Journal profile · ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL-WATER RESOURCES
Membrane and Water Treatment
ISSN 2005-8624 · eISSN 2092-7037 · Techno Press · SOUTH KOREA
Membrane and Water Treatment: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.84; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 28 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Membrane and Water Treatment is published by Techno Press 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 Membrane Separation Technologies, Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques and Membrane Separation and Gas Transport, together about 55.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Membrane and Water Treatment(MWT), An International Journal, aims at opening an access to the valuable source of technical information and providing an excellent publication channel for the global community of researchers in Membrane and Water Treatment related area. Specific emphasis of the journal may include but not limited to; the engineering and scientific aspects of understanding the basic mechanisms and applying membranes for water and waste water treatment, such as transport phenomena, surface characteristics, fouling, scaling, desalination, membrane bioreactors, water reuse, and system optimization.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL-WATER RESOURCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Membrane Separation TechnologiesEnvironmental Science31.8%
- Membrane-based Ion Separation TechniquesEngineering18.6%
- Membrane Separation and Gas TransportEngineering5.1%
- Fuel Cells and Related MaterialsEngineering4.8%
- Extraction and Separation ProcessesEngineering4.8%
- Solar-Powered Water Purification MethodsEnergy4.5%
- Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid DynamicsEngineering3.2%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science3%
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 | Engineering, Chemical | 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 | Engineering, Chemical | 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 | Engineering, Chemical | 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
- 0.84LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 66.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 377 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | 0 | 47 |
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)
- over 12 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Techno Press
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2005-8624
- Electronic ISSN
- 2092-7037
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Membrane and Water Treatment
What CAS zone is Membrane and Water Treatment in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Membrane and Water Treatment is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Chemical / 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 Membrane and Water Treatment?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.84; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at Membrane and Water Treatment?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 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.
Which databases index Membrane and Water Treatment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Membrane and Water Treatment is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Membrane and Water Treatment open access, and what is the APC?
Membrane and Water Treatment is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .