Journal profile · WATER RESOURCES
Urban Water Journal
ISSN 1573-062X · eISSN 1744-9006 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Urban Water Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.89; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 242 days to acceptance (109 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 122 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Urban Water Journal 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 Urban Stormwater Management Solutions, Water Systems and Optimization and Flood Risk Assessment and Management, together about 44.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Urban Water Journal provides a forum for the research and professional communities dealing with water systems in the urban environment, directly contributing to the furtherance of sustainable development. Particular emphasis is placed on the analysis of interrelationships and interactions between the individual water systems, urban water bodies and the wider environment. The Journal encourages the adoption of an integrated approach, and system's thinking to solve the numerous problems associated with sustainable urban water management. Urban Water Journal focuses on the water-related infrastructure in the city: namely potable water supply, treatment and distribution; wastewater collection, treatment and management, and environmental return; storm drainage and urban flood management. Specific topics of interest include: network design, optimisation, management, operation and rehabilitation; novel treatment processes for water and wastewater, resource recovery, treatment plant design and optimisation as well as treatment plants as part of the integrated urban water system; demand management and water efficiency, water recycling and source control; stormwater management, urban flood risk quantification and management; monitoring, utilisation and management of urban water bodies including groundwater; water-sensitive planning and design (including analysis of interactions of the urban water cycle with city planning and green infrastructure); resilience of the urban water system, long term scenarios to manage uncertainty, system stress testing; data needs, smart metering and sensors, advanced data analytics for knowledge discovery, quantification and management of uncertainty, smart technologies for urban water systems; decision-support and informatic tools; socio-economic, policy and governance aspects of urban water management; innovative solutions to water challenges in both the developed and the developing world; urban water (water, materials and energy) in the circular economy The readership of Urban Water Journal consists of international specialists in water and environmental science and engineering, and other relevant disciplines associated with urban infrastructure and the environment. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): WATER RESOURCES
Editor-in-chief Alberto CampisanoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, United States 1, Italy 1, Norway 1, Greece 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Stormwater Management SolutionsEnvironmental Science18.2%
- Water Systems and OptimizationEngineering16.3%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science10.4%
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering9.1%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science5%
- Water Treatment and DisinfectionEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Wastewater Treatment and ReuseEnvironmental Science4%
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus StudiesEnvironmental Science3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, British Library Inside, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Construction and Building Abstracts, EBSCO Databases, GeoBase, New Jour, Zetoc
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
- 1.89LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.65Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 781OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 119LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 161,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 161,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,565 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 111 | 25 | 30 |
| 2025 | 122 | 28 | 210 |
| 2024 | 79 | 14 | 297 |
| 2023 | 99 | 33 | 693 |
| 2022 | 125 | 31 | 980 |
| 2021 | 103 | 44 | 1,164 |
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
242 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 195 days – 315 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (109 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 262 days
- Sample
- 109 articles with submission and acceptance dates (253 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 73 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 73 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 86 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 86 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Urban Water Journal is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and rea…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1573-062X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-9006
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 8 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Urban Water Journal
What CAS zone is Urban Water Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Urban Water Journal is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Water Resources. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Urban Water Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.89; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 74.
How long does peer review take at Urban Water Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 109 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 242 days (interquartile range 195–315 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 28% (2025). 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 Urban Water Journal based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2), United States (1) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Urban Water Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Urban Water Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Urban Water Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Urban Water Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .