WATER QUALITY RESEARCH JOURNAL OF CANADA

WATER QUALITY RESEARCH JOURNAL OF CANADA is published by IWA Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Wastewater Treatment and Reuse and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, together about 23% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Water Quality Research Journal publishes peer-reviewed, scholarly articles on the following general subject areas: Impact of current and emerging contaminants on aquatic ecosystems Aquatic ecology (ecohydrology and ecohydraulics, invasive species, biodiversity, and aquatic species at risk) Conservation and protection of aquatic environments Responsible resource development and water quality (mining, forestry, hydropower, oil and gas) Drinking water, wastewater and stormwater treatment technologies and strategies Impacts and solutions of diffuse pollution (urban and agricultural run-off) on water quality Industrial water quality Used water: Reuse and resource recovery Groundwater quality (management, remediation, fracking, legacy contaminants) Assessment of surface and subsurface water quality Regulations, economics, strategies and policies related to water quality Social science issues in relation to water quality Water quality in remote areas Water quality in cold climates The Water Quality Research Journal is a quarterly publication. It is a forum for original research dealing with the aquatic environment, and should report new and significant findings that advance the understanding of the field. Critical review articles are especially encouraged.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): WATER RESOURCES

CAS Journal Ranking

CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)

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Database indexing

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Impact

Impact factor

1.93LetPub · 2026-11-01

CiteScore 2026-06

1.7LetPub · 2026-11-01

SJR 2026-06

0.34LetPub · 2026-11-01

SNIP 2026-06

0.52LetPub · 2026-11-01

h-index

40LetPub · 2026-11-01

h-index

66OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

i10-index

666OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

2-year mean citedness

12.83OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

Share of gold OA articles

24.14%LetPub · 2026-11-01

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.

Average review time (community reports)

over 12 weeksLetPub · 2026-11-01

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-11-01

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.

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A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.

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Publisher

IWA Publishing

Country or region

CANADA

Frequency

Quarterly

ISSN

1201-3080

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗LetPub