Journal profile · AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING-ENGINEERING, CIVIL
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
ISSN 0733-9437 · eISSN 1943-4774 · American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) · UNITED STATES
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.73; hybrid open access; median 166 days to acceptance (80 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 70 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering is published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hydraulic flow and structures, Irrigation Practices and Water Management and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, together about 38.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering covers all aspects of irrigation and drainage engineering. Related topics of interest include: hydrology; hydraulics; environmental impacts; solute and sediment transport; soil salinity; water‐quality control; sustainability; water management and conservation; evapotranspiration; soil‐water flow; design, operations and maintenance of irrigation and drainage infrastructure; development and application of technology; and economics, energy use, and regulation in irrigation and drainage engineering. The journal encompasses theoretical, experimental, numerical and analytical modeling; new developments and results of research; as well as case studies and practical applications of engineering. Submissions are evaluated for their originality, technical soundness, advancement of knowledge, and development of engineering solutions to practical irrigation and drainage problems. ASCE strives to advance research across civil engineering and related disciplines that will help inform, develop, and inspire sustainable action. We therefore encourage authors to categorize their research using at least one of the Sustainable Development Goals identified by the United Nations.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING-ENGINEERING, CIVIL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydraulic flow and structuresEngineering15.6%
- Irrigation Practices and Water ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.5%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science8.1%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science7.9%
- Water Systems and OptimizationEngineering7%
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering6.3%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science6%
- Soil and Unsaturated FlowEngineering5.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agricultural Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agricultural Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agricultural Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.73LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 109OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,845OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.68%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,353 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 16 | 9 |
| 2025 | 70 | 16 | 112 |
| 2024 | 59 | 6 | 145 |
| 2023 | 68 | 18 | 223 |
| 2022 | 99 | 9 | 501 |
| 2021 | 120 | 13 | 861 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
166 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 63 days – 228 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 86 days (80 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 263 days
- Sample
- 80 articles with submission and acceptance dates (173 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Publisher
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0733-9437
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-4774
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 152 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
What CAS zone is Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Agricultural Engineering / Engineering, Civil / Water Resources. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.73; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 109.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 80 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 166 days (interquartile range 63–228 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; 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 of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .