RESOURCES

Q4
Rank117/132
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

WATER RESOURCES

Q4
Rank111/132
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF1
Articles / Year20
Total Citations12
2025
IF1.6
Articles / Year27
Total Citations24
2024
IF1.4
Articles / Year21
Total Citations48
2023
IF1.2
Articles / Year23
Total Citations96
2022
IF—
Articles / Year34
Total Citations232

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #18,339Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2013-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.27

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

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.66

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,675 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations131
3-Year Documents87
Citable Documents87

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 Rate31.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

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: 7.1%

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):
4区 (Zone 4)Environmental Science & Ecology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区WATER RESOURCES
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

Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research (ISSN: 2324-9676) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of WATER RESOURCES, published by Taylor & Francis in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.00, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.270 (Q3), an H-index of 20.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 35 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,675 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
Hybrid
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01