Journal profile · Environmental Science-Water Science and Technology
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage
ISSN 1672-3317 · Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences · China
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage is published by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Irrigation Practices and Water Management, Engineering and Agricultural Innovations and Soil and Unsaturated Flow, together about 47.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Soil Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal aims to report technological achievements and exchange experience in irrigation and drainage at home and abroad, and to improve the scientific and technological level of irrigation and drainage in China. The content of the journal includes: crop irrigation, technology and equipment for irrigation and drainage, irrigation management, utilization and management of irrigation water resources, well drainage combined irrigation, irrigation zoning, irrigation economics, hydromelioration technology, technical theory and strategic research in irrigation and drainage, etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Water Science and Technology
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 100%); most named Mainland China 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Irrigation Practices and Water ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences25.2%
- Engineering and Agricultural InnovationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.3%
- Soil and Unsaturated FlowEngineering9.2%
- Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering5%
- Environmental and Agricultural SciencesEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.3%
- Soil Management and Crop YieldAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.9%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology | Q3 | 271/491 | 44th |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | Q3 | 233/422 | 44th |
| Soil Science | Q3 | 98/167 | 41st |
| Environmental Engineering | Q3 | 146/241 | 39th |
| Water Science and Technology | Q3 | 183/279 | 34th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Global Health, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) database
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,989 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 107 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
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 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | CNY 6,000 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| Publisher website | CNY 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Not considered
- papers created with tools like Citespace and VOSviewer
Article types accepted2
- researchResearch articles should generally include around 15 referencesLength not stated
- reviewreview articles should have no fewer than 30 referencesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright
- Publication ethics 15. Academic Misconduct Self-Check
Original, unpublished work required. Model summary
In accordance with the national requirements for journal quality management and to strengthen the prevention of academic misconduct, we advise authors to conduct plagiarism self-check before submission. Currently, Wanfang Data is the only service providing plagiarism checks for individual users. Plagiarism checks through irregular channels may lead to the leakage of manuscript contents and researc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright Transfer Agreement signed after acceptance; copyright belongs to Editorial Office upon publication. Model summary
To protect the rights and interests of the authors, the Editorial Office will sign the "Copyright Transfer Agreement" with the authors after accepting the article.
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
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- Chinese
- ISSN
- 1672-3317
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 9 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Irrigation and Drainage
How long does peer review take at Journal of Irrigation and Drainage?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Irrigation and Drainage based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 100%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Irrigation and Drainage?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Irrigation and Drainage open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .