Journal profile · WATER RESOURCES
International Journal of Water Governance
ISSN 2211-4491 · eISSN 2211-4505
International Journal of Water Governance: fully open access; 6 articles in 2025; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, International Journal of Water Governance's largest topics are Water Governance and Infrastructure, Water Resource Management and Quality and Transboundary Water Resource Management, together about 46.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): WATER RESOURCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Water Governance and InfrastructureSocial Sciences21.8%
- Water Resource Management and QualityEnvironmental Science15.6%
- Transboundary Water Resource ManagementSocial Sciences9.5%
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science8.8%
- Environmental Science and Water ManagementEnvironmental Science7.2%
- Integrated Water Resources ManagementEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Water Resources and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.9%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science3.9%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
Early warning / risk: Removed from ESCI for production reasons on 21 November 2023. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.31OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 118 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 44 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 52 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 57 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 69 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 89 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 114 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 2211-4491
- Electronic ISSN
- 2211-4505
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Water Governance
Is International Journal of Water Governance open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Water Governance is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .