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WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #11,041CAS 4区Gold OA

H2Open Journal

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.538•SCImago Rank: #11,041•Identifier (ISSN):2616-6518(Print)•Articles / Year: 29•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,847 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
2.5
↑ +1.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
18

18 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
29articles/year
100% Gold OA•91.49% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 2.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.5)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed

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

H2Open Journal is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q3 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Engineering81.8%Environmental science78.8%Biology76.6%Ecology63.5%Computer science55.5%Geology53.3%Geography52.6%Physics48.2%Environmental engineering46%Economics45.3%Medicine39.4%Mathematics33.6%Business33.6%Chemistry32.8%Political science31.4%Law29.9%Geotechnical engineering29.2%Philosophy28.5%Quantum mechanics27.7%History27.7%Organic chemistry27%Machine learning25.5%Archaeology25.5%Statistics24.8%Hydrology (agriculture)24.8%Paleontology24.1%Pathology22.6%Sociology21.2%Cartography21.2%Waste management21.2%Artificial intelligence20.4%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #11,041Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2018-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.538

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
18

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.00

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,847 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations284
3-Year Documents107
Citable Documents105

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 Rate22.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2
Water Science and TechnologyQ2

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

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
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
IWA Publishing
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
WATER RESOURCES
JCRESCI
76/132Q3
WATER RESOURCES
JCIESCI
77/132Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

10 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—535
20251.43061
20241.521163
20232.144259
2022—50433
2021—29367
2020—35529
2019—12190
2018—16178
2017—10
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for H2Open Journal

WoS Q3
01232023202420251.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

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

Record UUID: e4638249-5741-4cf3-8d76-c234e7429a39
Database Updated: 2026-09-30