Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Aims & Scope

CLEAN covers all aspects of Sustainability and Environmental Safety.

The journal focuses on organ/human--environment interactions giving interdisciplinary insights on a broad range of topics including air pollution, waste management, the water cycle, and environmental conservation.

With a 2019 Journal Impact Factor of 1.603 (Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2020), the journal publishes an attractive mixture of peer-reviewed scientific reviews, research papers, and short communications.

Papers dealing with environmental sustainability issues from such fields as agriculture, biological sciences, energy, food sciences, geography, geology, meteorology, nutrition, soil and water sciences, etc., are welcome.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.423

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	83

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13288

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	361

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Antibiotic Pollution in the Environment: A Review

  Citation: 524

  Authors: Ritu, Thhatikkonda

• Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care Products and Endocrine Disrupting Agents in the Environment – A Review

  Citation: 322

  Authors: Florentina Anca, Maria

• Toxicity of Ionic Liquids

  Citation: 312

  Authors: Dongbin, Yongcheng, Ziding

• Phosphorus Sorption and Availability from Biochars and Soil/<scp>B</scp>iochar Mixtures

  Citation: 253

  Authors: Rajesh, Thomas E., Louis M., David E., Douglas D., Sharon K., Sharon A., James L.

• Growing Duckweed to Recover Nutrients from Wastewaters and for Production of Fuel Ethanol and Animal Feed

  Citation: 233

  Authors: Jay J., Anne‐M.

• Recent Progress on Biosorption of Heavy Metals from Liquids Using Low Cost Biosorbents: Characterization, Biosorption Parameters and Mechanism Studies

  Citation: 228

  Authors: Vicentius Ochie, Kiki, Jaka, Nani, Suryadi

• Sustainability of Biobased and Biodegradable Plastics

  Citation: 217

  Authors: Kumar, Tadahisa

• Current Status of Textile Industry Wastewater Management and Research Progress in Malaysia: A Review

  Citation: 216

  Authors: Yean L., Ahmad Z.

• Functions and Toxicity of Nickel in Plants: Recent Advances and Future Prospects

  Citation: 215

  Authors: Cuiyun, Dejun, Jianquan

• Application of Superabsorbent Polymers for Improving the Ecological Chemistry of Degraded or Polluted Lands

  Citation: 163

  Authors: Aloys, Lawrence J. B., Hillary

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