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Water International

The official flagship journal of the Association since 1975.

Published by a major international publisher, Taylor & Francis, on behalf of IWRA, Water International (WI) is a leading source of information on international water resources research and policy. With the Citation Indicator (JCI) standing at 0.67 for the year 2022, WI has the best 5 year Impact Factor of 3.0.

With an impact factor of 2.6 and CiteScore of 4.3, WI had the Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile and Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile. WI also keeps members up-to-date and connected to a network of scholars and practitioners throughout the world through publishing conference highlights, book reviews and dialogues, and member information on elections and constitutional revisions.  

For any related questions and comments please contact: editor@iwra.org

Editor-in-Chief:
James Nickum – IWRA, Japan (editor@iwra.org)

Deputy Editor-in-Chief:
Raya Marina Stephan – IWRA, France

Books Editor: Dahlia Sabri – IWRA, Egypt

Associate Editors:
Surina Esterhuyse – University of the Free State, South Africa
Alvar Closas – 
International consultant, Colombia
Pedi Obani – University of Bradford, UK
Yizi Shang – China Institute of Water Resources & Hydropower Research (IWHR), China
Chad Staddon – University of West England, UK

Editorial Board:
Nani G. Bhowmik – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Ximing Cai – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
Misganaw Demissie – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
Guillermo Donoso – Pontificia Universidad 
Católica, Chile
Ben Dziegielewski – Southern Illinois University, USA
Nadim Farajallah – AUB, Lebabon
Bruce Hooper – Bruce Hooper & Associates, Australia
Shaofeng Jia – Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Aysegul Kibaroglu – MEF University, Turkey
Krasposy Kujinga – WaterNet, Zimbabwe
Charlotte MacAlister – Climate Smart Communities, Canada 
Anita Milman – University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
Laura Mozilla Pateiro – University of Vigo, Spain
Daanish Mustafa – King’s College, UK
Katie O’Bryan – Monash University, Australia 
Thanti Octavianti – University of the West of England, UK
Raja Sengupta – McGill University, Canada
Slobodan Simonovic – University of Western Ontario, Canada 
Lenka Slavikova – J.E.Purkyne University of Western Ontario, Czech Republic
Justin Stoler – University of Miami, USA 
Kuniyoshi Takeuchi – University of Yamanashi, Japan
Cecilia Tortajada – University of Glasgow,
UK, and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public
Policy, Singapore
Olli Varis – Aalto University, Finland
Yuliya Vystavna – Czech Academy of Science, Czech Republic
Mingna Wang – Tianjin University, China
Philippus Wester – PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, the Netherlands 
Kevin Wheeler – Oxford University, UK
Sarah Elizabeth Wolfe – Royal Roads University, Canada

IWRA's Mentored Publishing Scheme for Early-Career Professionals

IWRA launched the Publication Mentoring Initiative (PMI) in 2020. The purpose of the initiative is to encourage mentoring of junior water professionals through the development of publishable articles that are accepted for publication by Water International.  Articles produced through this initiative will be researched and written by one or more junior water professionals closely mentored by a senior water professional. Learn more about the PMI 2023 scholars here, and the PMI 2020 scholars here.

What authors say about their experience with Water International

Water International has a two-tiered process of review, wherein promising manuscripts go through a process of internal screening by the Associate Editors, and commonly with requests for revision before external review, in order to improve the chances of a positive review.  It is a rigorous process that takes time, but contributes to improving the manuscripts, and keeping the quality of our journal. It is certainly not for impatient authors. Those who make it through and see their manuscript published, are often satisfied and thankful for the opportunity to improve their work. Here are some of the comments we have received from grateful authors:

We are grateful to Dr. Raya and the entire editorial team of Water International for all the hard work and commitment that led to the improved quality and successful publication of the paper.
We would like to thank you sincerely for all your work and patience. We considered that our paper had improved in each round of evaluation and discussions (they were many). It was really a good experience for us, and we have become more mature with the theme.
I appreciate your generous cooperation and help while publishing my article. I would be happy if my article is published in your journal. But even if this manuscript is not accepted, my work experience with you was excellent and pleasant. I truly enjoyed working with you and am grateful for your collaboration. Thanks for all your help.
I am very grateful for the time which you have spent reviewing and managing my paper throughout the process. I have felt well-supported and informed throughout the entire peer review and publication process and would be happy to make further submissions to Water International in the future.
Thanks again for your time reviewing the paper. This publishing journey with WI was so enriching! I do appreciate the rigorous review process and wish you all the best!
We are very happy with publication of the article and we know that we couldn’t do it without your support. You have supported us all the way down until the (expected) publication Although the reviewers made it quite difficult for us, the staff at Water International was very helpful and easy to work with at all stages of the article's publication. For example, the proofreading done by the journal was very detailed and saved us authors a lot of work; in fact, it was much better than that done by higher ranked journals. I will definitely publish again with Water International.

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