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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #11,154Gold OA

Soil and Water Research

Abbreviation (ISO):SOIL WATER RES
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Identifier (ISSN):1801-5395(Print)/1805-9384(Online)
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Publisher:Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.1↑ +0.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Soil and Water Research

WoS Q3
01340.8820181.2120190.9820202.0620212.6920222.320231.720241.720252.12026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.534
#11,154

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
37

37 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate5.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
30articles/year
100% Gold OA•86.36% Original Research

Aims & Scope

An international peer-reviewed journal published under the auspices of the Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences and financed by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic. Published since 2006. Thematic: original papers, short communications and critical reviews from all fields of science and engineering related to soil and water and their interactions in natural and man-modified landscapes, with a particular focus on agricultural land use. The fields encompassed include, but are not limited to, the basic and applied soil science, soil hydrology, irrigation and drainage of lands, hydrology, management and revitalisation of small water streams and small water reservoirs, including fishponds, soil erosion research and control, drought and flood control, wetland restoration and protection, surface and ground water protection in therms of their quantity and quality.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Environmental science93.7%Geology90.8%Biology90.8%Ecology86.8%Engineering68.2%Soil science65.7%Soil water60%Geography56.9%Geotechnical engineering52.7%Hydrology (agriculture)47.1%Chemistry46%Physics39.3%Organic chemistry36%Agronomy35.6%Paleontology31.8%History28%Archaeology27.6%Materials science26.2%Geomorphology25.1%Environmental chemistry22.8%Mathematics21.8%Computer science21.8%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

SOIL SCIENCE

Q3
Rank34/48
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

WATER RESOURCES

Q3
Rank89/132
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

SOIL SCIENCE

Q3
Rank34/48
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

WATER RESOURCES

Q3
Rank90/132
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.1
Articles / Year15
Total Citations2
2025
IF1.7
Articles / Year24
Total Citations30
2024
IF1.7
Articles / Year20
Total Citations106
2023
IF2.3
Articles / Year26
Total Citations141
2022
IF2.685
Articles / Year25
Total Citations138

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #11,154Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2006-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.534

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.43

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,949 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations150
3-Year Documents68
Citable Documents68

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 Rate25.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Aquatic ScienceQ2
Soil ScienceQ2
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: 5.9%

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):
3区 (Zone 3)Agricultural Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区SOIL SCIENCE
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

Soil and Water Research (abbr: SOIL WATER RES, ISSN: 1801-5395) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Water resources, published by Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Czech Republic since 2006. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.10, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.534 (Q2), an H-index of 37.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 30 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $2,949 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
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
2006
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed
Editorial Address
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tesnov 65/17, 110 00 Prague, Czech Republic

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