Journal profile · Engineering, Civil
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management
ISSN 1741-7589 · eISSN 1751-7729 · ICE Publishing Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.96; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management is published by ICE Publishing Ltd. 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 Hydraulic flow and structures, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes and Flood Risk Assessment and Management, together about 43.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Water Management publishes papers on all aspects of water treatment, water supply, river, wetland and catchment management, inland waterways and urban regeneration. Topics covered: applied fluid dynamics and water (including supply, treatment and sewerage) and river engineering; together with the increasingly important fields of wetland and catchment management, groundwater and contaminated land, waterfront development and urban regeneration. The scope also covers hydroinformatics tools, risk and uncertainty methods, as well as environmental, social and economic issues relating to sustainable development.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Civil
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydraulic flow and structuresEngineering17.1%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science15.8%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science10.4%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science9%
- Water Systems and OptimizationEngineering7.7%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering6.1%
- Urban Stormwater Management SolutionsEnvironmental Science4.2%
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, Civil | 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, Civil | 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, Civil | 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
- 0.96LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 315OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,145 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 20 | 3 | 15 |
| 2024 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 2023 | 28 | 4 | 67 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 2021 | 49 | 6 | 217 |
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)
- 6–12 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
- ICE Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1741-7589
- Electronic ISSN
- 1751-7729
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management
What CAS zone is Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Civil / 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 Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.96; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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 Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management open access, and what is the APC?
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .