Journal profile · Engineering, Civil
JOURNAL OF WATER SUPPLY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-AQUA
ISSN 0003-7214 · eISSN 1605-3974 · International Water Association Publishing · ENGLAND · Bimonthly
JOURNAL OF WATER SUPPLY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-AQUA: impact factor 4.24; hybrid open access; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 46 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF WATER SUPPLY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-AQUA is published by International Water Association Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Water Treatment and Disinfection, Water Systems and Optimization and Water resources management and optimization, together about 35.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Civil
Editor-in-chief Shuming LiuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 67%); most named Mainland China 2, Canada 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Water Treatment and DisinfectionEnvironmental Science14.7%
- Water Systems and OptimizationEngineering12.7%
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering8.1%
- Coagulation and Flocculation StudiesEnvironmental Science8%
- Wastewater Treatment and ReuseEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Advanced oxidation water treatmentEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science4.1%
- Membrane Separation TechnologiesEnvironmental Science3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water Science and Technology | Q2 | 60/237 | 74th |
| Environmental Engineering | Q2 | 55/173 | 68th |
| Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis | Q2 | 57/138 | 59th |
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceDOAJPublisher 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
- 4.24LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 812OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.64%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,921 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 21 | 2,028 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 2,788 |
| 2024 | 165 | 165 | 2,794 |
| 2023 | 157 | 157 | 2,680 |
| 2022 | 94 | 94 | 2,487 |
| 2021 | 96 | 94 | 2,186 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 2 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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)
- over 36 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
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
- International Water Association Publishing
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0003-7214
- Electronic ISSN
- 1605-3974
- Society / sponsor
- International Water Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 75, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF WATER SUPPLY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-AQUA
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF WATER SUPPLY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-AQUA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.24; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 66.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF WATER SUPPLY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-AQUA?
Authors report an average review time of over 36 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.
Where are the editorial board members of JOURNAL OF WATER SUPPLY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-AQUA based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 67%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (2) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF WATER SUPPLY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-AQUA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF WATER SUPPLY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-AQUA is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is JOURNAL OF WATER SUPPLY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-AQUA open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF WATER SUPPLY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-AQUA 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: .