Chemosphere (journal)
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| Discipline | Environmental chemistry |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Jacob de Boer, Willie Peijnenburg, Yeomin Yoon |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1972–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Biweekly |
| 8.1 (2023) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Chemosphere |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | CMSHAF |
| ISSN | 0045-6535 (print) 1879-1298 (web) |
| LCCN | 72622992 |
| OCLC no. | 795935924 |
| Links | |
Chemosphere is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal published since 1972 by Elsevier and covering environmental chemistry.
In July 2023, the journal was put on hold in the Web of Science Master Journal List due to quality concerns.[1] By May 2024, the journal had marked more than 60 papers with expressions of concern, typically citing "unusual changes" of authorship prior to publication and "potential undisclosed conflicts of interest" by reviewers and handling editors.[2] In December 16, 2024, Web of Science delisted the journal.[3]
This followed an incident in which the journal published a paper claiming that household products made of black plastic contained dangerous amount of toxic chemicals, leading to the media warning readers to throw away black plastic products. However, the study was found to have a math error which greatly exaggerated the abundance of BDE-209, a toxic flame retardant. The authors later published a correction note, while claiming the error "does not affect the overall conclusion of the paper."[4]
Editors-in-chief
[edit]The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief:
- 2020–2024: Jacob de Boer (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and Shane Snyder (University of Arizona)
- 2024–present: Jacob de Boer, Willie Peijnenburg (Leiden University), and Yeomin Yoon (Ewha Womans University)
Abstracting and indexing
[edit]The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- Biological Abstracts[1]
- BIOSIS Previews[1]
- CAB Abstracts[5]
- Chemical Abstracts Service[6]
- Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences[1]
- EBSCO databases[7]
- Ei Compendex[8]
- Food Science and Technology Abstracts[7]
- GEOBASE[9]
- Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed[10]
- Science Citation Index Expanded[1]
- Scopus[11]
- The Zoological Record[1]
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 8.1.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Web of Science Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ Joelving, Frederik (2024-05-13). "Publisher slaps 60 papers in chemistry journal with expressions of concern". Retraction Watch. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ "Web of Science Master Journal List - WoS MJL". mjl.clarivate.com. Clarivate.
- ^ Mole, Beth (2024-12-19). "Journal that published faulty black plastic study removed from science index". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ "Serials cited". CAB Abstracts. CABI. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "CAS Source Index". Chemical Abstracts Service. American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ a b "Chemosphere". MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals. University of Barcelona. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Content/Database Overview - Compendex Source List". Engineering Village. Elsevier. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Content/Database Overview - GEOBASE Source List". Engineering Village. Elsevier. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Chemosphere". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Source details: Chemosphere". Scopus Preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Chemosphere". 2023 Journal Citation Reports (Science OR Social Sciences OR Emerging Sources OR Arts and Humanities ed.). Clarivate. 2024 – via Web of Science.