Journal profile · Engineering, Civil
JOURNAL AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION
ISSN 0003-150X · eISSN 1551-8833 · John Wiley & Sons Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly
JOURNAL AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,050; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 177 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION is published by John Wiley & Sons Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Water Treatment and Disinfection, Water resources management and optimization and Water Systems and Optimization, together about 30.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal AWWA serves as the voice of the water industry and is an authoritative source of information for water professionals and the communities they serve. Journal AWWA provides an international forum for the industry’s thought and practice leaders to share their perspectives and experiences with the goal of continuous improvement of all water systems. Journal AWWA publishes articles about the water industry’s innovations, trends, controversies, and challenges, covering subjects such as public works planning, infrastructure management, human health, environmental protection, finance, and law. Journal AWWA will continue its long history of publishing in-depth and innovative articles on protecting the safety of our water, the reliability and resilience of our water systems, and the health of our environment and communities.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Civil
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Water Treatment and DisinfectionEnvironmental Science11.3%
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering10.2%
- Water Systems and OptimizationEngineering9.2%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science7.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6%
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus StudiesEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.4LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 142OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,990OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 94LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 88Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 136,295Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 25,772 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 144 | 48 | 6 |
| 2025 | 177 | 77 | 41 |
| 2024 | 181 | 75 | 94 |
| 2023 | 189 | 84 | 108 |
| 2022 | 200 | 23 | 189 |
| 2021 | 204 | 40 | 198 |
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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,050 / EUR 2,550 / GBP 2,050 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted5
- case study2.1 Features These articles are a blend of technical, managerial, legal, regulatory, and financial guidance that undergo a technical review before acceptance fo…Length not stated
- columns2.2 Columns These articles are brief, regularly appearing contributions that communicate a unique perspective or opinion on a topic.Length not stated
- features2.1 Features These articles are a blend of technical, managerial, legal, regulatory, and financial guidance that undergo a technical review before acceptance fo…Length not stated
- letters to the editor2.3 Letters to the Editor Readers are encouraged to write letters to the editor regarding content published in Journal AWWA.Length not stated
- review2.1 Features These articles are a blend of technical, managerial, legal, regulatory, and financial guidance that undergo a technical review before acceptance fo…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright, Preprints
- AI use
AI-generated figures, photos, and tables are not accepted. Model summary
AI-generated figures, photos, and tables are not accepted, per the policy of the American Water Works Association.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
All authors must sign the AWWA Copyright Assignment Form. Model summary
It is the policy of the American Water Works Association to obtain rights to any work to be included in AWWA’s print, electronic, or other publications. As a condition to publishing a work, all authors who have contributed to the work must sign the AWWA Copyright Assignment Form.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Papers must not be published elsewhere or under consideration by another publication. Model summary
Terms Papers are considered for publication with the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere and are not under consideration by any other publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- John Wiley & Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0003-150X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1551-8833
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 118, Issue 8 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION
What CAS zone is JOURNAL AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Civil / Water Resources. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.4; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 142.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 JOURNAL AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION is indexed in Scopus.
Is JOURNAL AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,050.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .