Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management is published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and is in Zone 3 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, Water Systems and Optimization and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, together about 49.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management reports on multidisciplinary and emerging issues in the field of water resources planning and management. Journal publications include research and practical applications that examine engineering, social, economic, environmental, cultural, recreational, and/or administrative aspects of the use, distribution, regulation, reuse, and conservation of water in natural and built environments. Topics encompass innovative technologies, policies, and emerging systems analysis approaches, applications, and practices for improved monitoring, modeling, digitalization, and management of: surface and ground water resources, water supply and distribution systems,stormwater, drinking water, and wastewater, ecosystem services and environmental water, nexus of water, energy, and agricultural systems, and sustainability, resilience, and adaptation of water resources and infrastructure to uncertain and evolving environments. 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): ENGINEERING, CIVIL-WATER RESOURCES

Editor-in-chief Meghna Babbar-SebensPublisher website

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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Impact

Impact factor

2.58LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher)

2.6Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CiteScore 2026-06

5.9LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.75LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.92LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

87LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

141OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

2,207OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

2.28OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

15.4%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

16.93%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

106LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

about 3 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

Fairly easyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

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.

Publisher

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

English

ISSN

0733-9496

Electronic ISSN

1943-5452

Latest issue on the website

Volume 152 (November 2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Submission system ↗LetPub
• Special issues ↗Publisher website