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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #6,306CAS 3区Hybrid

Journal of Water and Climate Change

Abbreviation (ISO):J. WATER CLIM. CHANGE
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.85•SCImago Rank: #6,306•Identifier (ISSN):2040-2244(Print)/2408-9354(Online)•Articles / Year: 304•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,083 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
3.7
↑ +0.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
17

17 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate11.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
304articles/year
99.87% Gold OA•97.4% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.7)
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20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.1)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.7)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.8)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.803)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.254)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.009)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.809)
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Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Journal of Water and Climate Change publishes refereed research and practitioner papers on all aspects of water science, technology, management and innovation in response to climate change, with emphasis on reduction of energy usage.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Environmental science93.4%Biology92.5%Geology91.1%Geography86.9%Ecology86.4%Physics68%Oceanography67.1%Engineering64.6%Climate change55.3%Meteorology49%Computer science48.6%Geotechnical engineering44.9%History44.9%Archaeology44.2%Climatology43.8%Hydrology (agriculture)41.3%Paleontology39.2%Cartography37.4%Precipitation37.2%Mathematics35.7%Economics34.7%Machine learning29.5%Drainage basin29.1%Geomorphology27.8%Statistics27.4%Philosophy23.3%Structural basin22.7%Political science22.3%Surface runoff21.6%Law21.4%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #6,306Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2010-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary SciencesEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.85

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
49

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.13

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,083 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,562
3-Year Documents835
Citable Documents830

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

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 TechnologyQ1
Atmospheric ScienceQ2
Global and Planetary ChangeQ2
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Environmental Science & Ecology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
IWA Publishing
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Editorial Address
ALLIANCE HOUSE, 12 CAXTON ST, LONDON, ENGLAND, SW1H0QS
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
WATER RESOURCES
JCRSCIE
38/132Q2
WATER RESOURCES
JCISCIE
42/132Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—11955
20253.1189556
20242.73192,243
20232.82803,670
20222.8031993,116
20211.91923,672
20201.2541383,099
20191.009942,438
20180.8091312,503
2017—571,093
2016—49731
2015—581,028
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Water and Climate Change

WoS Q2
0134201820192020202120222023202420253.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 11.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01