Journal profile · Environmental Science-Water Science and Technology
Waterlines
ISSN 0262-8104 · eISSN 1756-3488 · Intermediate Technology Publications Ltd.
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Waterlines: subscription journal; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Waterlines is published by Intermediate Technology Publications Ltd.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Water Resource Management and Quality, Water Governance and Infrastructure and Child Nutrition and Water Access, together about 47.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Water Science and Technology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Water Resource Management and QualityEnvironmental Science23.4%
- Water Governance and InfrastructureSocial Sciences14.1%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing10.2%
- Water management and technologiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.2%
- Wastewater Treatment and ReuseEnvironmental Science7.4%
- Environmental Science and Water ManagementEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering3.1%
- Water Quality and Resources StudiesEnvironmental Science3.1%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water Science and Technology | Q4 | 262/279 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 192OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,943 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 263 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 349 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 441 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 452 |
| 2022 | 22 | 4 | 488 |
| 2021 | 27 | 3 | 480 |
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.
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.
Before you submit
Three checks before submitting to Waterlines
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Water Resource Management and Quality, Water Governance and Infrastructure.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Intermediate Technology Publications Ltd.
- ISSN
- 0262-8104
- Electronic ISSN
- 1756-3488
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Waterlines
Which databases index Waterlines?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Waterlines is indexed in Scopus.
Is Waterlines open access, and what is the APC?
Waterlines 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: .