Journal profile
Cambridge Prisms Water
ISSN 2755-1776 · Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom
Cambridge Prisms Water: fully open access; APC about USD 4,010; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 182 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cambridge Prisms Water is published by Cambridge University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Water resources management and optimization, Environmental Science and Water Management and Water Resource Management and Quality, together about 30% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editors-in-Chief: Professor Richard Fenner University of Cambridge | UK and Professor Dragan Savic KWR Water Research Institute | Netherlands Cambridge Prisms: Water is an international platform for scholars, experts and practitioners to publish high-quality, high-impact OA reviews and original research for a broad audience encompassing scientists, engineers, policymakers, and non-governmental organisations. Water welcomes research from across fields relevant to water, with a focus on enhancing collaboration between academia and industry, and examining the impacts of society on water. This title aims to cover all aspects of water and hydrological sciences, plus associated technologies, specifically exploring how new research could be translated into effective implementation, by contributing to the development of novel solutions to water-related problems.Accepted in DOAJ.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Richard FennerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering11%
- Environmental Science and Water ManagementEnvironmental Science10.2%
- Water Resource Management and QualityEnvironmental Science8.8%
- Water Systems and OptimizationEngineering7.2%
- Environmental Monitoring and Data ManagementEarth and Planetary Sciences6.3%
- Urban Stormwater Management SolutionsEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Integrated Water Resources ManagementEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science5.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.45OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 637 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 182 | 182 | 295 |
| 2025 | 182 | 182 | 227 |
| 2024 | 83 | 83 | 104 |
| 2023 | 190 | 190 | 114 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 29 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open peer review, Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 4,010 / GBP 3,145 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,893 / GBP 2,968 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,800 / USD 3,780 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted10
- case studiesWe accept the following types of articles: Overview Review* Review* (standard review) Research article* Perspective* Comment** (invited only) Case studies* Rapi…Length not stated
- case studyOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communication*Letter to the Editor**Length not stated
- commentWe accept the following types of articles: Overview Review* Review* (standard review) Research article* Perspective* Comment** (invited only) Case studies* Rapi…Length not stated
- letter to the editorOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communication*Letter to the Editor**Length not stated
- overviewWe accept the following types of articles: Overview Review* Review* (standard review) Research article* Perspective* Comment** (invited only) Case studies* Rapi…Length not stated
- perspectiveOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communication*Letter to the Editor**Length not stated
- rapid communicationOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communication*Letter to the Editor**Length not stated
- research articleOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communication*Letter to the Editor**Length not stated
- reviewOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communication*Letter to the Editor**Length not stated
- review (standard review)We accept the following types of articles: Overview Review* Review* (standard review) Research article* Perspective* Comment** (invited only) Case studies* Rapi…Length not stated
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2755-1776
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cambridge Prisms Water
How long does peer review take at Cambridge Prisms Water?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Cambridge Prisms Water?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cambridge Prisms Water is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Cambridge Prisms Water open access, and what is the APC?
Cambridge Prisms Water is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 4,010.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .