Lake and Reservoir Management

Lake and Reservoir Management is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and 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 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, together about 52% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology and Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Lake and Reservoir Management (LRM) publishes original, previously unpublished studies relevant to lake and reservoir management. Papers address the management of lakes and reservoirs, their watersheds and tributaries, along with the limnology and ecology needed for sound management of these systems. Case studies that advance the science of lake management or confirm important management concepts are appropriate as long as there is clearly described management significance. Papers on economic, social, regulatory and policy aspects of lake management are also welcome with appropriate supporting data and management implications. Literature syntheses and papers developing a conceptual foundation of lake and watershed ecology will be considered for publication, but there needs to be clear emphasis on management implications. Modeling papers will be considered where the model is properly verified but it is also highly preferable that management based on the model has been taken and results have been documented. Application of known models to yet another system without a clear advance in resultant management are unlikely to be accepted. Shorter notes that convey important early results of long-term studies or provide data relating to causative agents or management approaches that warrant further study are acceptable even if the story is not yet complete. All submissions are subject to peer review to assure relevance and reliability for management application. All submissions should strictly follow the guidance to authors for content and format. Typical areas of study addressed in LRM papers include: Assessment of lake resources, uses, and threats within the context of management needs and/or efforts Monitoring methods or programs and their implications for management Ecology and management of invasive plant or animal species Ecology and management of algae, especially harmful algae blooms Fishery management, especially within the context of lake and reservoir rehabilitation Evaluation of in-lake management approaches and impacts Evaluation of watershed-based management approaches and impacts Modeling of aquatic systems where the model results have been used in management decisions and preferably applications Social and economic dimensions of lake management LRM addresses scientific, economic, social regulatory, and programmatic aspects of water resource management. LRM functions as a record of advances in lake management and a resource for lake managers, researc

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Marine & Freshwater Biology

Editor-in-chief Andrew PatersonPublisher website

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

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Impact

Impact factor

0.9LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

0.9Publisher website · 2026-09-30

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

1.4Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CiteScore 2026-06

2LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

2Publisher website · 2026-09-30

SJR 2026-06

0.45LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

0.45Publisher website · 2026-09-30

SNIP 2026-06

0.65LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

0.65Publisher website · 2026-09-30

h-index

34LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

63OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

766OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.51OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

11.1%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

10.39%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

29LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles per year (publisher)

3Publisher website · 2026-09-30

Downloads per year (publisher)

162,000Publisher website · 2026-09-30

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.

Figures by source

Average review time (community reports)

over 36 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Acceptance rate (publisher)

46%Publisher website · 2026-09-30

Submission to first decision

65 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

First decision after review

65 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

Acceptance to publication

70 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

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.

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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.

Publisher

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

English

Frequency

Quarterly

ISSN

1040-2381

Electronic ISSN

2151-5530

Society / sponsor

North American Lake Management Society

Latest issue on the website

Volume 42, Issue 2 (2026)

Official links

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