Journal profile · WATER RESOURCES
Water Practice and Technology
ISSN 1751-231X · IWA Publishing · United Kingdom
Water Practice and Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.4 (journal website); fully open access; no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 182 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Water Practice and Technology is published by IWA Publishing 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 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, together about 20.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Water Practice and Technology is a peer-reviewed journal presenting papers on all practical aspects of water and wastewater treatment and management throughout the water cycle. Papers are primarily aimed at practitioners, but will also be of interest to scientists, managers and those active in training and professional development. Subjects covered include solutions to practical problems in the design, operation or management of water supply, wastewater treatment, drainage and flood protection, and environmental management, including social, economic and public participation aspects of water. This includes informative case studies, practical "know-how" reports, full-scale applications of new technologies, "best practice" and applied management concepts, including lessons learnt from unsuccessful experiences. Water Practice and Technology is published monthly. Water Practice and Technology is indexed and abstracted in leading databases, including ChronosHub, Dimensions (Digital Science), EBSCO Knowledge Base, Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers (NSD), ProQuest, PubMed Central, Science Explorer, SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), Scopus, Web of Science and X-MOL. The journal’s content is preserved in the CLOCKSS archive, helping to ensure its long-term availability. Published by IWA Publishing, part of the International Water Association, the journal is created by the water community, for the water community.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): WATER RESOURCES
Editor-in-chief Henrik AspegrenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wastewater Treatment and ReuseEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science6%
- Membrane Separation TechnologiesEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater TreatmentEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Urban Stormwater Management SolutionsEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Water Systems and OptimizationEngineering5.6%
- Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentEnvironmental Science5.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceDOAJPublisher website
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 (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 603OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 174LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,795 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 268 | 82 | 57 |
| 2025 | 182 | 182 | 388 |
| 2024 | 306 | 306 | 1,956 |
| 2023 | 227 | 227 | 1,806 |
| 2022 | 172 | 172 | 1,674 |
| 2021 | 137 | 137 | 1,775 |
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)
- about 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — |
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
- IWA Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1751-231X
- Society / sponsor
- International Water Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Water Practice and Technology
What CAS zone is Water Practice and Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Water Practice and Technology 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 Water Practice and Technology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at Water Practice and Technology?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 weeks. 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 Water Practice and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Water Practice and Technology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Water Practice and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Water Practice and Technology is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .