Science of the Total Environment is a weekly international peer-reviewed scientific journal covering environmental science. It was established in 1972 and is published by Elsevier. The editors-in-chief are Damià Barceló (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Jay Gan (University of California, Riverside) and Philip Hopke (University of Rochester).
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| Discipline | Environmental science |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | Damià Barceló, Jay Gan |
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| History | 1972–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| 8.2 (2023) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Sci. Total Environ. |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | STENDL |
| ISSN | 0048-9697 (print) 1879-1026 (web) |
| LCCN | 72624869 |
| OCLC no. | 321079391 |
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Controversies
editThe October 2020 article suggesting that amulets may prevent COVID-19[1] has been met with skepticism[2] even among the listed coauthors.[3] As of November 2020, the article was under "temporary removal".[1] It was later withdrawn at the request of the authors.[4] The editor in-chief, Damià Barceló, was implicated in a €70,000 per year scheme to publish articles under the affiliation of King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.[5] Such schemes are employed to boost a university's rankings and are considered unethical by academics.[6][7]
Abstracting and indexing
editThe journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 8.2.[10] As of October 2024[update], the journal's indexation in the Science Citation Index Expanded is "on hold" and pending re-evaluation, with Web of Science citing the concerns on "the quality of the content published in this journal" as a reason for the suspension.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ a b Bility, Moses Turkle; et al. (8 October 2020). "Can Traditional Chinese Medicine provide insights into controlling the COVID-19 pandemic: Serpentinization-induced lithospheric long-wavelength magnetic anomalies in Proterozoic bedrocks in a weakened geomagnetic field mediate the aberrant transformation of biogenic molecules in COVID-19 via magnetic catalysis". Science of the Total Environment: 142830. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142830. PMC 7543923. PMID 33071142. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. (Retracted, see doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142830, PMID 33071142, Retraction Watch)
- ^ Shawna Williams (4 November 2020). "Paper Proposing COVID-19, Magnetism Link to Be Retracted". The Scientist. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Ivan Oransky (16 November 2020). "Co-authors of paper on COVID-19 and jade amulets blame 'the online press' and social media for misinterpretation in retraction letter". Retraction Watch. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Schelp, Diogo (January 7, 2021). "Para não espalhar bobagens no zap: 10 estudos desacreditados sobre covid-19". Universo Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Ansede, Manuel (2023-04-18). "Saudi Arabia pays Spanish scientists to pump up global university rankings". EL PAÍS English. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "SIRIS Academic - Full International Edition (2014-22): The affiliation game of Saudi Arabian higher education & research institutions". www.sirisacademic.com. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ Bachelet, Vivienne C. (2019-09-26). "What's in a name? How false author affiliations are damaging academic research". Impact of Social Sciences. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ a b c d e f "Science of the Total Environment". MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals. University of Barcelona. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Content/Database Overview - Compendex Source List". Engineering Village. Elsevier. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Science of the Total Environment". 2023 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2024.
- ^ Kincaid, Ellie (October 24, 2024). "eLife latest in string of major journals put on hold from Web of Science". retractionwatch.com. Retraction Watch. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Web of Science Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate. Retrieved November 13, 2024.