Academic journal
Science of the Total Environment peer-reviewed scientific journal coveringenvironmental science . It was established in 1972 and is published byElsevier . Theeditors-in-chief are Damià Barceló (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas ), Jay Gan (University of California, Riverside ) and Philip Hopke (University of Rochester ).
The October 2020 article suggesting thatamulets may preventCOVID-19 [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 1] [ 4] King Saud University , Saudi Arabia.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
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According to theJournal Citation Reports impact factor of 8.0.[ 10] [update] Science Citation Index Expanded is "on hold" and pending re-evaluation, withWeb of Science citing the concerns on "the quality of the content published in this journal" as a reason for the suspension.[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
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