Journal profile · WATER RESOURCES
Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education
ISSN 1936-7031 · eISSN 1936-704X
Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 3,000; 14 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education 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 resources management and optimization, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies and Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies, together about 36.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education (JCWRE) disseminates original, peer-reviewed articles and comprehensive reviews on applied research, policy, education, and outreach/extension in water and watershed science and management, with international scope and an emphasis on transdisciplinary approaches and perspectives.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): WATER RESOURCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering18.1%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science10.2%
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus StudiesEnvironmental Science8.2%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science6.9%
- Urban Stormwater Management SolutionsEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Transboundary Water Resource ManagementSocial Sciences4.5%
- Water Quality and Resources StudiesEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Soil and Water Nutrient DynamicsEnvironmental Science3.9%
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 | 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 | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher) 2024
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 181OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 554 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | 11 | 21 |
| 2023 | 23 | 18 | 84 |
| 2022 | 9 | 4 | 40 |
| 2021 | 24 | 9 | 69 |
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
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 3,000 / EUR 2,500 / GBP 2,000 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 300 / USD 500 | — | — |
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 accepted5
- case studyJCWRE publishes articles in five categories: Original Research, Case Study, Review, Research Note, and Perspective Piece.Length not stated
- original researchJCWRE publishes articles in five categories: Original Research, Case Study, Review, Research Note, and Perspective Piece.Length not stated
- perspective pieceJCWRE publishes articles in five categories: Original Research, Case Study, Review, Research Note, and Perspective Piece.Length not stated
- research noteJCWRE publishes articles in five categories: Original Research, Case Study, Review, Research Note, and Perspective Piece.Length not stated
- reviewJCWRE publishes articles in five categories: Original Research, Case Study, Review, Research Note, and Perspective Piece.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship
Authors retain copyright to their published material. Model summary
Authors retain copyright to their published material and agree to cite JCWRE when referencing the article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Articles governed by the “Attribution CC BY-NC-SA” Creative Commons License. Model summary
Articles published in this journal are governed by the “Attribution CC BY-NC-SA” Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal; all content freely available without charge. Model summary
JCWRE is an open access journal. All content is freely available without charge.
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
- ISSN
- 1936-7031
- Electronic ISSN
- 1936-704X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education
What CAS zone is Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 of Contemporary Water Research & Education?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.2 (2024); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 38.
Which databases index Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education is indexed in ESCI. The journal's website also lists INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,000.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .