Journal profile · Multiple
Nature Water
ISSN 2731-6084 · Springer Nature
Nature Water: CAS Zone 1 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2026 Xinrui edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 12,690; median 189 days to acceptance (58 articles, last 24 months); 195 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nature Water is published by Springer Nature and is classed under Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Membrane Separation Technologies, Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, together about 25.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Membrane Separation TechnologiesEnvironmental Science9.1%
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus StudiesEnvironmental Science8.6%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science8.1%
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering6.8%
- Membrane-based Ion Separation TechniquesEngineering5.7%
- Solar-Powered Water Purification MethodsEnergy5.4%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 23.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 5.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 313OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 18.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 118LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 718 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 163 | 43 | 478 |
| 2025 | 195 | 62 | 3,853 |
| 2024 | 186 | 68 | 5,931 |
| 2023 | 174 | 72 | 8,765 |
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
189 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 134 days – 326 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 40 days (58 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 228 days
- Sample
- 58 articles with submission and acceptance dates (404 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".
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 12,690 / EUR 10,690 / GBP 9,190 | — | — |
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
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2731-6084
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nature Water
What CAS zone is Nature Water in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Nature Water?
Based on the dates recorded on 58 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 189 days (interquartile range 134–326 days). 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 Nature Water?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nature Water is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Nature Water open access, and what is the APC?
Nature Water is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 12,690.
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: .